Angela Harrison - Casper Area Doula

07/24/2025

I have several new local followers so wanted to share this again so you all can get to know me some.✨💞

Hi! My name is Angela Harrison. My family relocated to Casper at the end of April. We lived in southeast Kansas previously where our home roots are. The move here was purely a leap of faith trusting God’s plans for us.
A little bit of my birth work background: I had identical twin boys via c-section back in April 2020 when it was peak covid season. We always knew we wanted more kids after the boys, so I started my VBAC research shortly after becoming a mom to them. I hired a doula for my third baby in July of 2022 and successfully had a hospital VBAC. I fell in love with all things birth and knew I wanted to become a doula.
I got my doula certification and attended my first birth almost a year later (June 2023). That first experience solidified my love and passion for birth work.
Since then I have experienced births ranging from home birth, hospital medicated and unmedicated, and even a c-section I got to be in the OR during. I also have worked with a couple of homebirth midwives shadowing as midwife assistant at a couple of births.
I have a love and passion for educating, empowering, supporting, and advocating for expecting mothers for the birth they envision and long for. I am so excited to serve the Casper area and get to know you and your families!

07/23/2025

07/23/2025

I had one myself in a barely VBAC tolerable hospital in Kansas in 2022. These births are a passion of mine and I would love to help you through yours. I understand the fear and anxiety that can accompany planning one. Reach out and let’s talk. 🫶🏻

Planning a VBAC often means carrying a whole invisible load behind the scenes:

🔍 Researching providers and hospital policies
🫀 Healing from a past birth
📑 Gathering records, writing a birth plan (and a backup one)
🤹‍♀️ Balancing emotional prep, physical work, and logistics
💬 Explaining your decision to people who don’t always get it

This mental, emotional, and logistical weight is real—and you’re not alone in it. If you're carrying it right now, we see you. 💛

07/22/2025

Liz is amazing at what she does!!

This is 110% why I love what I do! Follow and share.

07/12/2025

07/12/2025

Seriously, reach out. 💞

07/05/2025

We need to eliminate the word 'allowed' when it comes to birthing mamas.

You're a grown ass woman so no, you don’t need to be “allowed” to eat, move, stand, or hold your baby during birth.

But for far too many women, that’s exactly how it feels. They are told:

⚠️They can’t eat or drink anything but ice chips.
⚠️To stay in bed, hooked to monitors.
⚠️They can’t use the tub or shower.
⚠️They must push lying on their back, legs in stirrups.
⚠️Their partner has to leave during exams.
⚠️They can’t delay cord clamping or newborn care.
⚠️Photos or videos aren’t allowed.

This isn’t care. It’s control.
You are not a passenger in your birth.

Your body. Your baby. Your birth. You deserve respect, autonomy, and evidence-based support.

Most of these “rules” aren’t about safety. They’re about outdated protocols, convenience, and liability fears. Here’s what evidence actually shows:

🍎 Eating and drinking in labor is safe for most women—and fuels stamina.
🚶‍♀️ Moving, walking, using the tub (if your water isn't broken) or shower, and choosing your position can shorten labor and reduce interventions.
🤱 Immediate skin-to-skin and delaying newborn care improve outcomes for both of you.
📸 Photos and videos? Your birth is your sacred story.

Birth is not something to be managed. It’s a rite of passage. You don’t need permission to make informed choices—you need support to stand fiercely in them.

That’s why I created MamaPathway—a radical, compassionate birth course to prepare you for birth, protect your autonomy, and step into motherhood with unshakeable confidence.

We cover what your OB should teach you but rarely does:

🌿 Nourishing your body and microbiome
🌿 Your rights and options in the hospital
🌿 How to reduce interventions in labor and recover powerfully postpartum

Birth is not something that should happen to you. It’s something you get to do, your way, with respect for your preferences.

💭 Did you experience these restrictions—or were you supported in your choices? Share below. Your story can empower another mama today.

✨ Tap the link below to join MamaPathway and walk into your birth with clarity, courage, and power.

https://avivaromm.com/mama-pathway/

07/02/2025

“A doula is part guide, part witness, part anchor...” ⚓️

07/01/2025

07/01/2025

I definitely haven’t forgotten mine.
Birth work is so intimate. It’s why I always do my best to build up a trusting relationship with each of my clients.