About Me

Hi! I'm Dani Reed, owner of Mind Over Maternity, LLC. I'm a highly qualified DONA certified birth doula, serving Utah and Salt Lake counties. I have had a passion and natural aptitude for pregnancy, labor and birth, since the age of 16. I employ a practical, evidence-based, but empathetic approach to maternal support. I believe in a healthy balance between modern medicine and natural methods, and that birth is a normal, physiologic event deserving of respect and trust. My objectives as a doula are to educate, support and enable you, as my client, to achieve your ideal birth. I look forward to a future career as a Certified Nurse Midwife.

I'm a devoted wife and mother to 5 children, who bring me so much joy, and plenty of challenges, too! Some of my hobbies include reading, eating good food, sleeping in, travel, and dating my husband.

 

Qualifications & Experience

  • Voluntary worker, Mother/Baby, Utah Valley Hospital (2005)
  • Pre-Nursing Student, Utah Valley University (2006-2011)
  • CNA, Same Day Surgery, Jordan Valley Hospital (2007)
  • Voluntary worker, Emergency Room Triage, American Fork Hospital (2010)
  • Personal childbirth (2011, 2013, 2015, 2017)
  • Comprehensive Doula training course through DONA International
  • Childbirth Educator Course through the Midwives College of Utah (2017)
  • Breastfeeding Support course through Lactation Link (2017)
  • CPR Certification (2017)
  • First Aid Certification (2017)
  • AED Certification (2017)
  • Attendance to live births throughout Utah and Salt Lake counties, in a variety of settings
  • ICEA Childbirth Educator Training (2018)
  • Recipient of the 2018 Doula of Distinction Award (2018)
  • 2019 Board Member of the Utah Doula Association (2019)
  • VBAC Doula Certification through The VBAC Link (2019)
  • DONA International Doula Certification (2019)
  • Advanced doula training through Birth Learning, via the Midwives College of Utah (2019)
  • Vice president of the Utah Doula Association (2020)

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