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ABOUT Jodi & BIRTH MATTERS

Jodi Anderson, dONA & CBE

BIRTH DOULA, birth photographer & PRENATAL EDUCATOR

Jodi Anderson is a wife and proud mum of three young adults and Grandma to a sweet little girl and another granddaughter on the way! She received DONA Certified Birth Doula Training in 1998 and Advanced Doula DONA Training with Penny Simkin 1999.

Since that time she has supported and guided well over 1000 women and their families throughout pregnancy, labour, birth and post-partum over the last 21 years. A highly respected member of the birth community, She has worked with all physicians & labour and delivery nurses, as well as all the midwives in the Kamloops area.

Feedback and reviews of her services can be reviewed here.

Jodi is a Co-Owner/Founder of Modern Nest the First and Only Doula and Prenatal Education Centre in Kamloops in Spring of 2017, now offering all clients an amazing space to come to for meetings, support, community connection, classes, and resources.

The Doula services she provides include labour preparation, birth planning sessions, as well as continuous support throughout labour, delivery (at home or hospital), the initial post-partum period, photography, & an in office postpartum visit

She believes strongly in the power and importance of the birth process and is a guardian of you and your partner's birth day memories.

The experience offered by Jodi & her back up team with Birth Matters is unparalleled in the Kamloops area. They have over 65 combined years of experience of supporting expectant and new family in the Kamloops area!

Are you ready to embark on the most rewarding journey of your life?

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MEET THE birth matters

back-up TEAM

Vicki Hanson

DONA & CBE

Vicki is a wife and a mother of three, who has lived her entire adult life in Kamloops. Vicki completed her DONA training in 1997, and was one of the first Doulas to practice in Kamloops. Her love of birth, led her to complete the Lamaze Childbirth Educator Training in 2001, Breastfeeding Counsellor course in 2002, Lamaze Teen Specialist training, Birthing From Within Mentor 1 training, as well as many others. Vicki loves the experience of working with a diversity of clients' wants and wishes. Her work has allowed her to provide a genuine level of care and passion, to each family she works with - helping them achieve their hopes. In recent years, Vicki has been a great resource for Jodi and Birth Matters; supporting families together. Vicki looks forward to meeting with you!

Nicole Cant

BScN, ICBLC, dona

Graduating from Thompson Rivers University in 2015 with a BScN, I have worked in the Neonatal Intensive Care, Postpartum, and Labour and Delivery units at Royal Inland Hospital. I became an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant in June of 2018, and I attended DONA doula training in November 2018. I am most proud, however of my three beautiful children. Each of them from conception through birth and now early adulthood and teenage years has transformed my life. They both humble me and ground me and push me to be the best person I can. My husband and children are my biggest fans. I firmly believe that each birth is both amazing and unique. I will often tell patients/clients families that they are writing their story, one they will remember for as long as they live. My wish for your birth is that you are made to feel strong, supported, empowered, and informed. It is an honour and privilege to be invited to support families at these defining moments.

Tara Lippmann

bscN - DONA - CBE

Tara is a DONA trained birth doula, childbirth educator and a Registered Nurse with specialized training in breastfeeding, working in Public Health Maternity Care. Graduating from Thompson Rivers University in 2005 with a BScN and completed her DONA training in 2009. Tara has been serving families in and around Kamloops for the past 14 years. She is married with three children. Tara believes birth is a normal, natural process and trusts in a woman’s ability to give birth. Her passion is to support women and their families to create their own memorable and unique journey through pregnancy, labour and parenthood.

Sarah Molnar

DONA

Sarah lives in Merritt, BC and in addition to being a birth doula, also owns/works at Brambles Bakery and Cafe. She completed her DONA Birth Doula training in 2016. Sarah has been working as a birth doula for three years and is adding postpartum work to her practice as well. Her passion for seeing women learn to embrace birth as an empowering adventure continues to grow with each family she has the privilege to work with. When not attending births you can find her baking, knitting, reading and hanging out with her family. Sarah facilitates a drop in prenatal class at Merritt Moms, and has three boys of her own.