Sampaguita C. S.
Sampaguita C. S.
Sampaguita C. S.
About me
Hi — I’m Sampaguita Thank you for being here. I’m a birth worker, student midwife, and lifelong advocate for reproductive and sexual bodily autonomy for every body. My work is rooted in the belief that everyone deserves choice, access, safety, and power in their reproductive journeys. I’m especially honored to support individuals and communities whose lineages have had to fight for this freedom — whether that meant the right to give birth and raise children, or the right not to. It is a sacred calling to support people through the transformative journeys of pregnancy, labor, postpartum, and parenting, and I hold this responsibility with deep gratitude. I bring a lived, embodied lens to this work as a... - Non-binary lesbian - Mixed 2nd-generation Filipino-American - Birth worker with nearly 10 years of experience - Working-class upbringing - Covid cautious and harm reductionist - Living with chronic pain and disabilities
Certification and training
International Center for Traditional Childbearing (2017)
LifeWerq Project Birthwork Training (2022)
Center for Indigenous Midwifery Birth Assistant Training (2022)
Specialties
Languages
English, Tagalog
Accepted insurances
Service introduction
My services include physical, emotional, and informational support in pregnancy, birth, and postpartum. I offer continuous presence and compassionate care as you navigate your pregnancy options and outcomes. Working with me includes: an initial intake, prenatal visits, full labor and birth support, immediate postpartum support, early postpartum visits, unlimited virtual support, and on-call availability leading up to your EDD. My goal at our prenatal visits is to support you in feeling confident and clear in your options for labor and delivery. We get there through building an understanding of your vision, learning what's grounding to you, and exploring different labor comfort measures. In your postpartum visits, I'm there to support your rest and recovery, newborn care and bonding, and emotional processing of your birth experience. As your doula, I'll never make decisions for you-- but I will support you in feeling capable to ask the questions you need to feel strong about your yes's, maybe's, and no's.
Packages
Ratings and reviews
It was a privilege to have Sampaguita be our doula and I couldn't have imagined a better birthing experience than the one I've went through with her by our side. Sampaguita provided a safe safe for us to explore our vulnerabilities and fears and helped guide us through it so that we'll feel more confident stepping into our role as parents. From beginning to end, she created an environment of warmth and support that shaped my birth into a positive experience. We couldn't have asked for a better support system and it was a honor to share this part of our chapter with her. I highly recommend having Sampaguita as part of anyone's pregnancy and birth experience as we will definitely have her be a part of ours for our next pregnancy!
- Annie
Sampaguita was a wonderful dula and support to both myself and my husband during the period of time of the birth of our second. My first birth was a C-section so I knew this time I needed to get a doula that would be aligned with my views and holistic approach as well as participation Hospital medicine, including wanting an epidural, but later in the process. Sampaguita was such a good listener, so empathetic, And truly there for us when and how we needed her. During labor, she advocated for me in the things that I needed, to the hospital staff when there was pressure to do something that I was not particularly ready for. She was also an amazing postpartum doula and supported me with some bodywork as well as cooking nourishing meals, and helping with some Light cleanup. She is very knowledgeable and very open-minded and truly made us feel supported and comfortable through the whole process from start to finish. I highly recommend her For your special experience!!
- Sharon
Sampaguita was the main reason I was able to get through my birth easefully. I feel so lucky we found such an aligned birth worker that allowed my partner and I to feel safe and seen especially as a queer couple so we could really let our guard down during the whole process and after! Sampaguita taught us so many things that supported our newborn in the weeks after birth too and even cooked nourishing meals that reminded me of my family growing up. I felt like I could enjoy time with my baby instead of being exhausted. Sampaguita’s skill sets and presence brought our family the comfort and guidance we really needed and I am so so grateful
- Eden S.
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