Hi! My name is Katie Franklin and I am a postpartum doula from Kincardine, ON. I work with clients from Goderich to Saugeen Shores, Kincardine to Walkerton, and anywhere in between.

Before I discuss why I got into this work, I’ll quickly highlight my educational background, so you know I am the real deal! I graduated from Western University in 2021 with a Bachelor of Health Sciences with a focus on social determinants of health. I then decided to pursue a career as a doula so I enrolled in the Doula Studies program at Fanshawe College. It was a full time, 2-semester, comprehensive program that I completed in 2022. Through this program, I am certified as a full-spectrum doula, however I have chosen to focus on postpartum support as that is what I am most passionate about!

Being a doula wasn’t something I always knew that I wanted, however I have always been fascinated by birth work. When I learned that I could work with families and newborns as a career, I knew that was the calling for me. No one was surprised when I told them my plans and that I enrolled at Fanshawe.

I began my practice as a doula in August 2022 and have been growing my business ever since! Currently, my work as a doula is part time and I also work a full-time, shift work job in Kincardine. While this makes my life pretty busy, the shift work is perfect and allows me to offer clients daytime visits during the week! I am so proud of how my business has grown and how many clients I have now, compared to even a year ago. One day, I plan to transition to doula work full-time! 

I feel that a lot of stereotypes come with being a doula; home births, pro-breastfeeding above other feeding methods, natural everything, ‘crunchy granola’ lifestyle… just to name a few. I have worked hard to not let those kinds of stereotypes define who I am as a doula. I want to do is support families as they transition into parenthood, regardless of how they do that. There is no right or wrong, as long as everyone is safe and taken care of. I promise to never come into your home and try to change anything you do, try to convince you to take on a new practice, or to judge you for any of the parenting decisions you make. I never want that to be something you worry about in your decision to hire a doula.

I really appreciate you taking the time to learn a little bit about me, and I hope that we can work together in the future! If you have any questions about me or what I offer as a doula, pop over to the contact tab and send me a message! If you haven’t already, check out my Instagram @katiefranklindoulaservices to continue to get to know me!

I look forward to hearing from you soon.

Katie