Nourishing Birth with Jen Nelson
Birth Doula in Eugene, OR
Doula services for pregnancy, birth, postpartum, feeding, and loss, at home, in the hospital, or at a birth center.
Hi, I’m Jen Nelson.
Since 1998, I’ve been supporting families across Eugene and Lane County as a certified full-spectrum birth doula. Whether you’re expecting, welcoming a new baby, working through feeding, or grieving a loss, I’m here to help you feel prepared, supported, and nourished, and to make the choices that are right for your family.
I’m a mama of three who birthed each of my children at home, supported by a strong birth team every time. I know firsthand the value of that team, and it’s why I do this work. Today I’m also a Certified Breastfeeding Specialist and an Indigenous Childbirth Educator, trained through the Center for Indigenous Midwifery. My mission is to positively affect reproductive and parenting outcomes in our community through education and advocacy.
Consultations are always free.
Doula support for expecting parents, new families, and families facing loss
- Expecting parents planning a birth at home, in the hospital, or at a birth center
- New parents who want hands-on help as they heal and learn their baby
- Families working through feeding, whether breast/chest feeding, pumping, or bottle feeding
- Families experiencing pregnancy loss, stillbirth, or termination
- Partners and support people who want to understand how to help
I’m here to support you where you are.
I am happy to nourish all families regardless of their gender, sexuality, skin color, family culture, or caregiver dynamics.
Birth doula and family support services in Eugene
Support that feels like having someone in your corner
Evidence-based.
I share well-researched information so you and your family can decide what’s right for you. We all have different risk tolerance, and you know what’s best for you.
Judgment-free.
Your values, your family culture, and your choices guide our work together.
Part of your team.
I support your midwife or doctor, I don’t replace them, and I help you advocate for your needs while keeping your birth team working together.
Continuous.
I’m with you as your pregnancy, birth, and postpartum evolve, so you’re not starting over with someone new.
Your birth doula in Eugene, Oregon and across Lane County
I’m based in Eugene, Oregon, and provide birth doula services in person to families across Lane County, including Eugene, Springfield, Veneta, Junction City, Mapleton, Florence, Swisshome, Walton, and Deadwood, as well as neighboring coastal communities like Coos Bay, Reedsport, and Yachats.
I regularly support births at Our Community Birth Center, Oregon Birth and Wellness, McKenzie-Willamette, Bay Area Hospital in Coos Bay, and at home.
I’m a Traditional Health Worker Birth Doula and accept Oregon Health Plan (OHP), as well as private insurance plans that cover birth doulas.
What families say
I have worked with Jen Nelson for 3 years in my capacity as an obstetrical provider at PeaceHarbor.
She offers wonderful physical and emotional support for our patients both antenatally and intrapartum. She is encouraging, positive, evidence-based and a wonderful advocate for her patients.
With the data strong that those women who have doula support will have a more positive birth experience and less likelihood of cesarean section, I am in full support of doulas, and particularly of Jen Nelson!
Jen remained completely unbiased when answering my questions, and provided me with well-researched, evidence-based information so that I could make informed decisions in the delivery room.
On the night of my birth Jen met us at the hospital and stayed hours after the birth of my daughter, even guiding us through our first attempts at breastfeeding.
Throughout my birthing process, Jen was my rock. Her words were kind, supportive and effective: she made me feel strong and capable of achieving the non-medicated birth I had dreamed of.
When my wife told me about having a doula I was kind of confused; I didn’t think we needed one.
When I first met Jen, I was silent and stand-offish, but she was very welcoming and kind. Jen was understanding of my feelings and tried her best to involve me in everything.
As time went by I liked what I was seeing with the way she helped my wife feel more comfortable and helped me understand certain things I was confused about. From that point on I started to trust what she was saying and she started to make me feel more comfortable as well.
What struck me most about Jen was that she was listening to me, wanting to know what made me most comfortable, what my hopes and fears and expectations were for my journey through pregnancy into childbirth.
She accompanied me to one of my last doctors appointments, and taught me that is was possible to make my own choices in the birthing room to do with me and my child.
To this day we consider her as part of our family, we no longer live in the area but we keep in contact sharing pictures of our little ones lives.
Jen’s soft, nurturing personality shined through when my husband and I met with her. She just felt like one of the family. When going over my birth plan she made me feel empowered to have the birth I imagined, not the birth others imagined for me.
The morning my water broke, I no longer had the weight of a thousand unknowns on my shoulders. I felt educated and powerful. I stayed in contact with Jen, taking her advice along the way, until it was time to meet at the hospital. Jen’s advice and teachings guided me as I brought my son into the world.
Let’s talk about your family’s journey
I would be honored to be a part of your birth team and to nourish you and your family on your journey. Let’s chat and see how I can be part of that team. Consultations are always free.