The BWL Doula Team

Marcella, Owner of Born With Love Doulas, became a doula in 2013 after becoming inspired by the feelings of defeat and then triumph through the births of her first two children. She currently holds a Certification as a Birth and Postpartum Doula through Active Birth Institute, the organization of which she is also the Director and Doula Trainer.  Marcella studied Lactation at The University of California, Sandiego Extension, and is now an Internationally Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC). 

Marcella is a Philadelphia native who lives just outside of the city in South Jersey with her family, including 4 children and 2 dogs. She has learned so much from the births of her own children, and even as a doula who has helped over hundreds of new parents to date, she knows that having doula support herself, has been invaluable to her positive and empowering birth and postpartum experiences!

You can find Marcella providing in home lactation visits daily, doula'ing , and matching new parents with the incredible doulas on her team! 

Kasey calls herself a “full circle” doula, and was certified in both birth and postpartum and infant care support through ProDoula in 2022. Since becoming certified, she has supported numerous families throughout the South Jersey and greater Philadelphia area. 

Kasey has always loved children and babies, and has always thought of pregnancy and motherhood as something beautiful. She is a proud mother of four, (born in 2013, 2018, 2020 and 2023) and was inspired to become a doula during her personal journey as a gestational surrogate carrying twins in 2021. She also works as a licensed clinical social worker in the maternal child health field, and proudly says this field is her passion. Kasey is also passionate about mental health, continuing her education emphasizing on what will best serve her clients. 

When Kasey is not supporting her clients, she can be found spending time with her family and friends, getting her hands into a good Pinterest project or craft, or planning their next family trip. 

Cora is a Birth and Postpartum Doula with plans of becoming a Full Spectrum Doula. Her belief is that the birth experience is a sacred, powerful and primal journey, and that should be nurtured. Since certifying with Childbirth International as a birth doula and Active Birth Institute as a Postpartum doula, Cora has worked with a number of families across South Jersey, Greater Philadelphia and Southeastern Pennsylvania. 

Cora believes that it is important for women to know that pregnancy, birth and postpartum is different for every individual and should be treated as such. It is crucial to her that every family she works with is informed of all the options they have regarding their birth experience, health and body, as everyone has different needs and preferences. 

Cora’s goal when working with families is to encourage a calm and empowering transition through pregnancy, birth and the postpartum period. She facilitates this by providing an environment which holds holistic options and evidence-based information of equal regard, while also offering unwavering emotional support.

Emily is a full-spectrum doula who provides birth and postpartum support for the Born With Love Doulas team. She received professional training through Cardinal Birth Midwifery in 2018 as well as Active Birth Institute in 2023. Emily is also a trained Lamaze childbirth educator, completed Blossoming Bellies Pelvic Bodywork and Use of the Rebozo Workshop for Birth Professionals and holds current Basic Life Support certification. 

Emily became passionately driven towards birth work after experiencing the difference of having a doula’s support during the birth of her third child. She believes all birthing people have an innate knowing of how to birth; but discovering that power is challenging with access to an overwhelming amount of internet information and personal opinions from well meaning loved ones. Her goal is to help clients obtain evidence based knowledge on the physiological process of birth as the greatest tool leading up to their big day. She also recognizes the importance of creating a mind body connection for soon-to-be new parents and how cultivating this inner bond to oneself ignites a confidence that carries from birth into parenthood. Emily is deeply honored to have a role in every unique birth journey and especially loves getting to provide a continuity of care to postpartum families. 

Aside from her professional experience as a postpartum doula Emily has been a care provider of infants since 2006. She is also a mother of four babies born in 2011, 2014, 2018 and 2020. Emily has a natural ability to provide a calming presence while offering emotional support to new parents (and pups!) as they get to know their new family member. She believes children are the most important people on Earth. She is grateful for the opportunity to provide physical support in caring for a newborn as doing so reduces stress levels for the household making way for a peaceful start to the new life!

When Emily is not out doula-ing she can be found adventuring with her children, practicing yoga and feeling the ground beneath her feet. 

Gabriella has always been passionate about pregnancy and births, in 2010 she experienced the birth of her first baby while living in a different country and had the invaluable opportunity to be immersed in a birth culture different from her own. C-section rates are extremely high in the various countries Gabriella has had experience with. She had to learn quickly how to advocate for herself to ensure her wish for a natural birth became a reality, even after receiving pressure to change her birth plan. At that point she decided to study more, what started as self learning, became a dream job. In 2021 she completed her training with DONA international. Her goal as a Doula is to support parents emotionally and physically to provide the best pregnancy experience on their unforgettable birth journey. Gabriella's priority is to support the parent's personal choices and birth preferences.  She also speaks Portuguese, Hebrew and Spanish. 

Currently, Gabriella lives in Marlton, NJ with her husband, their two daughters, and their rescue dog Charlie

Edoukou is a certified birth + postpartum community doula, childbirth educator, and a peer breastfeeding counselor who has been serving the Greater Philadelphia and South Jersey areas since 2022. She received her doula training and certification from Doula Trainings International and also received perinatal doula training from Uzazi Village through the Community Doulas of South Jersey. She has always been passionate about making sure people feel supported and cared for in various capacities. She aims to provide holistic and comprehensive doula care that acknowledges the physical, mental, social, and spiritual factors that can impact birth and postpartum experiences. With her humorous and bubbly spirit, she has supported many families through the childbirth process and has helped others navigate through the common challenges of the postpartum period. In her free time, she plays rugby for the Philadelphia Rugby Football Club or watches true crime documentaries with her cat, Parsnip!

Trish is a postpartum doula with plans to also specialize in supporting clients through their birth journey. She is a mom to teen twins, Alexis and Russell. Trish is also pursuing a master's in health administration with George Mason University. Trish has extensive experience with children as a care nurse assistant and leans on this experience as a doula. She is a firm believer of 'when a child is born, so is a mother'. Trish understands the challenges new parents face and enjoys offering support to new parents as they navigate their journey into parenthood.

With over 10+ years of knowledge and experience in the birth world, Amanda brings a calm to the birth and postpartum experience. Working together with you, to help create a vision and educated plan for your birth and 4th trimester journey. When not with her beloved clients, Amanda loves hanging out with her family and doing her artwork. 

Specializes as Birth and Postpartum Doula, Placenta Encapsulator, Yoni steam facilitator, Bengkung Binding support, Reiki facilitator, CPR certified, bloodborne pathogen certified, Spinning Babies, Tens Unit

 Chris Graves is a Birth and Postpartum doula. She has a passion for all things birth and babies. After bringing 4 children of her own into adulthood, her desire now is to support new parents as they journey into parenthood. Chris's background includes 20 years as the Director of Family Ministry at a local church and 10 years as a sign language interpreter. Outside of the birth world she enjoys being an empty nester with her husband of 27 years, spending time with her adult children and raising her chickens and goats.