EMPOWERED BIRTHING
SUPPORTED PARENTS
Birth is a powerfully transformative process. Each birth is unique to the family and infant. We want to support you to birth in a way that aligns with who you are. Our wish is for every family to be loved, guided, and nourished during this transition into becoming a family.
SOFIA SCHEUERMAN
BIRTH DOULA & MIDWIFERY STUDENT
FOUNDER OF KAUAI BIRTHING WELLNESS
My first introduction to birth began as a teenager while growing up in Minnesota. My friend’s mother was midwife and her birth stories always fascinated me. In 2016 I attended my first births with a home birth midwifery practice in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Soon after I began doula work in 2017 after completing certification through DONA International. In Minnesota, I worked for Everyday Miracles, a non-profit doula organization serving low income families. I primarily provided doula services to Latino families.
I moved to Kauai In 2019 and became a licensed massage therapist. My clients enjoy the calming effects of therapeutic massage during pregnancy and birth. I am currently enrolled in The National College of Midwifery with plans of becoming a Certified Professional Midwife. I have done a year long midwifery apprenticeship with Leah Hatcher of Morning Glory Midwifery. During the summer of 2022 I attended births at Maternidad La Luz birth center in El Paso Texas. I am certified in NRP and CPR. I've attended over 90 births in hospitals, birth centers and at home. Most importantly, I support families to choose the birth setting that best matches their values. As a dancer, bodyworker and certified yoga teacher I bring an embodied approach to supporting doula clients that encourages clients to reflect upon their own stories. I hope to bring my expertise to your family. Outside of my passion for birth I am a dancer and I love to surf. I enjoy cooking good food, hiking and time with my friends.
Sav Kellow
BIRTH DOULA
Aloha, my name is Sav, I am a holistic birth and postpartum doula. I am incredibly passionate about birth and believe it is my life purpose to support growing families. I have over 9 years of experience in child and infant care and have worked as a live-in postpartum caregiver. I find that birth work energizes, inspires and challenges me as I am constantly learning.
I began my journey as a birth professional by completing two doula trainings. First with Bonnie Slater of Doulas of Maui and then with Sofia Scheuerman and Brooklyn Murphy of Kauai Birthing Wellness.
I am a huge advocate for the innate wisdom of the body and I trust deeply in the unfolding of birth. I focus on ways we can help support hormones in birth and postpartum, regardless of the setting. I am also well versed in the art of healing touch and can offer reiki to my clients and newborns.
My special interests include multiples, VBACs and home birth. I offer specialized herbal support including yoni steaming and sitz baths. Soon I will be offering placenta encapsulation.
I feel unbelievably grateful and privileged to walk alongside families on this journey and I am so excited to be a part of the Kauai Birthing Wellness team!
SERVICES
WHAT IS A BIRTH DOULA?
Birth doulas offer wholistic support for families during labor. Throughout the labor a doula provides massage, birth positions, affirmations and emotional support. Studies show the presence of a doula lowers risks of unnecessary medical interventions. Women rate higher satisfaction with their birth experience when a doula is present. Doulas provide unbiased care for clients at home, hospital, or birth center. It should be noted, doulas are not medical providers and do not replace the need for a midwife or doctor.
"The calmness, confidence and kindness that Sofia embodies was very apparent to my husband and I when we first met her. These qualities, besides experience and knowledge which Sofia also has a wealth of, were very important to us in in the person we wanted attending and supporting us in the birth of our daughter. I had a fearless, natural, unmedicated and peaceful birth."