​Contact Us: BuffaloDoulaCollective@gmail.com
our DOULAS
Gina Varney
Birth Doula, Postpartum Doula, Placenta Encapsulation Specialist, Co-leader of the WNY chapter of the International Cesarean Awareness Network (ICAN).
Gina believes that by empowering woman to own their birth, creating a plan that fits their individual needs, and by giving newborns respectful evidence-based care, we can dramatically improve our future. She is a DONA-trained birth and postpartum doula and a placenta encapsulation specialist. She started Own Birth in 2008 and is committed to helping families become educated, supported and empowered. She is the co-leader of the Western New York chapter of the International Cesarean Awareness Network (ICAN) and facilitates the monthly VBAC support group at The Birthing Center of Buffalo. Gina is a certified doula trainer for the Life Cycle Collective Doulas (LCCD) She has been married for over 20 years, has three children, and lives in Kenmore, NY.
(716) 238-0708
Pauline Goulah
Birth and Postpartum Doula, Birth Photography
Pauline believes in a woman's ability to birth her baby and became a doula to support, educate and empower women and thier partners in the journey to parenthood. Birth is beautiful and peaceful and spiritual when given the calm, sacred space it needs and deserves, and that's what she works to protect. Pauline believes a positive birth experience instills confidence in the next steps of parenthood.
(703) 731-4471
LuAnn Conte
Childbirth Educator, Birth Doula, Postpartum Doula, L&D nurse, Breastfeeding Counselor, pediatric advanced life support certified, hypnobirthing certified and placental encapsulation trained.
LuAnn was a labor and delivery nurse for 23 years. She is hypnobirth certified and a DONA trained birth doula, a childbirth educator, breast feeding counselor (PCE), and postpartum doula. She has pediatric advanced life support certification and is trained in placental encapsulation (Life Cycles). LuAnn is currently an apprentice midwife. She has served hundreds of families in WNY and has made it her life's work to provide the best care for each, always striving to meet the individual needs of each woman by supporting every family with committed, compassionate care. She is a Life Cycles Collective Doulas (LCCD) certified trainer. LuAnn is the mother of four and lives in Niagara Falls with her husband and two dogs.
(716) 478-5764
Whitney Mendel
Life Cycles trained birth doula.
Trauma-informed Community Social Worker in the field of maternal and child health
(716) 400-3889
Angel Kulczyk
Birth Doula, Postpartum Doula, Placenta Encapsulation Specialist
Angel is a birth and postpartum doula certified through LIfeCycles and The Collective Doulas. She has devoted her practice to helping women become empowered by their birth journeys. She feels truly blessed to serve women during their transition to parenthood, and to find herself working alongside the most amazing, strong, powerful women. She has truly found her calling.
"To accomplish great things, we must also dream, not only plan, but also believe."
Angel lives in Buffalo with her husband and three children.
(716) 906-4203
