Mother Tree Birth

LIZ BURBANK

I first witnessed a woman’s greatest strength when I watched my mother give birth to my little brothers over ten years ago. I believe this strength is present in every woman and that accessing this power is her divine right.

It is Liz's goal, as a doula, to help create a safe, nurturing environment where a laboring woman (and her partner!) feels informed, cared for, and supported in her decisions so that she can access her mother strength and use it. During labor and birth, she offers massage, aromatherapy, counter pressure, positioning and emotional support. She also provides informational support, help with a birth plan and birth story, and continuous support through labor and birth.

Liz is a recent transplant to Portland, having trained and practiced in Seattle until 2007 and she feels blessed to be a member of the doula community here in Portland. After spending her 20’s studying English and teaching freshman composition on the east coast, she returned to the west to focus on childbirth, a passion she developed in early in life. She attended Seattle Midwifery School’s Labor Support Course for birth doulas in 2006, and grew eager to begin work that was intuitive and heartfelt while, at the same time, a new and challenging subject of study

"Liz is a smart, compassionate, intuitive caregiver whose presence exudes gentle calm. Liz did an amazing job supporting me and my husband. She was non-judgemental, sensitive and respectful." -M Seligman