About me

Bethany K Chavez, AA, CD, CPPS, CPLC, EBBirth Instructor

Bethany Birth Services, owner and operated by Bethany Chavez, provides a range of holistic birth and postpartum services in Fresno, California, and the surrounding San Joaquin Valley. Bethany is a certified holistic doula and traditional birthkeeper with a passion for integrating cultural practices from her Native Hawaiian heritage into her work. Her services include birth + postpartum doula support, placenta encapsulation, and evidence-based childbirth education.

Bethany's approach emphasizes the sacredness of birth and postpartum experiences, combining modern evidence-based care with traditional and ancestral practices. She has received extensive training and certifications, including those from DONA International and HERBAL, and is working towards becoming a midwife.

Bethany's services are well-regarded by her clients, who appreciate her calming presence, extensive knowledge, and supportive care during pregnancy, labor, and postpartum periods. Testimonials highlight her ability to create empowering birth experiences and her skill in providing both emotional and physical support.

See credentials below.

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Trainings & Certificates

  • Community-based midwife assistant training completion 2024

  • Evidence Based Birth® (CEU workshops and Childbirth education)

  • Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) Essentials 8th Edition Certified

    American Heart Association HeartCode® BLS

  • HERBAL certified in fertility/ perinatal, birth, postpartum, and bereavement

    DONA trained birth and postpartum doula

    Still BirthDay Bereavement Doula (currently training)

  • HERBAL certified

    APPA trained

    Certified California Safe Food Handlers

    OSHA Certificate of Completion: Bloodborne Pathogens Training

  • HERBAL Certified Peer Lactation Counselor

    DONA International Certificate of Completion: Breastfeeding Management for the Birth Professional

  • Spinning Babies 2day workshop on positioning and comfort labor measures

    Postpartum Healing Lodge e-courses: The Sacred Fires of Birth, IndigieBums Elimination Communication, & Cesarean Recovery for Mind, Body, and Soul

    Trauma Informed Care webinar

    Annual Sacred Traditional Postpartum Summit Webinar Attendee

    Introduction to Basic Aromatherapy & Essential Oils Workshop

    University of Hawai`i WCC Associate of Arts (AA)

    Zuckerberg SFGH Volunteer Doula