Oonagh, Birth Doula (DONA)
Certified Birth Doula, Adult and Infant CPR Certified
Oonagh is originally from Ireland and has been living in the Boston area for over 25 years. She completed her training as a doula through Doulas of North America (DONA) in 2020 and is a Certified Birth Doula. Oonagh has two teenage sons, and during birth, she wished she had a Doula's expertise and support; she wanted more information and guidance but didn't know where to turn. Since then, she has always wanted to help women feeling similar worries and anxieties during birth.
Oonagh is the youngest of 5 children and grew up surrounded by large Irish families. Before becoming a doula, Oonagh worked in the skincare industry for over ten years. Empowering women to look and feel their best is one of the main inspirations for becoming a doula, where she can leverage those skills in a nurturing setting. Oonagh believes she can take her experience and use it to enable birthing experiences filled with compassion, caring, and understanding.
Oonagh has a passion for helping women in any life stage, especially as they bring new life into the world - whether through emotional support, information, physical support, guided meditation, relaxation techniques, or birthing positions. She is comfortable supporting all types of births, including Caesarean sections and VBAC births. She'll bring creative, motivating, and kind energy to help guide a woman in their journey into motherhood.
Everyone deserves support and encouragement during pregnancy and birth. One of Oonagh's passions is to make the world a better place by making birth education and support more accessible. Oonagh is planning on further education in high-risk pregnancies. She is a firm believer in Spinning Babies techniques and currently is finishing her Lamaze Certified Childbirth Educator (LCCE) course and Certified Lactation Consultant training (CLC).
Oonagh's outside interests include spending quality time with her husband and her two boys, travel, reading, hiking, biking, and barre.
What are clients saying…
Oonagh was the doula of my dreams. She was exactly what I was looking for! She was a fantastic communicator, highly organized and responsive, well-informed and passionate about her work, calm and reassuring, and also warm, kind, and personable. She was flexible and tailored the experience to my own priorities, preferences, and personality. She provided great recommendations in the lead-up to labor and helped me feel empowered and supported during the labor itself as well as after. I would not hesitate for a second to recommend her.
It is with the greatest pleasure that I am able to recommend to you Ms. Oonagh Campbell for all and any services related to birthing and or childcare. We were lucky enough to connect with Oonagh about two weeks before the six week premature birth of our son Benjamin. After I had called her once we had arrived at the hospital, Oonagh was able to drop everything she was doing and come to assist with the premature birthing of our son immediately and without delay. Oonagh’s gentle, kind, and steady affect gave Benjamin’s mom the confidence, guidance, and reassurance she needed to revel in the experience of birthing our son, despite it being an extremely unexpected and stressful situation due to his premature birth. Oonagh’s knowledge of delivery room procedures, operations, and employees was supreme, and her cool confidence allowed Benjamin’s dad time to take a break, regroup, and experience for himself the sublime moment of his son’s birth. It should also go without saying that Oonagh is responsible, agreeable, and has a knack for connecting with and engaging children of all ages. She is a seasoned child caregiver and guardian, having experienced motherhood both personally and in a professional sense, and we couldn’t recommend her more highly in this regard.