Maternal Instincts Doula provides advanced doula services and doula mentoring. Based in the River Region, Maternal Instincts has been serving parents and professionals for more than 20 years.
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CBD (CBI), CREATOR OF KEEPING YOUR POWER®, EVIDENCE BASED BIRTH®INSTRUCTOR, AND SPINNING BABIES® CERTIFIED PARENT EDUCATOR
Traci has been serving women and families in the River Region for over 20 years. She is passionate about birth and is committed to educating, supporting, and serving in any way she can to help a family meet their birthing goals.
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Traci's commitment to the River Region communities is evidenced by her drive to provide current, personal, and evidence based information, as well as individualized support to families. Alabama currently had a cesarean rate of 34%, but the Healthy People 2020 target is 23%. With these discouraging numbers, Traci has continued to educate herself to advocate for her clients and has committed to helping educate families to lower primary and repeat cesareans. She serves as a mentor and coach to her fellow doulas, and an Evidence Based Birth® Instructor and a Spinning Babies® Certified Parent Educator. As a Senior Doula and Educator with advanced experience, Traci is offering high risk services such as VBAC, sexual abuse, birth trauma, and higher risk pregnancy issues as well as low risk births and homebirths.

In 2019, Traci created The Advanced Doula workshop and trademarked a concept called
Keeping Your Power® which is a thought process to strengthen the consumer's belief system and confidence in self advocacy. She is traveling the country training doulas on deeper doula topics such as team building and non confrontational advocacy.
Advanced Doula Workshop

INternational Best selling Author

Baby Got VBAC is a collection of wisdom from birthers and professionals surrounding VBAC. This book is an incredible resource for anyone curious or planning a VBAC. Available in digital form on Amazon. Printed version coming in Jan 2021. 
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Traci began her childbirth professional education after the birth of her first son, Christopher. Christopher was born with a heart defect and underwent open heart surgery at two months, at which time Traci was not encouraged to continue breastfeeding. ​While educating herself during her second pregnancy, Traci knew she wanted this birth to be different. She grew angry and the educational choices in Montgomery, and knew she wanted to one day bring better childbirth and breastfeeding education to her community. She was a teenage mom who was under the impression that her age was the reason she was not provided with the education or support she would have gotten otherwise.

Traci has been married for 28 years and has 4 adult children.


Traci's interview on the Birth Allowed Radio Podcast
Traci's interview on the Evidence Based Birth® Podcast
Certifications  
1998-2001 Postpartum doula
2001-2004 Postnatal Educator
2001-2004 Midwife Assistant 
2015 Childbirth International Experienced Doula Certification
2016 Novice Rebozo Certification (Gena Kirby)
2016 Evidence Based Birth® Instructor (more information click here)
2018 Spinning Babies
® Parent Educator Certification
2020 Evidence Based Birth
® Instructor Renewal
2020 Spinning Babies Parents
® Educator Renewal 
Additional Contact hours earned through:
Trauma/Informed care, Motivational Interviewing, Change Agent, Homebirth Resource, Peanutballs & community, induction & 39 Weeks, Failure to progress, Birth Centers, Informed Consent in 2nd stage, Collaborating w/ L&D nurses, Prenatal Vaginal Exams, ACOG Recommendations on Normal Birth, Newborn Procedures in the Golden Hour,  Eating and Drinking in Labor, Protecting the Perineum, Pushing Positions, Controlled pushing..

Other Studies, Workshops, And Continuing Education
2015 Hug your baby
2015 Stillbirthday (loss and bereavement) workshop
2015 Sacral Carnial Therapy workshop
2016 ROSE (Reaching our Sisters Everywhere) Summit
2016 Spinning Babies workshop
2016 The Significance of Childbirth to the Birthing Person: Influences of Care and Places of Birth, Penny Simpkin
2016 Evidence Based Birth® Due Dates and Advanced Maternal Age Certificate
2016 Evidence Based Birth® How to help Families get Evidence Based Care
2017 Evidence Based Birth
® Instructor re certification
2018 Birth Monopoly Rights In Childbirth
2018 Evidence Based Birth
® childbirth class training 
​2019 Spinning Babies Workshop
2019 Update Evidence Based Birth
® newborn procedures
​2019 Evidence and Ethics on Circumcision    

2020 Evidence Based Birth® Professional Member of the Month July
2020 Best Selling Author "Baby Got VBAC"

In ​2017 Alabama Legislature Passed the Childbirth Safety Act making homebirth an option in Alabama. Certified Professional Midwives are recognized under this law and currently  Alabama now  licensed midwives. A list of Certified Professional Midwives are here. 
I give discounts for homebirth due to most insurances not accepting insurances. 

 
Childbirth International Training
Evidence Based Birth® Instructor
Gena Kirby Rebozo Novice
Spinning Babies® Certified Parent Educator
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A doula provides non-medical education, support, and information to a mom and family wanting to prepare for the birth she desires. ​A doula does not provide medical advice, diagnose, or do any clinical services. ​
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"I have worked with Traci several times when her clients come in to deliver at Baptist East. I absolutely love taking care of natural mommas alongside Traci because she is supportive and encouraging to the patients while remaining respectful of our nursing profession and advice too! She is always open-minded and willing to ask our opinions and seek advice when things are not going as planned or when labor isn't progressing normally! I truly enjoy working alongside her!"
-Brentley Greene, Labor and Delivery Nurse at Baptist East

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    • Where do I start?
    • Evidence Based Birth® Childbirth Class
    • KeepingYourPower® Course for Families
    • Spinning Babies®
  • Classes for Doulas
    • Where do I start?
    • The Advanced Doula Workshop
    • KeepingYourPower® Course for Doulas
  • Doula Mentoring
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    • What dads are saying
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