Hana G. Lehmann - Birth & Postpartum Doula - Owner of Phila Doula, LLC

Hana G. Lehmann - Birth & Postpartum Doula - Owner of Phila Doula, LLC c: 605.209.6372
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Hana is a DONA certified birth doula, postpartum doula, placenta encapsulator, birth photographer, and childbirth educator at multiple locations who provides services to Philadelphia, Wilmington, and the surrounding suburbs. She graduated from Swarthmore College where her passion for birth, women’s health, and social justice blossomed. There she received her birth, and later, her postpartum doula training through DONA International. She believes that all parenting people - regardless of race, ethnicity, class, gender, sexuality, religion, body type, age, etc. - deserve a joyful, supported, nonjudgemental, and empowering birth and postpartum. Therefore, she seeks to encourage and nurture mothers and partners as they prepare, labor, and parent in their own unique way. She continues to be awestruck by women’s strength in birth and feels blessed and energized by the opportunity to serve and share in their birth and parenting journeys. Her basic birth doula package includes one prenatal visit, 24/7 on-call period from 38 weeks, continuous support during labor, one postpartum home visit, unlimited text and email support, and access to weekly parenting and breastfeeding support groups. For more information on her postpartum services, placenta encapsulation, and birth photography (portfolio sample: photosbyhana@portfoliobox.me). Please contact her via email or phone for a complimentary consult. e: doulahana@gmail.com
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beautiful post by - sometimes “affirmations” can come across as cheesy, but the words you say to yourself whether they ...
09/30/2025

beautiful post by - sometimes “affirmations” can come across as cheesy, but the words you say to yourself whether they are silent/internal or out loud matter. period.

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There is no “right” way to give birth.

You can be ready and scared.
You can be strong and ask for support.
You can be anxious and excited.

All of these things can be true. And that’s totally normal. You’re doing great.

a few affirmations for this holiday weekend when many of you may be traveling with your little one. some babies really h...
08/28/2025

a few affirmations for this holiday weekend when many of you may be traveling with your little one. some babies really hate the drive. it’s not your fault and it can set your nerves on fire.

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**Edited to add, for those who are lucky enough not to understand this challenge, and who simply don’t understand the post. This is a post about staying regulated through an impossible situation, for those of us with babies who cry in the car, no matter how well we’ve tended to their needs or how many times we’ve pulled over. Some babies HATE the car. If you don’t understand this reality, consider yourself very lucky and approach the comment section with compassion. Also, please look deeper into my page. I educate on secure attachment and do not advocate for leaving babies to cry. Dig a little deeper and get curious and compassionate before you step up onto your high horse because you’re simply privileged enough not to understand this painful reality so many moms face.

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I needed this post more than you, probably. 😅

I’ve been whispering these phrases to myself a lot lately, coaching myself through tears, breaths, and prayers, while softly reassuring my son: “I hear you. I’m with you. I love you.”

Even when I can’t hold him. Even when he can’t see me. Even when he keeps crying.

It feels like I’m not showing up for him, but I am.

I remind myself, my job isn’t to stop every upset. It’s to stay - grounded and present - and nurture him through it to the best of my ability. To make sure he’s never alone in it.

And that is still secure attachment. Not perfect calm or instant fixes, just steady presence, over and over again.

Save this for your next car ride or moment of overwhelm. You’re doing something so hard with so much love, mama.

such a great workshop on the pelvic floor for doulas with .pt - such important information! ✨Repost
08/26/2025

such a great workshop on the pelvic floor for doulas with .pt - such important information! ✨

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hi! here’s my face! my name is hana (she/they) and i’ve been a birthworker and educator in the greater philadelphia area...
08/25/2025

hi! here’s my face!

my name is hana (she/they) and i’ve been a birthworker and educator in the greater philadelphia area for 12 years. and… i love stone fruit season! go pick some peaches and share with your friends 🫶🏽

“We heal by being witnessed. Not advised.”My wise, deep-feeling younger sister sent me this and it feels very… “doula.” ...
08/24/2025

“We heal by being witnessed. Not advised.”

My wise, deep-feeling younger sister sent me this and it feels very… “doula.” People can - more often, than not - find their way through extraordinarily challenging situations in birth and postpartum when given the support they deserve, when we believe in them.

Of course, there is always a place for being a co-strategist when asked, but never underestimate the power of being fully seen.

Truths like these will reground the way we approach accompaniment, how we show up to the birth space, and how we evaluate whether we’ve actually fulfilled our role. It’s easy to get caught in all the bells and whistles and do, do, do… but never forget the first thing.

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Happy Mother’s Day to all who mother or or fight to regardless of circumstances. You are seen and loved ❤️“Mothering not...
05/11/2025

Happy Mother’s Day to all who mother or or fight to regardless of circumstances. You are seen and loved ❤️

“Mothering not as a gendered identity defined by the state, but as possible action, creative practice, technology of transformation evolving how we as a species value, protect, and take care of each other.”

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Wrote this 2 years ago on Mother’s Day, when I was still pregnant, reading Revolutionary Mothering by , trying to make sense of a violence which would only escalate to greater and greater horrors.

Today, the horrors persist and so many of us are not ok. We are grieved with our mother earth and the mothers of Fala5tin. When are we going to stop calling our legislators and start throwing bricks.

repost! 🥳such a great time working with the group this weekend! we had such a lovely time learning about the basics of ...
02/27/2025

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such a great time working with the group this weekend!

we had such a lovely time learning about the basics of childbirth, birth advocacy, effective positioning, physical support, etc 💚

we talked at length about the nerves and “imposter syndrome” that arises when you go to your first births (and maybe your hundredth, too…) and how at some point you have to get off the mental treadmill of trainings and actually do the work. That’s how you learn! Perfectionism has to die so that presence to your client can prevail. ✨

such a great time working with the group this weekend! we had such a lovely time learning about the basics of childbirt...
02/25/2025

such a great time working with the group this weekend!

we had such a lovely time learning about the basics of childbirth, birth advocacy, effective positioning, physical support, etc 💚

we talked at length about the nerves and “imposter syndrome” that arises when you go to your first births (and maybe your hundredth, too…) and how at some point you have to get off the mental treadmill of trainings and actually do the work. That’s how you learn! Perfectionism has to die so that presence to your client can prevail. ✨

what food nourished you during your postpartum? Repost from •After giving birth in Taiwan, cookbook author Clariss...
09/19/2024

what food nourished you during your postpartum?

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After giving birth in Taiwan, cookbook author Clarissa Wei spent 30 days in a postpartum hotel. Every day, she’d get three hot meals that were designed to help her recover after giving birth. But after weeks of medicinal broths that were “bordering on bland,” Wei was craving something salty and fried. She started sneaking out for fast food that was against the typical tradition. Then, one day toward the end of her stay, there was a soup that stopped her in her tracks: a dried fig and pork rib soup. The soup was a savory-sweet concoction that felt like a warm hug. It had so few ingredients, and so much complexity of flavor. When Wei returned home from the postpartum center, she brought the ethos of the soup with her. Now, months later, she’s prioritizing making simple broths she genuinely craves. Read the full essay at the link in bio. 🎨 Illustration: 📷 Photos:

leaving this birth so so tired, but also riding that special post-birth wave of deep contentedness. 🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊
06/21/2024

leaving this birth so so tired, but also riding that special post-birth wave of deep contentedness. 🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊

communicating your needs to your parents when you become parents can be challenging and vulnerable, but it can also be a...
06/21/2024

communicating your needs to your parents when you become parents can be challenging and vulnerable, but it can also be a place for your relationship with them to grow into a new, healthier season. what strategies worked for you?

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sometimes my work takes me in a more artistic direction. i’m enjoying how the same placenta can make so many different p...
05/21/2024

sometimes my work takes me in a more artistic direction. i’m enjoying how the same placenta can make so many different prints.

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