Nicole Ganzekaufer is a DONA International certified birth doula CD(DONA) and certified Lactation Counselor (CLC) whose goal is to provide her clients with informed, supportive and empowering birth experiences. Nicole received midwifery assistant training at the Farm in Tennessee with Ina May Gaskin and several other midwives in 2011, and she is also certified in Neonatal Resuscitation and adult/child/infant CPR. Nicole has experience supporting women in home, birth center and hospital birth settings. The birth of Nicole’s daughter Sonja in 2010 motivated her to work towards a career change. After spending over a decade working in international and community development, with a focus on women’s issues, Nicole had the opportunity to work with incredible women development practitioners and caregivers in their communities in the U.S., the Caucasus, and Sub-Sahara Africa. These experiences have led Nicole to think deeply about her own interest in working more intimately with women and providing care, specifically during the birth process. Through her education and work Nicole has specialized on issues including community development, gender, health and housing policy. Since 2009 Nicole has shifted her focus to the practices and policies surrounding women’s health care, motherhood and birth. She now works to provide supportive physical and emotional care to women during their pregnancy, labor and delivery.
