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Artist Credit: We offer huge gratitude to Asia McKenzie Henderson for her visionary work on our Mother Trees. And especially to Mara Friedman whose work to empower women has supported women in all cycles of their lives. Her images are seen throughout the site.

Welcome to MotherTree!

DOULA SUPPORT • CLASSES • TRAINING

MotherTree provides women with support for the childbearing year including pregnancy, birth, and postpartum doula support for home birth, waterbirth or birth center, prenatal and postpartum massage, and acupuncture. Additionally, Mother Tree provides a suite of birth and baby preparation classes including Mother Tree Childbirth, Lamaze, Birthing From Within® and childbirth seminars.

Baby Abel, Mary, and midwife Hope Medford at the MotherTree Tea Party MotherTree Birth specializes in providing mamas in the greater Portland, Oregon and Vancouver, SW Washington area with the support they need for the childbearing year including normal birth, premature birth, vaginal birth after cesarean (VBAC), cesarean recovery, breastfeeding support, multiples, overnight care, sibling care, bedrest and postpartum care.

Mother Tree in the News:

More mothers look to doulas as Oregon explores payment options
Originally published Mar.27, 2012
By Chris Lehman

PORTLAND - An Oregon health agency is recommending the use of doulas as a way to reduce infant mortality among low-income and ethnic minority households.

So what exactly is a doula?
"She stays in the room with the mom until the baby's born. She doesn't leave her, so she's always with her," says Shafia Monroe, the founder of the International Center for Traditional Childbearing... [read more]

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Please contact us:
Portland ~ 503-343-9911
Vancouver ~ 360-635-5666
...or contact us for a free consultation!

Next steps:

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What to Do:

Step 1 Call Us: 503-343-9911 - Meet Mary, our doula match-maker. She wil personally assess your unique needs and help you find the right doula for you.

Step 2 Interview: In-person personal visit with your birth or postpartum doula.

Step 3 Hire: Submit your agreement, deposit and hiring paperwork to: Mother Tree P.O. Box 14100 Portland, OR 97293

Step 4 Sign up: We provide monthly childbirth seminars (free) and essential 4-week 'MotherTree Childbirth' and 'Birthing From Within®' classes

Step 5 Relax: We provide unlimited consultation from the time of hire through six weeks postpartum.

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