Who Are We?      We are three local Jacksonville women who have a passion for childbirth and helping women achieve the birth experience they want to have. Judy Andrews   Judy's desire is to help mothers have a positive birth experience by offering her knowledge, personal experience, and caring support during labor and delivery. She believes that a woman’s body was amazingly designed for the experience of childbirth and that quality support and education are two very important factors in making informed decisions during childbirth. She is a mother of 3 (all born at home) and became a doula because of the wonderful experience she had with her doula during the birth of her first child. She is trained in The Bradley and ICEA childbirth curriculum and is DONA certified.     Irene Brinkmann     Irene has joined the Jacksonville area birthing community hoping to encourage and comfort women as they participate in the drama of birth. She longs to assist both the mother and her partner in any way she can, enabling the birth process to be the joyous and empowering event it was meant to be. Having given birth to six children (including twins), Irene longs to impart to others anything she may have learned along the way. She received her DONA training in 2005 and has enjoyed participating in various births, seeking to meet the needs of those present. Beverly Andrews   Beverly loves assisting mothers and partners in the birth process and in meeting their postpartum needs. She has been present for many births, including the births of her eight grandchildren, which includes 3 home births. Beverly is DONA trained and finishing her certification. She is also trained in the ICEA childbirth curriculum. She recently retired from her full time job to devote more time to her first love-assisting mothers in the birth process and in the care of newborns.