Who is a Doula?
A trained professional who empowers and reassures women and their families during labor and after birth of a baby through continuous supportive care. MORE
Yana Katzap-Nackman
BA, CD(DONA), PCD(DONA), International Board Certified Lactation Consultant(IBCLC), Birthing from Within mentor and Head First President.
. After 10 years in the entertainment industry and the birth of her first child, Ms. Katzap-Nackman transitioned from the production world to the reproduction world. The birth of her son inspired Ms. Katzap-Nackman to dive Head First into the amazing work of preparing and supporting parents from pregnancy to parenthood. Ms. Katzap-Nackman holds a dual certification as a birth and postpartum doula.
In 2004-2005 Ms. Katzap-Nackman found herself working with two home birth midwifery practices. She was working as a midwife assistant in home births, while still running her practice and supporting doula clients in hospitals.
In early 2005, inspired by her second pregnancy with her daughter, she added on professional expertise in breastfeeding support. She was trained and certified with the Lactation institute and UCSD as a Lactation Educator and then Lactation Consultant. She has more than 300 clinical hours under her belt and worked with parents in NICU, postpartum and outpatient clinics.
Yana is currently serving her 2nd term as Director of Membership Support for DONA International, the Premier doula organization and is the immediate past Vice President of the Doulas Association of Southern CA (DASC). For over 6 years now, this award winning doula & lactation consultant has been working tirelessly with hundreds of families, helping them transition from pregnancy to parenthood.
