Talia Schiff, Doula

Hey Everyone! I'm Talia. I am a doula based in Oakland, California. I was born in California and raised by two loving, brilliant, hilarious parents. The topics of womanhood, sexuality, birth, and parenting were frequent items of discussion in our household. When I was around six years old, I decided it would be fun to draw pregnant women. I was fascinated from a very young age with the whole process of childbirth and the idea of two people coming together to raise a family. This desire to help women through such a vulnerable, beautiful stage of life motivated me to study women's health over the next 15 years. Having spent over 200 hours in Labor and Delivery as a physician shadow at Stanford Hospital, I realized how incredibly life changing working in this field can be. In 2014, I received my Masters in Public Health focusing in Maternal and Child Health. I am now studying Nurse Midwifery at the University of California San Francisco. 

 

I love this field of work because every birth is a gift and every family is unique. There is nothing more fulfilling than helping people welcome the newest members of their family. As your doula, I will support you and your loved ones by providing evidence based information, compassionate care, and emotional support as you move through your pregnancy, the birth of your child, and early parenthood.