Julia Graves

Contact
havenofbirthdoula_care
626-722-1306
Location Served
Downtown Los Angeles, Pasadena and surrounding areas, Inglewood, Compton, Santa Monica, East and West Hollywood,, Glendale, Atwater village, Silverlake, Antelope Valley
English
Languages
Bio
I am a Los Angeles-based, certified full-spectrum doula. My work is grounded in lived experience alongside professional training enabling me to bring a grounded, informed, and deeply supportive presence to every stage of every one of my client’s pregnancy journeys. I am a mother of five and a grandmother of eighteen. I have been present for the births of nine of my grandchildren. I am a “mother of mothers” and also a mother of two angels. I understand the complexity and beauty of growing a family, and I recognize the level of care, advocacy, and unwavering support pregnancy requires.
I received my doula certification through the Birthworkers of Color Collective and have completed additional training in Spinning Babies®, Ayurvedic Postpartum Practitioner Training, perinatal mental health, herbalism, abortion support including trans-affirming abortion support, and advocacy for birth workers. I am a certified Perinatal Patient Advocate through the Perinatal Patient Advocacy Center and I received my Postpartum Mental Health Certification from Postpartum University. I remain actively involved in reproductive justice work and work with a community-based organization providing prenatal services and supplies to unhoused women.
Populations Served
Foster Families/Parents, Houseless/Homeless Populations, LGBTQIA+, People who are Incarcerated or Detained, Sex Workers, Substance Use/People in Recovery, Survivors of Violence/Trauma, Trans and Non-binary folks, VBAC, Youth