Jared added,

“Before my wife’s birth, Nicole helped us think through our wishes and also make contingency plans. When my wife’s OB started pushing for a cesarean (against my wife's wishes) in the weeks before birth after previously suggesting a supportive approach to her wishes, Nicole helped us consider our other options, and then helped us find a supportive midwife and OB to allow my wife an opportunity to attempt to avoid a cesarean. She went above and beyond every step of the way. During my wife’s labor, Nicole offered physical and emotional support and encouragement to both of us. When my wife faced pressure to acquiesce to interventions during labor, Nicole reminded her of her plan, and that she had a choice to accept or reject the intervention offered. Nicole gave me guidance on how best to support my wife through different stages of labor, and it was such a relief that in the moments when I didn’t know what my wife needed, and my wife didn’t know what to ask for, Nicole knew what to do. She made it possible for me to take a quick break for food or rest without feeling like I was leaving my wife alone. Her communication with the medical team throughout the labor was helpful in achieving my wife's birth outcome. After the babies came home, Nicole came and not only checked in on our family but also provided warm meals and helped us around the house, which we were so grateful for during the early weeks with our babies when we were just trying to survive. Nicole is the reason that my wife was able to give birth vaginally in a high risk birth with limited interventions, and we would recommend her to anyone.