" Whenever and however you give birth, your experience will impact your emotions, your mind, your body, and your spirit for the rest of your life. "
- Ina May Gaskin
Meet
the Doula
Welcome to Luna Rise Birth!
I am so glad your journey has brought you here.
My name is Ameerah Stephanie Diaz Rodriguez and I am the CEO and Founder of Luna Rise Birth, LLC. I am also a trained and certified; herbalist, fertility, birth, postpartum, and bereavement Doula.
I received cross-training through International Doula Institute, Birth Arts International, and Doula Training from Kira Kimble CEO and Founder of Mine-R-T Doula Company.
I am super passionate about decolonizing the birth rooms, co-creating safe birthing spaces, and helping birthing people birth the way they choose!
When I had my son, I realized how important it was to walk into the birth room with confidence. Knowing birth can be beautiful, natural, safe, and empowering. I needed to become a part of the voices that were changing the narrative on what birth can actually look like.
Since then, I have had the honor to join multiple families on their sacred journey. I have been able to be a witness, a supporter, a reminder, a voice, and a light when it comes to this sacred path.
I have worked with first-time moms, high-risk pregnancies, IVF, plus size births, VBAC, and HBAC. I've even been able to join families on the journey after loss of their little angel. By offering emotional, physical, and providing safe space for families to mourn and still keep their little angel alive through their memories and courage to speak their stories.
I absolutely love what I do, and I hope to join you on your sacred journey. Book a Consultation today and let's get started below.
Doula Services
Provided Support
Prenatal Visits
As we begin our birth journey together, after an in-person or virtual meet and greet, I make sure you quickly start receiving the support you and your family deserve. I offer three prenatal visits that allow us to deep dive into how birth looks like for you and your unique dynamic. I touch on the mental, spiritual, physical, and nutritional aspects of what birth entails.
Then together turn your vision and desires into a birth plan that will help you and your family ebb and flow through the waves of birth. Helping you feel confident and prepared to enter into your birth ceremony.
We will also create space to really dive deep into comfort measures, birth positions, relaxation techniques, and so much more.
Birthing Guidance
As a Doula, I promise to offer unwavering support to you and your family before, during, and after birth. You will not only have access to physical and educational support, but also emotional support through any platform you feel most comfortable with. Such as email, text, via phone call, or even video call.
At 37 weeks gestation I go on call which gives you full access to emotional support and evidence based information at your convenience.
I also make sure to do weekly check ins that gives you the opportunity to continually build a strong and personable relationship with me.
Postpartum Support
Postpartum is a just as important, sacred, and deserving of the time and energy for preparation as one would put into preparing for their birthing ceremony.
That is why I take lots of time with my clients to create a postpartum plan that will fully prepare you for what postpartum life will look like.
Equipping you with the tools and resources that will help you succeed and fully enjoy this healing and bonding time you should be receiving during this sacred time.
During our last prenatal visits, sooner if requested, I walk you through the postpartum services that I offer and that will create a great fit for you and your family dynamic.
After your birth I also make sure to check-in with you 24-48 hrs after the birth, in person or virtually. To give you the support you need to help you and your family process your birth and to see if there are any additional resources you may benefit from.
La Cuarentena
La Caurentena care is a mixture of Traditional Boriken and Medicinas Caseras. There is an ancient healing and wisdom that was rooted in the Cuarentena practices. We believe that during this 40 day journey there is such an importance in mothering the mother through village and plant medicine.
As we offer this medicina to our community we are able to keep the indigenous wisdom and medicina alive. Learning from our indigenous Xicana sisters and even our Indian abuelas that find ourselves married to our medicine. These practices heal, rejuvenate, and allow decolonization of our sacred postpartum spaces.
La Caurentena is a time that you are able to process your birth. Mourn and celebrate your postpartum body and be able to be mothered through gentle herbal baths, womb steams, ancestral sobos, and herbal teas that support your lactation journey, and mental space during this vulnerable time.
