Vicki Woods

Birth and Postpartum Doula, DONA & HBI

Vicki grew up in Southern California. From an early age, she always wanted to have her own children and had a fascination with birth – both the process and the outcome. At age 16 she was able to support her sister as she delivered her first child. This started a desire in her heart to support women in childbirth and to have more exposure to childbirth itself.

From that point on she attended several home births in the San Diego area.  After getting married in 1997 and having her first child, she and her husband and son moved to Nashville. From 1998-2007, Vicki gave birth to her five children. She also endured the heartache of having four pregnancies end in miscarriage. Vicki has personally experienced both cesarean and VBAC births with her five children. She and her husband have wonderful memories and learned a lot from all of their children’s births.

Throughout the next few years, Vicki had the opportunity to support many friends in their labors and deliveries. Vicki realized this is what she was really passionate about, and in 2014 she was professionally trained and begin a career path to become a doula through the organization DONA International. She was later certified through DONA. She also did her postpartum training through DONA. Since becoming a doula, Vicki has passionately supported hundreds of women in their births and postpartum. Her many years of hands-on experience coupled with her own unique births have helped her to empathize and relate with her clients, and help them to prepare well for their birth(s). 

Over the last 8 years, her family has had a part in raising a little girl that is not biologically theirs, but, has become a part of their family. Vicki was able to be her daughter-in-law's doula at the birth of her grandchildren. She enjoys her role as the owner of HBI, and of sister company NDS. Being able to mentor and talk to prospective doulas and encourage them as they start their training and certification is so rewarding to her. 

Apart from running Harbor Birth Institute, Nashville Doula Services, and serving her doula clients; Vicki enjoys cooking, taking in concerts with her husband Danny and children, watching movies, singing, reading and spending time with her 3 grandchildren. 

Experience:

  •  Adult, Infant and child CPR and First Aid certified

  • Undergrad Education in Early Childhood Development

  • Childbirth Educator

  • Trained and Certified Birth Doula (DONA) and Harbor Birth Institute

  • Trained Postpartum Doula (DONA) Current certification Harbor Birth Institute

  • Harbor Birth Institute Birth and Postpartum Doula Trainer

  • Rebozo Certified

  • Trained and Certified in Spinning Babies

  • Trained in the peanut ball and TENS unit

  • VBAC Experience personally and professionally

  • Years of nanny and childcare experience

  • Mother of 6

  • Grandmother of 3