Team | A Mother's Strength

Meet the Team

Get to Know Us

At A Mother’s Strength Doula Services, LLC, our team of doulas is dedicated to supporting families throughout pregnancy, childbirth, and the early postpartum period. Each member brings compassion, training, and lived experience to provide respectful, continuous, and family-centered care.

Our Philosophy

At A Mother’s Strength, we believe every birth and postpartum experience is unique and deserves care that is:

Respectful and non-judgmental
Evidence-based and individualized
Rooted in presence, empathy, and trust

We work collaboratively to ensure families feel supported from pregnancy through early parenthood — helping parents feel informed, confident, and empowered every step of the way.

Founder, Lead Doula

Cheryl Wood is the founder of A Mother’s Strength Doula Services, LLC and a Certified Birth Doula, and Childbirth Educator serving families throughout the Tulsa area. Cheryl brings a rare depth of experience to her work — both personal and professional. She and her husband, Charlie, have raised five children and welcomed three daughters-in-law into their family. Since 2020, Cheryl has also embraced her role as a grandmother, with five grandchildren born over the past few years and more on the way. Through her own family and doula practice, she has experienced and supported a wide range of birth and postpartum circumstances.

Her personal journey includes navigating complex feeding and recovery experiences, such as breastfeeding a baby with a cleft palate, pumping and reestablishing milk supply following hospitalizations, and supporting healing after surgical recoveries. These experiences deeply inform her compassionate, practical, and non-judgmental approach to supporting families.

Cheryl’s work as a doula is grounded in evidence-based care, education, and hands-on support. She has completed extensive professional training, including:

Birth and Postpartum Doula workshops through DONA International
Birth Certification through Lifespan Doulas
Postpartum Certification through DONA International
Body Ready Method® Professional certification
Childbirth Educator certification through the International Childbirth Education Association
Training in Rebozo techniques, Peanut Ball use, and basic life support (CPR) for adults, children, and infants
Cheryl is known for her attentive presence and thoughtful care — from teaching childbirth education classes to providing nourishing support during labor, including homemade bone broth made with herbs from her garden and her signature "LaborAide" electrolyte drink.

Outside of her doula work, Cheryl enjoys walking, yoga, travel, and learning from other cultures. She shares her home with her husband, a scruffy dog named Lola, a calico cat, and a small flock of backyard chickens. Faith and prayer are an important part of her daily life, and she is committed to serving families of all backgrounds and beliefs. She is also actively involved in her community, volunteering with refugee families through childbirth education.

In recognition of her work, Cheryl was honored as one of the Top 5 Doulas in the Tulsa area by readers of Tulsa Kid’s Magazine in both 2023 and 2025.

Cheryl has chosen her team carefully and with intention. The Mother’s Strength doula team looks forward to continuing to support families as they navigate pregnancy, childbirth, and the postpartum period with confidence, care, and strength.

Birth Doula

Natalia

Natalia is a DONA and Carriage House trained birth doula who has been supporting families since 2015. Inspired by her own birth experience, she ensures parents feel heard, valued, and supported. Natalia supports a wide range of birth experiences, including medicated and unmedicated births, cesareans, VBACs, multiples, and adoption. Natalia and her husband have two daughters.

Birth Doula

Shannon

Shannon has been supporting families since 2017 and brings warmth, encouragement, and confidence-building to her work. She values walking alongside families as they prepare for birth and transition into parenthood, offering steady emotional support throughout the process. She received her doula training through DONA. Shannon is a trained Lactation Counselor. She and her husband have three grown daughters and one grandson.

Birth Doula

Beth

Beth’s background in prenatal and trauma-informed yoga led her to doula work centered on advocacy and client autonomy. Born and raised in Tulsa, she offers compassionate physical and emotional support while honoring each family’s unique journey and decisions. Beth is also a certified Body Ready Method® Pro. Additionally, she is trained and certified through Oklahoma Birth Equity Initiative. Beth and her husband have two grown children.

Birth Doula

Lisa

Lisa is a DONA-trained Birth Doula and has been practicing since 2023. She provides calm, thoughtful support to each family she works with. She emphasizes informed decision-making and evidence-based resources, helping parents feel confident and supported during times of transition. Lisa is a Body Ready Method® Pro. She and her husband have four children.

Birth and PostPartum Doula

Melissa

Melissa is a certified birth and postpartum doula who has worked with families for many years, first as an educator and more recently supporting them through pregnancy, birth, and the postpartum period. She provides compassionate, non-judgmental, and individualized care, with a special focus on postpartum support during the “fourth trimester.” Melissa and her husband have four children ranging from their teens through twenties.