Susie Finnerty, Certified Perinatal Doula, Certified Lactation Counselor

09/17/2025

Local community doula training opportunity!

All In Doula Training is returning for our second session November 21-23, 2025. Our first cohort was special beyond words… full, transformative, and celebratory, with 25 new doulas graduated, certified, and ready to get their hands dirty.

Join us for our 3 day, 24hr course to receive:

- Full Spectrum doula training
- CPR, Safeserv, and HIPPA certifications
- Completed and notarized RICPD application
- Orientation of RI Doula landscape

You’ll learn from and connect with local birth workers, para-professionals, and community-based organizations advancing family centered reproductive health care in RI.

View the event page for information regarding sliding scale and financial aid options, in addition to requirements and certification process resources. Reach out to allindoulatraining@gmail.com with any further questions.

To register:
https://www.tixtree.com/o/allindoula

We can’t wait to meet you!

08/18/2025

The Freedom Boutique is a beautiful, welcoming space where we redistribute gently used baby and maternity clothes to support families with dignity, joy, and care. We power this boutique with our stories, our style, and our commitment to each other.

Here’s how you can help:
Donate your clean, gently used baby and maternity clothes. We also welcome other essential items in great condition—if it feels like a gift you’d give a loved one, it belongs in the boutique!

This is more than an event—it’s a movement of collective care and connection. Let’s build something beautiful together.

Drop-off times and locations:
SISTA Fire Office at 133 Delaine St Providence. When you arrive, you can go to the side entrance on Appleton St (the door is orange) and ring the bell.

**Wednesday August 29th 6PM - 8PM
**Wednesday September 3rd 6PM - 8PM
**Wednesday September 17th 6PM - 8PM

If these dates and times do not work for you, please let us know on the form and we will arrange something with you!

Do you have something to donate or would you like to get involved? Hit up bit.ly/DONATE2FREEDOMBOUTIQUE (see linktree in bio) to fill out the form today!

05/25/2025

We’re excited to announce that registration is now open for the All In Doula Training, a community-rooted, Rhode Island-specific doula training happening this July.

Join us for a 24-hour, 3-day, in-person training that covers all elements of the RI Certified Perinatal Doula (CPD) pathway—taught by experienced, local community doulas. We’ll cover the full spectrum of care and give you the honest, real-world preparation you need to take care of people as a community doula in Rhode Island.

📆 Training dates: July 18–20

⏰ Time: 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM

📍 Location: Providence, RI (exact address shared after registration)

🏷️ Tiered pricing: $500 / $1000 / $1500 see event link for details

03/05/2025

LEARN WITH EM!!!

About me: I trained as a placenta encapsulation specialist in 2019 with Woman's Choice Perinatal Services and then became a trainer in 2021. I am also a doula and full on BirthNerds enjoying all things perinatal, including educating and repowering birthing people.

I'm excited to offer this virtual and in person offering (in Rhode Island)! Come learn a new skill that you can offer to your clients and communities, in a relaxed atmosphere.

The interest form can be found at: https://tr.ee/8tOw27xUWr

01/15/2025

Attention RI families with young children: The state has expanded eligibility for the Child Care Assistance Program. If you are struggling with the high cost of child care, you may be eligible. See the chart below and visit https://dhs.ri.gov/programs-and-services/child-care for more information.

01/08/2025

She is great for postpartum bodies and newborns needing body work as well ✨

Just one of the ways we practice primary care differently is working a great team of wellness partners right in our building. Today we wanted to highlight Dr. Kendra Levi, DO.

12/19/2024

Walk into a room while I am supporting a birth and you might think that I am just sitting there doing nothing. I won’t be talking. I won’t be touching the client. I won’t be using anything in my bag.

So what am I doing exactly?

🪑 Watching mom’s breathing and sometimes breathing loudly alongside her to remind her to slow down her breath

🪑 Scanning mom’s body during the contraction to make sure that she isn’t holding any tension

🪑 Monitoring the temperature and lighting to create the peaceful environment that she desires

🪑 Calculating how long it has been since she emptied her bladder

🪑 Thinking about how long she has been in her current position and thinking about the next position that she might try

🪑 Timing contractions to see if they are longer, stronger and closer together

🪑 Thinking about when mom and her partner last had a snack

🪑 Reviewing her preferences to make sure that everything is going according to her plan

🪑 Giving the couple space to connect on an intimate level (allowing for oxytocin) and/or guiding the partner to be the lead support

🪑 Updating notes and capturing labor flow

Sometimes just being fully present is enough. Sometimes just knowing I am there in close proximity is all mom needs to be able to relax and focus on what she needs to do. Sometimes just holding space for them in an unbiased manner allows for a noticeable shift in the energy of the room.

And the list goes on….

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11/26/2024

This family lost their perfect, beautiful, beloved Diana after she gave birth to their son. One very real way we can support them is to make any contribution to their GoFundMe so they can make arrangements and grieve without additional financial strain. Please share

As a couple, Diana and Kirsten were the definition of love-they brought … Mary Beth needs your support for In Memory of Diana: Support for Kirsten and Malachi

11/09/2024

Registration is open now for the Good Grief Pregnancy Training with Ana Rodney

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/good-grief-pregnancy-training-tickets-1077906329849?aff=oddtdtcreator

11/02/2024

Today I’m 87! Support your local midwife (links in comments)

Reminder that the revolution won’t be funded by the CDC or Brown University 💞

10/19/2024

Rhode Island Birth is running a public survey, all birthers, partners, providers, and everyone who loves new parents is welcome and encouraged to fill this out!

Rhode Island state efforts are focusing on lowering the rates of cesarean births in Rhode Island. The Rhode Island PNQCRI and Rhode Island Department of Health's Maternal Child Health have chosen to move forward with this goal in mind, working directly with hospitals who voluntarily participate in a...

08/27/2024

Our Urban Trauma Training is open to all community and birth workers. Sign up now.