The Voyage Birth Team
Hannah & Suzi work as a team to support birth clients. Katie is currently enrolled in midwifery school and is taking occasional birth clients.
Postpartum care is provided by Suzi, full spectrum support by Hannah, and lactation consulting by Katie.
Katie Collins
prenatal educator, lactation educator, maker of herbal remedies, birth & postpartum doula (on hiatus)
Katie began her journey into birth work during her first pregnancy in 2013. Her thirst for knowledge about pregnancy and birth, and her challenging but ultimately supported and positive birth experience, led her to pursue a life surrounded by new and expecting parents. She is passionate about helping birthing people and their partners find joy and strength in the birth process, recover well, and become a new family with grace, courage, and flexibility. She is a natural teacher, joyful presence, and compassionate and unbiased supporter in the classroom and in birthing and postpartum spaces.
Katie is mother to three magical tiny humans, wife to Nate, and was born and raised in Portland, OR. She loves laughing with friends and family over good food or a game of cards, spending time outdoors, and belting showtunes and opera. She is currently on hiatus from doula work to focus on her studies in the Midwifery program at UBC.
Qualifications:
DONA Birth Doula Training, 2014
DONA Postpartum Doula training, 2019
Certified Birth Doula (DONA) 2015-2021
ICEA Childbirth Educator training, 2016
Placenta Preparation training, IPPA-based, 2016
Certified Childbirth Educator (Great Starts) since 2018
Advanced Birth Doula training, Two Doulas Birth, 2016
Rebozo training with Naoli Vinaver, 2017
Spinning Babies training, 2017
Certified Lactation Educator, Bebo Mia, 2022
Lactation for Health Professionals, Douglas College, 2023
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Bachelor of Arts in Music and Psychology, 2008