Shaina Moreira

Birth Doula
Postpartum Doula

hello@movenurturegrow.com
(305) 395-2395

Bio

I have always had a passion for working with children and families. I grew up on a small island in the heart of the Florida Keys. From an early age, I began babysitting and nannying. Once I graduated from high school, I decided to major in Early Childhood Education with a minor in Psychology. I earned my bachelor’s degree from Florida State University and returned to the Keys to teach elementary school.

For 10 years, I worked with many families and children of different ages and abilities, including those with special needs. During this time, I also began practicing yoga and as cliché as it may sound, yoga changed my life. It has provided me with an outlet to focus the mind, control the breath, and explore and appreciate the body. I decided that I wanted to share the powerful and lasting benefits of this practice with others. I have studied hatha, vinyasa, yoga philosophy, meditation, standup paddleboard yoga, and pregnancy + postnatal yoga.

It was during my pregnancy + postnatal yoga training that I became interested in becoming a doula. I felt compelled to find a way to provide much needed support for individuals and families before, during, and after birth. I decided then, to pursue a new life and career path. I trained through DONA International to become a certified birth and postpartum doula. I have taken various additional trainings such as Spinning Babies® workshops, rebozo techniques, LGBTQ+ family equality, Spinning Babies® certified parent education, basics of breastfeeding, and infant first aid and CPR.

I am committed to using my experience, knowledge, and ability to hold space to provide unbiased informational, emotional, and physical support that empowers you to make the right decisions for yourself, your body, and your family.

Services Offered

Birth: includes 1 prenatal visit in the comfort of your home, Personalized pregnancy support via talk and text, In-person active labor support, Immediate postpartum support, and 1 postpartum visit once baby is home.

*A virtual support option and additional prenatal visits + postpartum visits are available

Postpartum: includes Personalized support with Lactation, breastfeeding + bottle feeding, Newborn care, Emotional + physical recovery, Meal preparation, Light household management, Compassionate + unbiased education

Childbirth Education: includes a 3 hour Spinning Babies® Parent Class

*Group + private classes available

Yoga: includes Personalized 1 hour prenatal or postpartum session

*Virtual + group options available

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  • "Shaina was my doula for the birth of two of my children. She incredibly knowledgeable, but also leads with compassion and empathy. A few weeks before going into labor, Shaina helped us think through the type of birth experience we wanted and patiently answered questions we had. During my first pregnancy which unexpectedly ended up with a long induction, Shaina facilitated exercises in the hospital with birthing balls to help get my daughter into position for labor. She provided pain management techniques and helped ensure my husband was an active part of the birthing process. I have no doubt her role slows us have a positive birth experience with our daughter. I appreciated our Shaina's expertise so much that we hired her to serve as our doula for the birth of our son. A few weeks before my due date, we found out my son was in a breached position. Shaina provided recommendations for acupuncture and chiropractic services and exercises to get the baby to turn. Thankfully, after these interventions, my son did turn around. During labor, Shaina helped prepare my body, using various birthing balls and encouraged me to rest so I had energy for the birthing process. She was great about asking if I needed anything and helped make sure I stayed hydrated. She also helped provide lactation techniques after the birth and did a postpartum check after my son was born. Shaina helped make the birthing experience of both of our kids so much more enjoyable and provide so much support to me and my family. I trust her completely and highly recommend her for any birthing and postpartum needs."

    Tamara H.

  • "I had a positive experience with Shaina. She helped me feel confident leading up to the birth of my child. Even though she missed the actual delivery because I had a precipitous labor, she was there to help me immediately after. She helped with baby's first latch within the first hour and also took lots of photos which was appreciated because we were so overwhelmed we would have forgotten to capture those precious moments. She was kind enough to offer a complimentary postpartum session since my baby came so fast and I used her for a few more postpartum sessions. She is kind, down to earth, she doesn't judge and she is an ear to listen which is very helpful in those stressful early days with a newborn. We trusted her wealth of knowledge on how to swaddle, nurse, burp, change, and soothe our new baby. We were able to catch some much-needed Zs knowing that our newborn was in good hands with Shaina. She is also an amazing resource and can connect you with the people and things you may need if she can't provide them herself. We were able to find donor milk and lactation consultants because of her. I would use Shaina again in future pregnancies!"

    Christina K.

  • "Shaina was extremely knowledgeable and supportive throughout my pregnancy, during labor, and especially postpartum. I couldn't have asked for a better postpartum doula! I struggled a lot with breastfeeding and Shaina is actually the person who helped get my daughter to latch successfully for the first time! We had seen 3 different lactation consultants by that point so it was a pretty big milestone and I don't think we would have been able to get there without her. I also struggle a lot with anxiety and Shaina was a really great support for me emotionally after my daughter was born. I was always comfortable leaving her in her care if I needed a rest and she helped me gain confidence in becoming a new Mom."

    Emily S.

  • "Shaina is amazing. We first hired her as a doula for our labor and delivery. She was such a pro, and generously offered to be a gut check anytime I was doom scrolling the internet and found myself in need of a bit of reality and reassurance. We so appreciated her advice, support, advocacy, and especially her Spinning Babies practice. That was not on my radar before, but it provided so much late-pregnancy relief. We had such a positive experience during our first contract, we hired her as our post partum doula and again, can’t speak highly enough about our experience. She troubleshoots issues with us, serves as a kind and empathetic ear, and truly pinch hits wherever you need it in that minute as a new parent. During our visits, she has helped me learn how to dress a baby (not as easy as you think in the winter!), how to put a baby down to sleep (again, not as easy as you’d think), and how to help our little one transition to day care - just to name a few. She even baked me lactation muffins once while I nursed for the 1000th time that day! We were so grateful to have Shaina on our team as we welcomed our little one to the world. She’s kind, fun, knowledgeable - and I cannot recommend working with her enough."

    Lilia H.

  • "Shaina went above and beyond to provide the best birth doula support I could have hoped for. As a first time mom, I had no idea what I was getting into and wanted to find a doula who could guide me through childbirth prep with evidence based resources and be a confident, stable presence during labor and delivery. I found all that and more in Shaina! She is an expert communicator, always responds promptly to emails and texts and has years of experience supporting mothers through many different birth journeys. When I had doubts about my care provider in my third trimester, Shaina helped talk me through the different options in terms of other OB and midwife practices and hospitals and equipped me to advocate for myself at future doctor appointments. When I became interested in natural childbirth, Shaina provided my husband and I with resources and hands-on support to practice different positions and techniques for breathing through the contractions and instilled confidence in me that yes, I could actually do it. Whenever I thought that labor might be starting soon, Shaina stayed in constant contact with me over several days to explain what was happening and advise on what we could do and when we should go to the hospital. Thanks to Shaina, I was able to have the birth I envisioned with no epidural and minimal interventions. She brought a TENS unit, labor comb, aromatherapy and other helpful tools for my labor and most helpful of all, she provided counter pressure for hours in the early morning as I went through transition. She is STRONG - my husband couldn’t maintain the same pressure she was able to! She worked well with the hospital nurses and OBs and kept me calm afterwards as I had some post-delivery complications. While we were in awe of our new baby, Shaina thoughtfully took photos for us so we could remember the moments later on. I would not hesitate to hire Shaina again for future births and highly recommend her for anyone looking for an experienced, supportive, non-judgmental doula to provide emotional and physical support for childbirth."

    Alisa L.