About Sarah
Founder of Home Sweet Birth | Doula | Postpartum Advocate | Mother of Five
You don’t want just any birth
You want one that feels safe, connected, and yours.
And if you’re here, I’m guessing you’re done letting someone else decide how your birth should go.
I see you.
You want more than to “get through it.” You want to feel strong. You want to trust your body. You want to feel supported in your choices, not pressured, dismissed, or rushed.
That’s not too much to ask. It’s exactly what you deserve.
Why I Do This Work
My first two births were nothing like what I hoped for.
My first ended in an emergency cesarean and NICU stay. I didn’t feel informed, I felt swept along in a system I didn’t understand. My second was a scheduled c-section I didn’t want but was told I needed because I missed my doctor’s timeline.
I walked away from both births with healthy babies… and a broken heart.
That experience led me to dive deep into birth education. I read every book, listened to every podcast, took every course. What I found was this:
Birth doesn’t have to be traumatic.
But for it to be empowering, you need information, options, and support.
When I became pregnant again, I planned a homebirth. While I ultimately transferred to the hospital during transition, I gave birth vaginally after two cesareans—and felt more powerful and seen than I ever had before.
It wasn’t just the VBAC.
It was how I was treated.
It was how prepared I felt.
It was that, for the first time, I got to choose my team, my environment, and my rhythm.
That birth lit a fire in me that never went out.
My Philosophy
Birth doesn’t need to be controlled. It needs to be supported.
My role isn’t to hand you a one-size-fits-all formula. It’s to guide you back to your own power and help you build a birth plan rooted in evidence, intuition, and confidence.
I believe:
Education reduces fear.
Your body knows how to give birth.
Supportive partners make all the difference.
Postpartum matters just as much as birth.
You shouldn’t have to figure this out alone.
How I Support Families
At Home Sweet Birth, I offer a full spectrum of homebirth preparation:
Free education for early exploration
Courses for self-paced, evidence-based learning
Group coaching for connection and guidance
Hands-on doula care for those local to the Fresno area
Placenta encapsulation and postpartum support to care for your recovery, too
Whether you’re birth-curious or birth-committed, there’s a space for you here.
What Makes This Different?
You won’t find rigid rules or judgment here.
What you will find is:
A birthworker who knows the system and how to navigate it
A mother who’s lived the highs and lows of birth and postpartum
A guide who will speak truthfully, support gently, and never pretend birth is one-size-fits-all
I’m not here to sell you a dream birth. I’m here to help you prepare for a real one, on your terms.
Your Birth. Your Wisdom. Your Terms.