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Birth Support
In-person support for intentional homebirth, birth center, and hospital births across Middle Tennessee.
Your body was made for this. You were not made to do it alone.
For the woman who has already decided she deserves more, and is ready to be supported that way.
Holistic, faith-rooted support for pregnancy, birth, and postpartum.
Serving Lebanon, Mt. Juliet, Nashville & Middle Tennessee
Virtual support available
"She will support you in the ways you need most that you didn't even know you needed."
Crystal C.Caesarean BirthThe Amana Way
Birth is sacred. Postpartum is sacred. And the woman at the center of both deserves care that treats her that way.
The standard model of maternity care is fast, protocol-driven, and designed to manage outcomes, not to honor women. Amana exists because something different is possible.
This is care that begins with you. Your story. Your values, your questions, your body, your faith, your family. Support that does not require you to shrink yourself or fight for basic respect. For the woman who already knows there is another way, this is where that begins.
Evidence-aware. Holistic. Faith-rooted. Grounded in advocacy.
However you plan to birth and recover, there is a way to be supported.
Wherever you are in this season, Amana is here for you.
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Postpartum Care
In-home support for recovery, nourishment, rest, and integration after birth.
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Virtual Support
Resources & guidance on everything from birth planning to registry building.
Birth Support
For the mother preparing with intention, not fear.
This is for the mother who knows she wants more than a birth plan. You want preparation that helps you understand your body, make informed choices, involve your partner, and protect the emotional and spiritual tone of your birth.
For the mother walking into a hospital room feeling shaky, this is preparation that helps you stay grounded in your own authority, with someone who knows how to navigate that room beside you.
Available for homebirth, birth center, and hospital births across Middle Tennessee. Whether this is your first birth or you are returning after an experience that did not go the way you hoped, this is preparation rooted in your story.
Investment
Packages are built around you.
Every family comes into this with different needs, a different birth setting, and a different scope of preparation required. The investment reflects the support that is actually right for you. We build that together after our connection call.
Prenatal preparation tailored to your birth setting
Physiologic birth education and breastfeeding support
Partner preparation so they feel steady and useful
Comfort measures, positioning, and nervous system support
Birth preferences support for informed, values-led decisions
Continuous in-person support through labor and early postpartum
"She takes her work seriously and is committed to making you feel comfortable and ready for the journey ahead."Ayryka A. · Homebirth in Smith County
Postpartum Care
Recovery care that treats postpartum as sacred, not secondary.
Postpartum is a time of celebration, protection, healing, and bonding. The first 40 days shape the next 40 years, and how a mother is held in that window matters deeply.
Modernity asks women to survive new motherhood in isolation. That is something that has never been done in human history, and it is showing. Mood disorders are rising because women were never meant to do this alone. They were meant to be held, fed, protected, and given full permission to receive. Amana postpartum support exists to restore what community has always provided.
This is for the mother who wants to be nourished, cared for, and held through the transition home, not left to figure everything out while depleted.
At Amana, postpartum care is a caregiving practice rooted in traditional wisdom that long predates the modern maternity model.
Investment
Scoped around what your recovery actually requires.
Some families need intensive early support. Others need steady presence across the full fourth trimester. We build the structure together after we talk. A deposit holds your care.
Hands-on care
Breastfeeding support
Nourishing meal support
Emotional check-ins
Mother-baby rhythm support
Light household care
Virtual Support
For the mother who needs someone in her corner before she even knows what questions to ask.
You have questions that deserve real answers. You want someone who can sit with you and help you think through your options without an agenda. That is virtual support.
Virtual support gives you access to the same knowledge, holistic perspective, and informed guidance as in-person clients, through sessions customized to your specific situation.
Birth planning
Homebirth preparation
Mother's Blessing/Retreat planning
Postpartum planning
Informed newborn care decisions
Ongoing virtual check-ins
Investment
On Investment
Birth and postpartum care is priced around what you actually need. Not a preset tier, not a package you have to fit yourself into.
Every family comes into this with different needs — a different birth setting, different prenatal history, a different postpartum situation, a different season of life. The scope of care should reflect that. So should the investment.
After our connection call, I put together a care outline built around your specific situation. Some families need more prenatal time. Some need more postpartum hours. Some are navigating financial constraints that require flexibility. All of that is part of the conversation.
Virtual sessions are the exception — those are available at a fixed rate so you can book and begin without waiting. Payment plans are available for birth and postpartum care. A deposit holds your spot.
If your heart says yes, let's talk.
This may be for you if
You are choosing your care with intention, not simply following the default.
01You have made decisions about your birth that your family or provider do not fully understand, and you are looking for someone who does.
02You want to avoid unnecessary interventions and know how to navigate providers, policies, and protocols without feeling like you have to fight for everything.
03Your faith, your intuition, and your research are all pointing in the same direction. You need support that can hold all of that.
04You are not looking for passive support. You want someone who will stand beside you with clarity, advocacy, and the boldness to back you up.
Birth is not a problem to be solved. It is a threshold to be crossed with someone who knows the way.
This sounds like me. Let's talk.Who this is for
For the woman who has walked into a medical appointment and felt the need to advocate twice as hard just to be heard. This is built for her.
Free Resource
Birth in Belief
If you are preparing for birth and you want something that covers your body, your mind, and your faith in one place, this is where to start. Ten grounded tips with scripture to meditate on and practical application for the season you are in. Free.
Download the Free Guide"She has given me all the tools and resources I need to do things differently this time, from a biblical and holistic perspective."Ajali H. · VBAC, Homebirth in Indiana
Meet Rachel
A steady presence for the woman becoming a mother.
I'm Rachel, a wife, mother, and doula committed to supporting women and families in the ways they need.
My path into this work began with my mother. She was making choices about food, wellness, and birth long before any of it was popular. Before I understood any of it, she birthed her last two children as VBACs with midwives and doulas. I witnessed a woman who believed in her design, advocated for herself, and trusted The Designer. That example shaped everything.
My journey, through herbalism, through dysmenorrhea and unaddressed diagnoses, through learning to listen to my body rather than suppress it, through carrying and birthing my daughter at home in Tennessee, has made me the support person I am today.
I have lived the unorthodox path. I have made decisions most people around me did not understand and found wisdom on the other side of them. I have learned to respect each woman's story and choices and not project my perception or biases onto you. That experience, alongside my training, is foundational to Amana.
I bring traditional midwifery knowledge, herbal and holistic modality familiarity, peer lactation training, and healthcare insider understanding into every client relationship. What that means for you is a support person who can read the room, ask the right questions, and help you stay grounded in your own authority, whatever room you are in.
Holistic Birth + Postpartum Doula
Midwifery Student
Peer Lactation Counselor
Birth Educator
Why Amana
What support that actually shows up for you looks like.
01Support that shows up for the whole experience
Prenatal visits customized to what you actually need. Birth planning. Birth trauma processing. Accountability. Herbal knowledge. Advocacy strategies. Whatever you need will be covered.
02If you are birthing in a hospital, I am helping you understand the system
I will help you understand why it operates the way it does. The pressures that will be presented and how to prepare for them. Your rights as a patient. How to decline, how to ask for time, and how to speak the language of that room without losing your own. You deserve to walk in prepared, not managed.
03You will not be judged here
I understand the weight of making decisions that do not align with mainstream birth culture, or with what the people closest to you have experienced. This is a safe space.
04You will never be one of five clients I am juggling
I take one birth client and one postpartum client per month. This is not a volume practice. When you are my client, you have my full attention, not a fraction of it.
05The goal is a trauma-free birth, by any means necessary
This practice is not rooted in extremes. I do not push ideology onto your birth experience. Birth is not fully predictable and my role is not to guarantee an outcome. It is to make sure you are prepared, informed, and never alone in whatever unfolds. Hospital, birth center, or home. The setting is yours to choose. The standard of care is the same.
06With you, not at you
The word midwife translates to with women. That is what I try to bring to this work. Walking with you. Sitting with you. Showing up for the whole experience, not just the clinical parts. In many traditional cultures, the midwife held exactly this role alongside the mother. This is not a midwifery practice, but it is shaped by that legacy and by a deep belief that you deserve someone who is truly with you.
What Comes Next
How Amana begins.
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Connection call
We talk through your pregnancy, your plans, and what support would actually serve you.
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Choose your support
Together we build the support structure that fits your birth, your body, and your life.
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Begin preparation
We move into grounded, intentional support for the season ahead.
Because this season deserves more than survival.
"She will support you in the ways you need most that you didn't even know you needed. Full of wisdom and knowledge that will help you feel educated about your body, birth, and labor."
Crystal C.C-Section"Working with Amana was transformative and affirming. She provided detailed information, always exercised patience, and consistently followed up with resource guides to help me feel organized and prepared."
Jasmine W.Virtual Support"Her advice helped me navigate everything from pregnancy aches to learning how to trust my changing body. After birth, she was instrumental with breastfeeding, especially when I dealt with mastitis, always with holistic, evidence-based advice and so much patience."
Sarah S.Pregnancy & Postpartum
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Common Questions
Before we begin.
This is not for the mother who wants to be told what to do. It is for the one who wants to understand why, choose deliberately, and feel held throughout.
How do I know if we are a good fit?
The connection call is exactly for that. We talk through your pregnancy, your plans, your values, and what support would actually serve you. If I am the right person, we will both know it. If I am not, I will tell you that too and point you toward someone I trust.
What if my partner is not fully on board?
Your partner is part of this. I include them in education and preparation as much as possible, so they feel confident and ready rather than sidelined. The goal is for them to be your first line of support, and for me to support both of you. Many partners who started uncertain have become the biggest advocates for doula care after the experience.
Am I too far along to reach out?
It depends on where you are and what you need. Reach out and we will talk through it honestly. If I can serve you well, I will. If another practitioner would be a better fit for your timeline, I will tell you that too and connect you with someone I trust.
What actually happens on a connection call?
It is 30 minutes. No pressure, no pitch. We talk through your pregnancy, your plans, your questions, and whether my support would actually serve you. If we are a good fit, I walk you through next steps. If not, I will refer you to another vetted practitioner. The call is for both of us to decide.
Do you support hospital births?
Yes. Homebirth is the heart of this work, and I also support birth center and hospital births. Whatever setting you choose, the standard of care is the same.
Where do you serve?
In-person support covers Lebanon, Mt. Juliet, Nashville, and surrounding Middle Tennessee. Virtual support is available for families anywhere.
Built for the mother who knows she deserves more than the standard of care.
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Grounded guidance on birth, postpartum, and holistic maternal wellness. No noise. No pressure. Wisdom for the season you are in.
You have done the research. Now find your support.
If you have made it this far, something brought you here. Trust that. A connection call is 30 minutes, no pressure, and no obligation. Just a real conversation about what support could look like for you and your family.