Janel Feliz is a NYC-based professional birth doula, educator, and lactation counselor.

Most importantly, in one of the most private and vulnerable moments of my life, I felt safe in Janel's hands. She leads with compassion, and talking with her is like talking with a best friend – easy and comfortable.

ALEXANDRA YOUNG, FIRST-TIME MOM

It was very clear throughout the process of working with Janel that she cares about her clients and is an expert when it comes to preparing for birth, laboring, and the postpartum period. We could not have done this without Janel. We highly recommend her.

JESSICA & STEPHANY GARCILAZO, FIRST-TIME MOMS

During labor, Janel guided us into positions to help move things along, and when I needed breaks she'd massage my tension spots. When I decided to get an epidural 14 hours into my induction, Janel held my hands and told me everything was going to be ok.

ELLEN MIHALOVICH, FIRST-TIME MOM

Janel was wonderful to work with throughout pregnancy, labor, and postpartum. I especially appreciated how supportive she was of my choices, giving me all of the evidence and information I needed without being judgmental.

ROBYNN CHENG-ROBERTS, REGISTERED NURSE & FIRST-TIME MOM

My standards as a counselor, care worker, feminist, and someone with deep familial connections were very high for someone working so closely with my body and kin, and Janel was an instant and instinctual fit. She is warm, wise, precise yet fluid, thorough, available, accountable, creative, reflective, and a thing I forgot to desire but came to value deeply – fun – as a support person in the pregnancy, birth, and parenting experience.

GAYATHRI, MOM TO SVADHAYA

As a Chinese woman and first time mother, I wanted to find a doula who would understand the intricacies of my culture, with whom I could communicate with ease in times of duress, and who has first-hand experience with having an Asian body. I was concerned that I wouldn’t be able to find a doula who could understand my needs, physically and psychologically, during this vulnerable period.

LINDA, MOM TO A BABY GIRL

Personally, it was important to me to have someone in the room that had a shared cultural experience so I specifically sought out someone who understood my background and whom my Filipino family would be comfortable with. The shorthand in which Janel understood me and my train of thought coupled with more lighthearted moments about Filipino quirks made me feel at ease.

ANA, MOM TO CORA

We are beyond grateful to have worked with Janel. With her guidance, we expanded on my yoga practice to prepare for natural childbirth and were able to adhere to our birth plan. I successfully gave birth naturally, without an epidural or interventions to our beautiful daughter.

AMY, MOM TO MARGOT