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Guiding the thread from

pregnancy to parenthood

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Who
we are

A birth doula collective is a team of doulas who work together to provide comprehensive, collaborative care. At The Golden Thread, this means you benefit from the combined expertise, training, and experience of both Jaya and Kiona throughout your journey. Serving the Puget Sound area of Seattle, we share knowledge, support one another, and ensure you always have access to skilled care—even if one of us is unavailable. This collaborative approach means more perspectives, more resources, and deeper support for your family. You're not just hiring one doula; you're gaining a whole team dedicated to your wellbeing.

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  • Jaya was our birth doula and was so incredibly kind, compassionate especially as I navigated some significant complications after birth. We also got to work with both Jaya and Kiona postpartum, and they were invaluable in providing us with strong support both during the day and overnight as we dealt with some health complications with our little one and again a few weeks later when I had another complication requiring hospitalization. They both came through for us, helping us as first time parents feel more confident and helped normalize a lot of what we were feeling and experiencing in those first few weeks postpartum. We genuinely could not have gotten through the fourth trimester without their help, kindness and support. From setting up overnight care, to daytime support, including on incredibly short notice due to the medical emergency I experienced several weeks postpartum, I felt reassured knowing that my little one was well taken care of with Jaya and Kiona.

    — Cindy C.

  • Jaya and Kiona were instrumental in making our birth process smoother and setting us off on our parenthood journey on the right foot post partum. Kiona was with us during our C-section and her help during the golden hour to get the baby to latch and get his first feed was priceless. Post-partum, we had no family help due to unforeseen circumstances but Jaya and Kiona helped us learn the ropes of parenthood and taught us to approach the chaos in an orderly manner. Jaya and Kiona helped me recover from my C-section and get active sooner, taught my spouse how to support me with the baby, and helped keep our home clean and organized in the meantime, which helped a lot with our postpartum mental health. Jaya and Kiona's help in supporting my breastfeeding journey also helped me get to a point where my baby is exclusively breastmilk-fed. Kiona's night shifts helped us get much needed rest during the early postpartum days. Overall, they were a critical part of our jourmey and we recommend their services strongly.

    Atreyee M.

  • I cannot even begin to express how grateful I am to have found these two incredibly kind, knowledgeable, powerful, and dedicated doulas. From our prenatal visits, to birth, to postpartum they asked excellent questions, listened with open hearts, and gave wonderful advice. When it came time to birth, we were so lucky to have Kiona's gentle power and certain energy to support us. She knew just when to suggest a position change, to add cozy candles, to use counter pressure or other contact, to move to the bathtub, and to make sure I was drinking water. She empowered me and guided me in a way that made me feel so seen and known. When it came time to make some decisions outside of our birth plan, it was so easy to turn to her expertise and experience, though she never told us what to do, just provided information and encouragement and because of her I feel so confident in the choices we had to make. She held me literally and figuratively through the contractions and I truly attribute her calm, but focused reminder to dig deep into my most primal self during pushing to be what kept me going and got baby out. I can't begin to express just how safe Kiona made us feel even when things were hard and scary. That safety is key in me looking back on a difficult birth with pride and comfort and it is Kiona's gift of connection and care that really fostered that for me. After birth both Jaya and Kiona followed up consistently and were invaluable resources for all of our questions and concerns. Working with Kiona was a dream come true-- she understood us deeply, has a great sense of humor, her instincts are remarkable, and she worked her butt off without breaking a sweat. These two doulas are magical and you can feel it from the moment you meet them. Their genuine hearts are enormous and their knowledge is endless. We are so eternally grateful to them for everything and cannot recommend them enough.

    Grace W.

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