Jen Crawford (Agency Owner)

Jen Crawford

Jen is co-founder and owner of DoulaCare Ireland. She is a Doula offering Fertility, Bereavement, Birth & Postpartum support to families in the Dublin area. She was the first EVER certified DONA Postpartum Doula in Ireland. Jen is also one of the first doulas in Ireland trained as a Kangaroula (a doula who supports skin to skin care / kangaroo care) after Doulacare Ireland created a partnership with Dr Nils Bergman and his wife Jill Bergman. They are world experts in kangaroo care for babies currently working on a global World Heath Organisation study on clinical benefits.

Jen specialises with the care of preterm and sick babies and brings this area of expertise to support all families. Jen has supported families from all different backgrounds, with many different parenting choices. Jen is also an Antenatal Ireland (Cuidiú) Antenatal Educator and Breastfeeding Counsellor. She is a certified Mindfulness in Pregnancy teacher and a Relax, Stretch Breathe teacher (a yoga based antenatal course) Jen has immersed herself in this role and has taken many trainings to improve her practice, including Spinning Babies techniques, Rebozo techniques, acupressure for doulas, homeopathy for birth workers, Supporting trauma and much more.

She lives in North Dublin with her husband Paul and their three children, Seth, Leon & Kayla. Jen was the Breastfeeding Coordinator for a national charity Irish Premature Babies. for many years. This gave her the opportunity to support families through many different situations. She has supported parents with babies born from 23 weeks gestation and stayed with them right through to bringing their baby home. She still stays in touch with many of these families and they all have a special place in her heart. During her time in this role she also supported many parents of multiples and also walked the journey of loss with some.

Jen has run many workshops nationwide for health care professionals and parents. She was also extremely proud to be co-author of the only HSE booklet available for breastfeeding preterm and sick babies.

Booklet available on MyChild.ie “Breastfeeding & Expressing for your Preterm or Sick Baby.”

Over the years Jen has built up strong relationships with health care professionals across the country and has worked hard to build her professional reputation. She gives her heart to each family she supports and meets each family where they are at, with no judgement or preconceptions.

Jen brings warmth, understanding and calm to everyone she meets and would describe herself as a “people person”. She is passionate about pregnancy, birth and early parenting and strives to empower parents with support and knowledge so parents can make informed decisions about their individual journey. Jen feels so privileged to be welcomed into her clients homes and hearts and truly savours each experience with them.

She is so excited to bring her passion and drive to DoulaCare Ireland and can’t wait to see what the future holds.