Sensitive and sophisticated doula support for your passage into motherhood.

Serving Western Wisconsin + Minnesota

“My mother was my first country, the first place I ever lived.”

― Nayyirah Waheed

Eau Claire doula Diana Snyder

Welcome!  I'm Diana!

Mother.  Wife.  Doula.  Longtime birth advocate.

Matrescence is my birth & postpartum doula practice serving Western Wisconsin & eastern Minnesota.

Named for the enormous social and emotional initiation into motherhood, the Matrescence mission is to honor birth and postpartum as the sacred rites of passage they are.

I have been heavily involved in local & national birth advocacy for over 10 years, but my journey as a doula began after the birth of my first son in 2017.  Since then I have attended close to 150 births, trained as a midwife's assistant, presented at conferences, taught classes for both professionals and consumers, and served as an ICAN (International Cesarean Awareness Network) chapter leader.  Although I am experienced attending all types of births, as both a cesarean & homebirth mom, I specialize in VBAC and out-of-hospital birth and trauma-informed care.

My offices are located at the historic TruLiving Birth Center in Menomonie, where I hold prenatal and postpartum visits, a monthly cesarean & VBAC support group, classes, and more.  I look forward to supporting you in your unique journey!

Prepare for a powerful, connected labor and delivery.

I'm Diana, and my passion is better maternity care.