Meet Melinda Ferguson

Melinda has attended around 400 births and abundant continuing education. She’s worked with a wide range of circumstances including VBAC, previous abuse and trauma survivors, mental health concerns, twins, hypnobirthing, preemies, high risk pregnancies, out of hospital birth, and single parents among others.She takes one pro bono client per quarter Please inquire if needed.

Melinda left a career as an oceanographer and environmental scientist to become a birth and postpartum doula in 2004. She's been a DONA International Advanced Certified Birth and Postpartum Doula (in 2024 Melinda allowed this certification to lapse as she is attending fewer births and it’s no longer needed). She especially enjoys working with families experiencing a perinatal mood or anxiety disorder (depression, anxiety, etc.). 

Melinda is currently focusing her practice on returning clients and out of hospital birth doula support.