Hello! I’m Erin Ronder Neves…

I am no stranger to the learning curve of parenthood! I am committed to helping new families find their true north on this life-changing journey. I strive to validate and fulfill a family’s birth preferences through evidence based education, access to quality perinatal care, and personal empowerment. I let my intuition, expansive knowledge, and instinct guide my hands-on support style, and help create a nurturing environment that fosters confidence, self-advocacy, and love. I aspire to give birthing individuals and families the space to be themselves to create deep connections during this beautiful, miraculous and vulnerable time.

Why did I get into birth work? 

My interest in pregnancy, childbirth, postpartum began with my own journey into parenthood in 2013. I decided to become a doula after the birth of my second daughter in 2016. Those experiences are what ignited my passion for supporting families from conception through the first year. For thousands of years, across all cultures and colors, birthing people have been surrounded by others throughout perinatal period. Our society today does not promote this communal support network that taught our ancestors how to stay comfortable in pregnancy, how to birth or breastfeed, and most importantly, heal afterwards. I seek to empower families through the steep learning curve of becoming a larger family so that they can reconnect with their instincts, and know they are not alone on this unpredictable journey.

Some additional background I love to share:

My training as a dancer, actor, singer, and certified yoga teacher provides me with a deep understanding of the capabilities of the human body. I encourage my birthing persons to be active participants in their pregnancy and birth by being their cheerleader, and incorporating movement, yoga and Spinning Babies®  into their daily prenatal and laboring routines. 

In addition to being a birth worker, I am an Arts Inclusion Specialist. I work throughout the Greater Boston Theatre community to create accessible, inclusive arts programming, and sensory friendly performance opportunities for the neurodiverse community. Learn more about my arts education work here: Erin Ronder Neves, Arts Inclusion Specialist & Educator

When I am not helping families in the arts or throughout the birth process, I enjoy acting, dancing, singing, teaching theater to students of all ages, working with the neurodiverse community, going to live performances, reading, listening to audiobooks, going to any library or bookstore, practicing yoga, exercising, martial arts, driving fun cars, comic books (DC preferred), spending time with my two amazing daughters, laughing with my husband, and snuggling with my two Labrador Retrievers, Bruce Wayne and Barbara “Babs” Gordon. (Yes, they are named after Batman and Batgirl.)

CERTIFICATIONS & EDUCATION

• Certified Birth Doula CD(DONA)

• Certified Postpartum Doula and Infant Care Specialist (CD-PIC)

• Certified Lactation Counselor (CLC)

• BACE Certified Childbirth Educator (BCCE)

• Certified Spinning Babies® Parent Educator (SpBCPE)

• Yoga Alliance Certified RYT 200 Yoga Instructor (RYT-200)

• Resilient Birth’s Trauma Informed Training for the Perinatal Professional

• American Red Cross Adult, Child and Baby First Aid/CPR/AED Certified

ADDITIONAL EDUCATION & CERTIFICATIONS

• M.A. in Educational Theatre (New York University)

• B.A. in Theatre and Psychology (Mount Holyoke College)

• New York State Certified Theater Teacher (grades K-12)

SUPPORTING ALL BIRTH & PARENTING PREFERENCES INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO: