Name

Mandi Wagnild

Business Name

Starry Night Birth & Baby

Contact Information

Phone: (607) 220-6656
Email: Mandi@StarryNightBirthAndBaby.com

Website

StarryNightBirthAndBaby.com

Regions served

Up to 30 minutes from Ithaca

General structure of postpartum doula support

I offer a free consultation to discuss your needs and how I can support you.  Once you’ve decided to work with me, I offer various packages of postpartum support to meet your needs.

Please see my website for additional package details & pricing.

Additional services

  • Lamaze workshops

  • Birth doula support

  • Lactation consultation

Certifications

  • Lamaze Certified Childbirth Educator

  • Certified Birth Doula

  • International Board Certified Lactation Consultant

  • Certified Breastfeeding Specialist

  • Certified Lactation Counselor

  • Certified Postpartum Doula

  • Spinning Babies Certified Parent Educator

  • Evidence Based Birth Instructor Emeritus

  • Basic Life Saver (CPR/AED training for Healthcare Workers)

  • BS in Maternal Child Health with a focus in Lactation Consulting

  • Birth Doula Trainer

Advanced training & experience

  • Helping families access the personalized, respectful, and safe evidence-based postpartum & newborn care they deserve

  • Supporting families who have experienced trauma in the past

  • Working collaboratively with clients, partners, family members, friends, and care providers

Why are you a postpartum doula?

I’m a postpartum doula because I saw a deep need for more personalized, compassionate, and evidence-based care of families in the postpartum period and early parenting.  My passion is supporting families during the most pivotal phase of their lives: becoming parents.  I do this through interactive, evidence-based workshops and personalized, compassionate support.

I’m a bit of a nerd (a lifelong learner) so I'm always on the lookout for the latest research. I read every book, watch every video, and attend every training I can. In fact, my bachelor's degree is in Maternal Child Health. Even after studying pregnancy, birth, and newborn feeding and parenting for over 12 years, I continue to be amazed at the complex physical and emotional process that the human body and mind go through during this time, what we know about it, and how much we still have to learn.