Doula Care at Sierra Natural Birth Center
Continuous Support. Familiar Faces. Care That Follows You.
At Sierra Natural Birth Center, doula care is an integral part of our maternity-care model. Our in-house doulas work alongside our midwives and birth team to provide compassionate, continuous support throughout pregnancy, birth, postpartum recovery, and the transition into life with a new baby.
*Eligible Medi-Cal members may have access to covered doula services during pregnancy, labor and birth, and the postpartum period, including extended postpartum support when appropriate.
Kayleen Delgado – CBA
Hi! My name is Kayleen Delgado and I’m an AABC Certified Birth Assistant and a DONA trained doula. I absolutely love all things pregnancy and birth! I first learned about the role of a doula while preparing for the birth of my daughter at Sierra Natural Birth Canter, with Ellie as my midwife. My doula met with me and my husband a couple of times before the birth and was right beside me once labor started. She provided emotional support as well as physical comfort techniques, that lead to me having the birth experience I desired. Ever since then I have wanted to provide the same support and care, before, during, and after labor, that I was so blessed to receive. My heart for all women is that during the most beautiful and miraculous moment you would feel encouraged, safe, well-informed, and empowered to have the birth you desire. I have had the honor to serve at homebirths, hospital births, and births at SNBC. I now accept Medi-Cal for doula services. I currently live in Tuolumne, CA with my husband and two daughters. I look forward to hearing from you and serving you however I can!
Call/text: (209) 352-4224
Email: kaydelgado2009@gmail.com
Karly Penton RNC, IBCLC, Doula
After more than 17 years in Labor & Delivery, I’ve been invited into some of the most beautiful, difficult, and deeply personal moments a family can experience. I’ve supported women through joyful births, unexpected turns, and the heartbreak of loss. Those experiences taught me that feeling safe, heard, and supported can make an enormous difference in how a woman and her family experience birth.
I am a mom of two, and both of my children were born in a hospital setting. I truly believe you can have the birth you want in any setting. My own experiences helped me understand that the environment matters, but having the right people beside you can make all the difference.
For me, the real struggle came after birth. I remember those overwhelming early days with a crying newborn, exhaustion, and cracked, bleeding nipples, wondering why breastfeeding was so much harder than I expected. After finding a knowledgeable IBCLC and receiving the support and resources I needed, I knew I wanted to understand more. Nursing school and my career had given me a strong foundation, but I wanted to be able to offer families more. That journey led me to UC San Diego and ultimately to becoming an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC).
Today, I’m honored to bring all of these experiences together through my work with Sierra Natural Birth Center, where I support families as a Certified Registered Nurse, Lactation Consultant, and Birth and Postpartum Doula. I have also built my own practice Peaks Lactation, where I continue to provide individualized lactation, postpartum, and birth support to families throughout our community. As well as part time as a Labor and Delivery RNC at Adventist Health Sonora.
Serving families in Tuolumne, Calaveras, Stanislaus, Merced, and Mariposa Counties. As well as telehealth in the United States.
Grace Cathrein – CD-L, CD-PIC
From the moment I found out I was pregnant with my first baby at 18 years old, my life began to change in ways I never could have imagined. Coming to the Sierra Natural Birth Center ( SNBC) for my prenatal visits, I found it was more than just prenatal care—I found people who truly loved, supported, and believed in me.
Throughout both of my pregnancies, I experienced compassionate, personalized care that made me feel seen, heard, informed, and safe. Through the journey of motherhood, I also experienced two heartbreaking losses. During those seasons of grief, the SNBC team continued to surround me with the same love, compassion, and support they had shown me from the very beginning. They didn’t just care for me during birth—they cared for me through life, loss, healing, and hope. That kind of love leaves a lasting imprint on your heart.
Each of my births transformed me. Becoming a mother awakened a strength and confidence I never knew I had. It showed me that women are incredibly capable and that birth has the power to change us in the most beautiful ways.
I believe birth is a normal, natural process that deserves to be honored, protected, and respected. While there are times when medical intervention is needed, I believe every family deserves compassionate support, evidence-based information, and someone who will walk beside them with encouragement and without judgment.
The incredible midwives and doulas who cared for me, inspired me to become a doula and to pursue midwifery. They changed the course of my life, and I hope to offer that same sense of peace, confidence, and unwavering support to the families I have the privilege of serving.
I sometimes joke that I’m a “birth nerd” because I truly love everything about pregnancy, birth, breastfeeding, newborns, and the postpartum journey. I love learning, I love teaching when families want guidance, and I love reminding mothers to trust the incredible wisdom already within them.
As a doula, I hope every family I care for feels what I felt all those years ago—that they are loved, supported, respected, and never alone. It is an incredible honor to walk alongside families during one of the most transformative seasons of their lives, and I look forward to serving each one with a gentle heart and open hands.
Contact:
AbitOfGrace.birth@gmail.com
Noella brings a warm, joyful, and deeply compassionate presence to families throughout pregnancy, birth, and the postpartum season. A Certified Holistic Doula with more than 10 years of experience supporting and guiding people through life’s transitions, she grew up in a midwifery household, surrounded by pregnancy, birth, babies, and the wisdom of women caring for women throughout her life.
Her approach blends evidence-based doula care with an intuitive understanding of comfort, nutrition, education, and emotional support. Noella has a special gift for using voice, sound, singing, and music during labor, when desired, creating a calming atmosphere and helping birthing mothers find rhythm, relaxation, and confidence in their own bodies and voices.
Years spent living, teaching, traveling, and working throughout Latin America have also shaped Noella’s appreciation for the many cultural traditions surrounding pregnancy, birth, postpartum healing, and family life. She speaks both English and Spanish and approaches each family with curiosity, respect, and sensitivity to their individual beliefs, traditions, and preferences.
As Sierra Natural Birth Center’s Resident Doula, Noella provides prenatal education and preparation, continuous labor support, postpartum and newborn care, nutrition education, telehealth support, and home visits throughout our rural communities. She works closely with our midwives and maternity-care team so that families can experience familiar, continuous support before, during, and after birth.
Noella is also an artist, musician, educator, and longtime advocate for women and families. She brings all of these parts of herself into her doula work—with gentleness, creativity, humor, and a genuine love for nurturing mothers, babies, and growing families.
Serving families in Tuolumne, Calaveras, and Mariposa Counties.
shaelanoellamusic@gmail.com
Hi! My name is Kayleen Delgado and I’m an AABC Certified Birth Assistant and a DONA trained doula. I absolutely love all things pregnancy and birth! I first learned about the role of a doula while preparing for the birth of my daughter at Sierra Natural Birth Canter, with Ellie as my midwife. My doula met with me and my husband a couple of times before the birth and was right beside me once labor started. She provided emotional support as well as physical comfort techniques, that lead to me having the birth experience I desired. Ever since then I have wanted to provide the same support and care, before, during, and after labor, that I was so blessed to receive. My heart for all women is that during the most beautiful and miraculous moment you would feel encouraged, safe, well-informed, and empowered to have the birth you desire. I have had the honor to serve at homebirths, hospital births, and births at SNBC. I now accept Medi-Cal for doula services. I currently live in Tuolumne, CA with my husband and two daughters. I look forward to hearing from you and serving you however I can!
Call/text: (209) 352-4224
Email: kaydelgado2009@gmail.com
