Laurie Stephen

Laurie has worked as a childbirth educator and labor support specialist for well over 20 years. She is a DONA approved Birth Doula Trainer and teaches several workshops a year to certify new doulas. She also specializes in childbirth education and has been a Lamaze Certified Childbirth Educator since 1983 and is a Fellow in the American College of Childbirth Educators. She is currently Perinatal Coordinator at University Medical Center in Tucson.

Working as an educator and doula Laurie has helped prepare over 2,000 people for childbirth and believes in the power of knowledge and prenatal preparation in enhancing the birth experience. Her background in anthropology contributes to her understanding of the great importance of childbearing and early parenting experiences in shaping our children, ourselves and our culture.

As wife of anthropologist Dr. David Stephen and mother of Jesse, Robin and Meryl, she cherishes the opportunity she has had to experience childbirth and parenting firsthand.