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birth families currently in care this season
A practice for the seasons women move through.
I'm Susan Naftzger, a birth doula, holistic health coach, and homeopathic practitioner in Madison County, Indiana. About ten birth families a year, with a small caseload of womb wellness coaching clients alongside. Most find me by word of mouth.
Aug–Oct
one postpartum slot per month · July, Nov & Dec full
Birth as a Healing Experience
Lois Halzel Freedman, revisiting this week
“I came to this work through my own road of fertility, loss, and a redemptive home birth. The titles came later.”
Susan Naftzger Anderson, Indiana
Three paths through the practice.
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Recent letters from the practice.
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What a birth doula actually does
The single most-asked question I get, in writing. What I'm in a labor room, what I'm not, and why the distinction matters.
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The recovery timeline nobody talked about
Postpartum recovery is twelve weeks, not six. Here is what's actually happening, week by week, and where the medical system stops paying attention.
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The birth prep checklist I give every client.
A printable checklist for the final weeks, the hospital bag, the questions worth asking your provider, and the small things that are easy to forget. Subscribe and it lands in your inbox, with the occasional letter from the practice.
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When private pay isn't possible, the Woven Womb Foundation offers the same heart in free community programs across Madison County. I founded it for that reason.
The first conversation is free.
Thirty minutes, no obligation, no follow-up sales sequence. If you'd prefer to test the water first, the fifteen-minute brief intro is also free.