Meet The Doulas
Pictured above: Elizabeth, Rebecca & Sharvon
Rebecca Skillman
910-284-1954
bpsdoula@gmail.com
Rebecca is a homeschooling mom of 6, living in Beulaville, building a wanna-be homestead with her husband Steven.
Through her own seven pregnancies, she found herself growing very passionate about childbirth. She began working on her certification as a doula during the pregnancy of her 6th child and dived into birthwork, plugging herself into the birth professional community of Eastern NC. She volunteered free childbirth education to Duplin County starting in 2022.
Since then, she has envisioned opening a Pregnancy & Postpartum Resource Center for Duplin County, a place where moms can receive free education & support. Once Medicaid began covering Doula Support in 2023, she worked fast to become a contracted provider.
Rebecca hopes that through The Duplin Doulas she can be a part of something big in changing birth & postpartum outcomes for women here in Eastern NC!
Sharvon Smith
herbstoagoddess@yahoo.com
910-441-0106
Sharvon is a mom of 3 and grandmother of 2. She has been a herbalist for over 10 years and has owned her herbal shop for 3 years. She loves gardening, doing diy crafts & traveling.
Before becoming a Doula Sharvon also worked as a CBD chemist so healing has always been apart of her .
Sharvon has big goals in becoming a Doula to raise awareness & support for natural birth especially in the African American community. She especially loves working with teenage moms because she once was a teenage mom herself. Sharvon is a CAPAA Doula in training she loves to work with moms with Postpartum support her techniques as a Doula is using meditation methods and other relaxation methods to help Mom and Dad during labor. She also provides her clients with herbal needs during and after the pregnancy. Sharvon also likes working with C-section moms providing them with Gentle C-section methods.
Sharvon joined the Duplin Doulas in July 2024. " I was so excited when Rebecca reached out to me to be a Doula our goal in our community and surrounding communities is to raise natural birth awareness to all Mothers. I was Doula to one of my grand children and it was the best experience ever. "
Contact Sharvon for Doula services and Natural Remedies
Elizabeth Santibañez Rojo
esantib97@gmail.com
910-284-3603
Elizabeth was born and raised in Duplin County. After the completion of both her undergraduate and graduate degrees, she wanted to give back to her community. Her passion for doula work emerged while collaborating with doulas, midwives, insurance representatives, health department staff, and doctors in Durham through "Born in Durham, Healthy for Life." Together, they aimed to improve the health outcomes for mothers and infants in the community by bridging the communication gap between community members and institutions like hospitals and insurance providers. Elizabeth hopes to apply the knowledge gained from this experience to support Duplin County, with a particular focus on Spanish-speaking pregnant mothers.
Elizabeth nació y creció en el condado de Duplin. Después de obtener su licenciatura y maestría, ella quería regresar y apoyar a su comunidad. Su pasión por el trabajo de doula apareció cuando colaboró con doulas, parteras, representantes de seguros, personal del departamento de salud, y doctores en Durham a través de la organización "Born in Durham, Healthy for Life." Ellos se propusieron a mejorar la comunicación entre los miembros de la comunidad y las instituciones, como los hospitales y proveedores de seguros, para reducir la mortalidad y morbilidad de madres y bebés de la cuidad. Elizabeth espera aplicar la información que aprendió de esta experiencia para apoyar al condado de Duplin, con un enfoque especial en las madres quien hablan Español.
Join our Team
Love birth? Love helping moms? Want to be a part of something big here in Duplin County? We can help you every step of the way in your path to certification so you can begin a rewarding career making a difference in birth & postpartum outcomes!
