Vicki Cannon
The Elite Doula | Doula Birth Coach Trainer & Mentor | Social Worker | Christian Counselor & Certified Formation Therapist | Women's Wellness Coach | Herbal Medicine for Women Student | Owner & Founder of The Elite Doula & Co
Vicki, is The Elite Doula and owner and founder of The Elite Doula & Co. She is grandma to 4, a mother of 5 (1 girl and 4 boys), ages 18-to-37, and she brings you her life-experience and professional expertise of over 35 years working with families and training/mentoring students.
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Her work as a doula birth coach began in the early 90s after supporting one of her good friends during pregnancy and birth, as the friend's husband was a United States Marine deployed overseas during the Gulf War. She had attended several births before - both her own and patient births, but never as a doula. That was completely different. A love seed (pun intended) was planted that day ... And so it began!
Beginning in the 80s, Vicki began her career as a certified medical assistant in a busy and successful OB/GYN practice in Southern California, and that is when she was fortunate enough to accompany the OB to numerous deliveries (long story short - he dated her mother ... anyway). In the 90s, she was an anatomy & physiology and medical assistant college instructor. Then in 2010, she changed gears after graduating with a Bachelor of Social Work and began working with families in crisis who were involved with child protection due to abuse/neglect of their children. She was a high-risk investigator for some years. As you can imagine, that work takes a toll on someone's heart & soul. In 2017, Vicki continued her work with families as a pregnancy, postpartum & grief counselor and adoption social worker working with birth mothers. She has vast experience working with survivors of trauma including physical and/or sexual assault. She also gave back to her community as a volunteer crime victim advocate. ​All the while, Vicki has taught childbirth education and premarital classes, has been a parenting, marriage & family and life skills coach - and of course a doula birth coach and trainer.
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Vicki started her doula certification with one of the larger certifying agencies, however she quickly learned that limitations placed by those agencies regarding scope of practice, as well as the agency's values on self-worth/value as a woman entrepreneur earning a full wage for services and having limitations on having full and complete autonomy while running her own private practice, she knew certification with one of those bigger agencies was not right for her. Over the years, Vicki has seen the dire need for and has been called to train the next generation of doula birth coaches ... better. And so, The Elite Doula Birth Coach Training Academy was born!
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Vicki's Philosophy
So that mom and baby can have the best and safest pregnancy and birth possible, Vicki works with physicians and midwives alike. Her philosophy regarding childbirth is that it is truly a uniquely blended space between a woman's God given, innate and natural ancestral wisdom to birth her baby as naturally as she chooses and/or as safely possible - combined with the knowledge of highly-trained medical providers, safe medical interventions as needed, and modern-day lifesaving medicine. It is not an us against them philosophy, as seen in much of the more natural doula/birthwork community.
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She supports mom during the birth journey no matter what it may look like. She attends home or hospital births, VBACS and C-sections, scheduled inductions, medicated or unmedicated births, as well as multiples and high risk deliveries. Vicki also works with families experiencing a severe or fatal prenatal diagnoses, as well as pregnancy, infant & child loss (PICL). And as all our doulas do, she works with moms from conception all the way through the 4th trimester - and sometimes beyond if needed offering continuity of care throughout the entire process.
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Vicki serves by mentoring and training the next generation of Christian, prolife doulas.
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In her free time, Vicki loves spending time with her family & friends. She is a TexaCali (Texas Cali mix) Christian woman who believes in traditional family values. She loves to write for her blog and wants to write a book someday, she loves essential oils and making natural remedies, loves her dogs, all things Texas and bling, Red Dirt Country and Classic Rock, long walks on the beach holding hands watching the sunset ... oh wait ... wrong profile :-). Vicki is friendly, outgoing, funny, bold, some sweet and a lot of sassy, and she loves hard!
Contact Vicki directly:
Email: Use the contact form on the home page
Text: 325-232-5933
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We are so glad you found us. Now, meet the rest of the Elite team!
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before you go
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Kesha Bailey
Elite Certified Christian Prolife Doula | EDC Lead Trainer & Mentor | Owner & Founder of Blended Baileys Birth & Babies | Serving in DFW, Texas
Kesha, is our DFW area Elite Doula trainer and mentor. She is a Christian, prolife, full spectrum doula, and owner & founder of Blended Baileys DFW Doula Services. She is a mother of 3 living biological children, 3 heaven side angel babies, 4 bonus children all ranging from 4-to-26 years old. She is also the grandmother 2 grand children. Kesha brings you her life-experience and professional expertise of over 10 years working with families.
Her work as a doula began in the 90s when she supported her best friend during her birth. She trained as a birth doula in 2000, and shadowed a group of doulas for a year working side-by-side with them. Kesha also spent 10 years working as a postpartum doula and newborn/infant care. Kesha never certified with a larger doula agency because she quickly learned she was not going to answer to or have the agency governing her work as a doula. In 2014, Kesha completed her training as a certified medical assistant, and went on to work for a Chiropractor and health and wellness doctor for 2 years, as well as working in pediatrics and social work for 3 years, while continuing to serve her doula clients as well. Kesha loves to continue her education and has trained in baby-led weaning, safe sleep practices, car seat safety, and has studied under an IBCLC for the past 5 years. She successfully breastfed all her babies for 3+ years.
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Kesha's Philosophy
Kesha knows that God designed a woman's body to carry and birth babies, that through His design, women are capable of birthing with little to no medical intervention. She believes every birth is unique and personal, and every family should be supported in having the birth they choose, whether it's a medicated birth, an unmedicated birth, a hospital or home birth, or a scheduled C-section because that decision belongs to the family who is bringing life into the world. Kesha knows God created the world and everything in it, He is the center and should be glorified in all our works. She believes in the traditional Christian family structure, however she does not judge others for their beliefs or choices because as a Christian, she believes she is called to love.
She supports families during the birth journey no matter what it may look like and wherever they choose to birth their baby. Kesha prides herself in giving every client the VIP treatment and she attends every birth herself without calling on a backup doula. She also experienced loss, so she is able to empathize and hold space for those who experience loss or when there is a fear loss may occur due to a serious or fatal diagnosis. Having experience with grief and loss, as well as working as a postpartum doula, Kesha is trained in recognizing postpartum depression and postpartum anxiety disorders. She is able to refer clients to help when needed as she has a vast list of resources available if needed.
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Kesha serves a select clientele in the Dallas Fort Worth, Texas, area, while also mentoring and training DFWs next generation of Elite Doula Birth Coaches.
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Kesha is a born and raised proud Texan. In her free time, Kesha loves spending time with family, watching movies, and fun outings centered around her children and grandchildren. She admits she even has a bit of an adventurous side, as she enjoys thrill rides and theme parks as much as the kids do!
Contact Kesha directly:
Email: blendedbaileys@gmail.com
Cell: 214-208-2704
Blended Baileys Birth & Babies