Meet Marcella DeRosa, Founder & Owner

International Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC), Birth & Postpartum Doula, Pediatric Sleep Specialist, and Placenta Encapsulator

Marcella  is a seasoned birth professional who owns Born With Love Doulas, but she was once a brand new mother, feeling defeated by her own birth experience, confused about breastfeeding, uncertain about caring for her newborn, herself and figuring out life with a new baby!

She founded Born With Love Doulas in 2012, after the birth of her third child, having finally found out what it was like to feel empowered by ones own birth, what true support was like, and having let go of societal norms and expectations. 

Marcella is a Philadelphia native who lives just outside of the city in South Jersey with her family, including 4 children. She has learned so much from the births of her own children, and even as a doula who has helped over 300 new parents to date, she knows that having doula support herself, has been invaluable in her positive and empowering birth and postpartum experiences!

The recommendations and opinions from everywhere can be overwhelming! Marcella and her team of doulas can help you understand it all, support you toward your ideals and personal goals for yourself and your baby, and provide unique support in all the ways new parents need on their postpartum journey. 

Our mission is to help new parents become better informed, knowledgeable and empowered to follow their own innate inner voice, to do what works for their unique child and family, to overcome challenges and reach their feeding and parenting goals as well as get some much needed hands on help and restoration along the way!

Marcella's Professional Development :

• International Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC) IBCLE.org
• University of California, San Diego (UCSD) extension Lactation Consultant Program 
• Certified Lactation Counselor (CLC)
• Certified Sleep & Well Being Specialist 
• Trained Birth Doula through Doulas of North America (DONA) International 
• Trained CAPPA Labor Doula
• Trained Hypnobabies Doula
• Trained Placenta Encapsulation Specialist 
• Completed Blossoming Bellies Pelvic Bodywork and Use of the Rebozo Workshop for Birth Professionals 
• Completed Spinning Babies Workshop for Doulas and Nurses 
• Completed Evidence Based Birth Workshop for Doulas 
• Certified Our Baby Class (OBC) Teacher /Mentor 
• Current Basic Life Support Certification