About Me

Hi, I'm Junko Ziemba! I'm a DONA Certified birth and postpartum doula and a Lactation Educator. My own fertility and birthing experience opened my eyes to how many challenges, gaps in support, and inequities exist in the modern motherhood journey. As a doula, I'm committed to helping bridge the gap between the healthcare system and birthing people and their families, with compassion, education, and encouragement. Supporting families through this delicate time is truly my calling.

What makes my practice unique is that the majority of my clients are of Asian descent, seeking culturally sensitive support during this delicate season. I am truly honored to be trusted and welcomed into their journeys.

In addition to my doula work, I'm a Dancing For Birth Certified Instructor, teaching dance and movement classes for pregnant and postpartum people, and I offer postnatal belly-binding, yoni sauna, and healing meal prep. My goal is to support you with compassion and care, mind, body, and spirit, throughout your journey into parenthood.

Practice Philosophy

My philosophy is rooted in culturally competent, personalized, and gentle care that helps fill the gap between the medical system and the birthing people it serves. Having navigated my own fertility and birthing experience, I understand firsthand how many challenges and gaps in support exist, and that lived experience shapes how I show up for every family.

I see myself as a coach who offers both evidence-based information and lived, experience-based wisdom. I meet each family where they are, honoring their culture, values, and unique journey, and bridging the space between clinical care and the real, human experience of becoming a parent.

Overall, my goal is to support you with compassion and care, helping you feel seen, understood, and empowered as you move through this delicate and transformative season.

Specialties

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• Lactation Education Counselor
• Dancing For Birth Certified Instructor
• Malaysian-Style Postnatal Bodycare Practitioner (Belly-Binding & Yoni Sauna)
• Postnatal Healing Meal Provider
• Japanese–English Bilingual Support
• Culturally Sensitive Care for Asian Families
• Fertility Challenges
• High-Risk Pregnancies
• Birth Anxiety Support
• VBAC
• Unmedicated Birth

Services Offered

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• In-Person Labor & Birth Support
• Postpartum Care
• Prenatal Care
• Extended In-Home Postpartum Care
• Pregnancy Loss Support