Lancaster and Lebanon, PA Christian Home Birth Doula
Empowering women to have natural, faith-filled, and peaceful births at home by helping them trust God’s good design, tune into their instincts, and prepare holistically for the sacred work of birth.
Birth is holy ground—it’s a place where trust is tested, surrender is practiced, and a woman steps into motherhood in a profound and lasting way.
Birth was designed by God TO WORK. Birth was designed with intention and beauty. Yet time and again, the medical system, albeit often with good intentions, interrupts that intuitive process to “help” and “save” women. In that process of “helping,” the very problems that they are trying to avoid are actually being caused.
This is because birth was never meant to be micromanaged… confined to a bed, rushed with Pitocin or other augmentation measures, or controlled through constant checks, protocols, and procedures. Once one intervention begins, it often leads to another, and before you know it, many women find themselves on the other side with a difficult and sometimes traumatic story.
BUT IT DOESN’T HAVE TO BE THAT WAY. It’s time for you to take radical responsibility for you and your baby’s emotional, spiritual, and physical health. What many women don’t realize is that the way you give birth has a lasting ripple effect on your postpartum healing, your confidence as a mother, and even your baby’s nervous system.
That’s where your birth doula can help reclaim what’s yours.
God is inviting you on a sacred journey!
He chose you to be this child’s parents and has given you wisdom, discernment, and authority to make the best decisions for your family.
My role as a doula is not to do the work for you, but empower you to trust birth, trust your body, and trust God.
Whether you’re already immersed in birth education or just beginning to explore your options, I meet you exactly where you are. I come alongside you as:
a guide on unfamiliar terrain
a steady leader who empowers you advocate with confidence
a teacher who helps understanding move from your head to your heart
and a sister who nurtures and supports you, even when you don’t yet know what you need
I also come alongside husbands—equipping him with tools, education, and reassurance—so he doesn’t have to wing it, but can step fully into his role as your primary support.
Finally, I work alongside your midwife as part of a unified team, ensuring you feel physically, emotionally, and spiritually supported through every stage of your birth journey.
Don’t just take my word for it! Here’s what my clients have to say about their experiences:
Lancaster-Based Christian Home Birth Doula Services:
SUPPORTING PHYSIOLOGICAL BIRTH ROOTED IN GOD’S DESIGN—WHERE THE BODY IS TRUSTED, BIRTH IS NOT RUSHED, AND FAMILIES ARE GUIDED WITH PEACE, CONFIDENCE, AND INFORMED CHOICE
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I’m here for you every step of the way! You can text or call me with your questions, or concerns, or just to chat about how you’re feeling. Whether it’s something your provider said or you just need reassurance, I’ll provide guidance and resources so you don’t have to navigate it alone. I’m a huge voice message person, so you can anticipate messaging back and forth just like we’ve been long lost friends.
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Two different times, we’ll meet in your home to talk through your hopes, goals, and any concerns for your birth.
You can ask me questions, and we will even write a birth plan together!
I’ll help you and your partner prepare with resources and information so you feel confident and ready for your baby’s big day by doing some practice positions together and stretches/exercises to prepare your body!
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I provide evidence-based information and practical tips for a healthy pregnancy. While I’m not a certified nutritionist, I'm SUPER passionate about minerals, protein, and mainly just supporting our body with food!
I’ll give you non-medical tips, resources, and referrals to help you stay low-risk in pregnancy, and make the best choices for you and your baby.
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Once we’re in the final weeks, I’ll be available 24/7, ready to come by your side no matter the time of day.
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When labor begins, I’ll be there for you and your partner to provide comfort, reassurance, and help you feel seen and supported.
I’ll bring candles, essential oils, music, fairy lights, a heating pad, and a calm, grounding presence to help create a peaceful and empowering environment. Whether you need quiet encouragement, hands-on support, or suggestions for labor positions, I’ll show up however you need.
My approach is very autonomous, meaning I encourage you to follow your body. However, if labor is not progressing (baby is not engaging, labor is starting and stopping, you are having a long pushing phase, etc), I’m more than happy to bring my knowledge from experience and Spinning Babies to the table and help you through position changes to help encourage labor to progress.
As a Christian, I believe birth is a deeply spiritual experience. If you share that belief, I’ll be there not just as your doula, but as a prayerful presence, pointing you toward Him and standing in faith with you as you bring your baby into the world.
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I can capture those special moments during labor and birth with my iPhone, giving you keepsakes to cherish forever.
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After your baby arrives, I’ll come to your home to check in, debrief your birth, and offer guidance on breastfeeding, recovery, and adjusting to life with your little one.
During the first few weeks, I’ll be available by text or call to answer questions about feeding, sleep, or anything else that comes up as you settle into this new chapter.
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Everything I do is because I love the Lord! I am passionate about bringing the Holy Spirit into the birth! A heart of gratitude and worship in birth gives space for heaven to touch down in the most supernatural way. Whether or not it’s out loud, I will be praying for you your whole pregnancy and birth journey and welcome the Holy Spirit into your birth!
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Once you are my client, you will be invited too all the client events for life. Currently we aim to have picnics once a quarter, but if we ever transition to having more you’ll always be apart of the community.
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A curated collection of articles, research, podcast episodes, and practical tools to help you make informed, faith-led decisions throughout pregnancy, birth, and postpartum.
From evidence on Vitamin K and delayed cord clamping to circumcision and pacifiers, this vault is designed to help you have a place to go for reliable, evidenced based, holistic information so you can make empowered decisions.
As a bonus, you get my guidebook for FREE!
As soon as the contract is signed, I’ll email you this handbook to refer to for the rest of your pregnancy.
30+ pages packed full of information I believe every couple should know before their birth!
This guidebook will help you to feel INFORMED, PREPARED, and EXCITED for birth!
Doula Services Investment $1,600*
*Payment plans are available to make it more accessible
*Returning clients receive a $300 discount!!!
*Although I am overall focusing on homebirths, I am willing to attend hospital births for friends, family, and repeat clients!! Please just reach out and ask :)
Optional Add-Ons:
White Birth Pool Rental with all the parts + $100
Childbirth Classes at a Special Client Rate + $250
I’m Karissa!
I am a Birth Doula and Childbirth Educator with a deep passion for physiological, Spirit-led birth. To me, birth is more than a medical event; it’s a sacred gift from God, designed to be honored and protected.
I believe birth unfolds best when it is undisturbed and when mothers feel supported emotionally, spiritually, and practically. My role is to help you prepare in all of these areas so you can enter labor with peace, confidence, and connection to both your body and the Lord.
I’ve supported over 100 women through birth, many of whom chose unmedicated paths, and I’ve witnessed how powerful and transformative birth can be when it’s approached with reverence and trust. Because I hold this work as sacred, I am very intentional and passionate about the families I serve.
I’d love to connect face-to-face and see if we’re the right fit.
FAQs
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When you hire me as your doula, you’re not just paying for my presence at your birth—you’re investing in your family’s story.
By choosing to say yes to this kind of support, you are gaining my years of experience, and the heart, prayer, time, and energy I pour into every woman and family I support.
Birth work is sacred, but it’s also demanding. Being on-call 24/7 means rearranging life at a moment’s notice and holding space for deeply emotional moments. This work is intense, immersive, and incredibly personal—and I do it because I believe your birth matters.
During our phone call consultation, I will, with 100% transparency, break down every part of the cost.
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I only schedule 3 moms every month, so its rare for this to happen. Even if I try to schedule things perfectly, one baby may want to come 2 weeks late, and the other one 3 weeks early.
So, the answer is, I work with a backup doula.
I work with a couple of Christian doulas, who are also my dear friends. If I were suddenly to get sick, have a family emergency, be at another birth, or need to leave town for something, you would be in GREAT hands.
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At this time, I am no longer accepting new clients who are planning hospital births. ❤️ (I make exceptions for friends, family, and repeat clients).
After attending over 125 births, both in hospitals and at home, I feel clearly led in this season to specialize in faith-filled homebirth support. Homebirth is where I’m best able to support physiological and faith-filled birth, and where my gifts are used most fully.
I recognize that homebirth is not the right choice for every family, and I deeply respect the discernment that goes into choosing the setting that feels safest to you. If you’re planning a hospital birth, I’m happy to connect you with a trusted local doula who continues to serve hospital clients with excellence.
If you’re unsure whether homebirth is right for you, I’d still love to connect and help you discern your options.
**I do continue to support repeat hospital clients, close friends, and family, and homebirth clients who experience a transfer to the hospital
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I will still 100% support you and go along with you!
I believe homebirth is normally a safe and beautiful place to have your baby, but I also believe that it’s not homebirth at any cost. I will stay right by your side through the whole process to help the transfer feel as calm and peaceful as possible.
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Yes, many! Both in and out of the hospital! I even have supported several VB2Cs!! (Vaginal Birth After 2 C-sections)
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Whether your C-section is planned or unplanned, I am here to support you. I spell this all out in the contract, which I will provide for you after our consultation call.
My goal is to ensure you feel supported and empowered, no matter how your birth unfolds.