Amber Knowles

Amber is an International Doula Institute certified doula and mother of two, whose personal birth experiences inspired her to follow her passion to bring more support to families as they grow. Prior to becoming a doula, Amber spent 10 years building her patient care skills; she previously worked as a radiologic technologist in multiple hospital settings including the operating room, and interventional radiology suites, where she worked hard with her patients as a core member of their provider team to ensure they felt comfort during treatment and received the absolute best care.  Her experiences in radiology have shaped her doula practice, she brings deep familiarity with working well with hospital staff and navigating policy and protocols to her birth doula work, and prides herself on delivering evidence-based care that makes an impact for her patients. 

Amber believes that expectant moms and growing families deserve the best possible support, empowerment, and advocacy as they navigate pregnancy and parenthood. As a birth doula, she strives to support all families, regardless of birthing style, birthing goals, personality style, family style, or parenting styles. She admires the innate strength of birthing parents, and works to instill in them the confidence and encouragement needed to make decisions that leave them with feelings of positivity and satisfaction regarding their birth story. As a postpartum doula she focuses on hands-on support and education, newborn care, breastfeeding counseling, and help around the house, so that parents can focus on bonding with their baby, shower, and snooze when needed. 

When Amber is not supporting other families, she can be found covered with her own children as they play, learn, paint, read, and cuddle. She enjoys dancing with her girls to her husband’s music and taking them to travel to see their daddy perform on stage.