Meet Ami Shaffer

Welcome!  Thank you for taking time to meet me and learn about my services!  I am so happy that you have decided to explore your options in childbirth!

My name is Ami Shaffer and I am a full time Mommy and part time birth doula/childbirth educator.  I live in a rural area in Central Ohio and serve families from as far south as Portsmouth to as far north as Delaware.  Did I mention that I spend the majority of my time in my van?!  I have 3 amazing kids.  Caden is my 11yo son.  His very emotional birth is what lead me to birth work.  I also have a set of boy/girl twins, Atley and Paisley, who are 4.  I am married to my husband Matt whom I have spent over half my life with!  Our life is full of chaos and love!

I began my birth work journey is 2009 when I took the DONA training to become a birth doula.  This is my passion and I have never looked back.  I was certified as a birth doula in April 2011 and to date have served about 70 wonderful families.  In 2012, I got the opportunity to begin teaching childbirth education for a local health system.  I was so happy to start reaching more families and helping them understand their options in childbirth.  I truly feel that there is no "one size fits all" way for your baby to be born.  I love supporting and guiding mothers who are choosing many different types of birth and feel equally thankful for each and every one of them.  I took the training to become a Lamaze Certified Childbirth Educator in May 2014 and got certified in early 2016.   

 I try to keep my client schedule to about 2-3 clients per month so that I am able to balance home and work together.  I hope you will allow me the opportunity to meet with you and see if we are a good fit for your birth.  It is very important that you, your birth team, and I all feel 100% comfortable with each other.  I look forward to meeting you soon!