Sensitive and sophisticated doula support for your passage into motherhood.
Serving Western Wisconsin + Minnesota
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!