About Julie

For testimonials and other info about Julie see below embed web page from DoulaMatch.net profile. If you have any questions or for further assistance please contact Julie  by cell 815-345-6700 or email Julie at anewlifedoula.cl@gmail.com 

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Thank you for researching my doula business to aid you in either birth or postpartum. I am a Certified Birth Doula and a Certified Postpartum Doula.  In 2019, I trained with CAPPA (Childbirth and Postpartum Professional Association),and in 2021, I fully certified as a Professional Birth & Postpartum Doula.  In 2020, I cross certified with Expert Rating for my Doula Certification (Expert Level).  In between that, I certified as a Peer Lactation Counselor with First Foods.  In 2023, I certified with Gifted Hands International, earning the title of  Placenta Encapsulation Specialist. In 2026, I cross certified with Birth and Baby University, keeping my Doula certification current.

Before all of that, I was a school bus driver for over twenty years with District 47 & 155, and also held my CNA certification, working at over seven skilled care facilities.  

I am glad you are here, looking at your options.  Having a doula by your side is invaluable! Our years in the field, knowledge of birth terminology, and experience is a skillset that is as unique as you are.  A Birth Doula provides emotional and physical support by maintaining a constant presence throughout your labor.  We are not a Midwife. We do not perform any medical tasks. We provide labor support, advocacy, and encouragement. We give you strategies for pain, send you evidence-based information, and can be a liaison between you and the hospital staff. Studies prove that hiring a Doula reduces cesarean birth rates and shortens the duration of labor.

My name is Julie Palmisano. I had my first child in 1995.  My first three births were medically augmented and in hospitals with Obstetricians. My fourth birth was a C-Section. My fifth birth was my first unmediated vaginal birth and a successful VBAC at a hospital. My sixth birth was a home birth, with a big birth team beside me.  

I've had teenagers, toddlers, and infants all under my roof at the same time. We are now grandparents, living on a small Hobby Farm on the boarder of Illinois and Wisconsin. 

I ventured out into the birth world in 2019, before the COVID lock downs. That specific time was uncertain as families were coming out of the hospital wanting a smaller circle around them which gave them less support. I have been on staff with many agencies such as Chicago Family Doulas, Chicago Volunteer Doulas, Swaddled Newborn Care, Holistic Family Doulas, and Back to You Prenatal Care. I have served 15 sets of twins, NICU twins, babies coming home on feeding tubes, babies labeled 'Failure to thrive', surrogacy babies,  military families with PTSD, and same gender couples. I am trauma Informed. In 2023, I finished a training at the Howard Brown Center in Chicago. Thank you for letting me share my story. I always suggest interviewing at least  3-4 doulas. You will gain little tidbits of information from each one, getting a taste of how they work and what they are about.  See if you fit well with them. If you like their style, ask them to send you their contract, reading through that contract after interviewing them, then making your decision.  We interview families frequently.  Your deposit holds a spot on our calendar. 

I hope you gain knowledge, confidence, empowerment and courage through your experience. With the perfect team, your experience can be stellar! 

Best wishes on the wildest adventure ever....parenthood!

-Julie Palmisano, CPD

A New Life Doula, LLC.

Birth and Postpartum Doula

Illinois/Wisconsin State Line

815 345-6700

Website: WWW.ANewLifeDoula.Com

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