Untethered Birth Doula
Austin Huston, Birth Doula and Birth Photographer serving Tacoma, WA and beyond!
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About Me
Hello! My name is Austin Huston and I am the doula and photographer of Untethered Birth. I am now a part of a trio of doulatogs at The Birth Collective PNW, check us out! I live in Enumclaw, WA with my husband and partner in life, Matt and our three sons Asa (6), Lex (4), and Ike (2).
I started getting interested in birth work before ever having babies. I graduated from college with a BS degree in Exercise Science, knowing my interest in the human body and physiology. When I learned that birth could be more (or less) than hospitals and fear and pain, but could actually be a physiologic process that birthing people have been doing for generations, I was hooked and found my calling. Incorporating my love and fascination with the workings of the human body and my passion for supporting and empowering people, birth work is just the perfect fit.
My own pregnancy, loss, and birth experiences vary - as do all birth stories. This in combination with the 230+ births I have attended as a doula gives me a unique perspective on supporting others in their own births experiences. I have seen and experienced personally and professionally the benefits of medical intervention and pain medications as well as the benefits of uninterrupted, physiologic birth. I understand that one person's birth preferences may not make a positive birth story for another. I truly aim to support my clients in a way that is unique and specific to what they want and will make them feel most in control and respected throughout the process. All while keeping them informed and protecting their birth space.
Birth will change your life! My desire as a Birth Doula is to help you navigate that important time of your life as seamlessly as possible. I sincerely believe that every person should be in full control of their own birth story, untethered by social expectations, medical or personal biases, or care ungrounded in evidence. I hope to encourage autonomy while informing your decision making so that every decision of your birth feels like yours. I am here to encourage, hold space, provide physical support, answer questions, offer emotional support, introduce new questions, give you resources, make your partner look like a rockstar, and remind you of your power. I am here for you every step of the way.
Schedule your consultation now! I can't wait to meet you!
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My Services
My mission is to empower birthing families to trust their mind, body, and intuition as they bring their baby earth-side. As a part of your birth team I will help educate, encourage, and accompany you on this journey to parenthood.
From our first Meet-and-Greet, to postpartum visit, I will respect your decisions and will walk with you every step of the way!
Meet and Greet
Let's meet and see if we're a fit!
Prenatal Appointment(s)
1 appointment prenatally to go over birth preferences and a mini, yet fairly comprehensive childbirth education.
Birth Support
Physical, emotional, and educational support for you and your birth partner throughout active labor through the birth of your baby. This includes a professional photo gallery edited and returned digitally.
Postpartum Visit(s)
1 visit between 1 and 3 weeks postpartum to talk about life with a new baby, mood disorders, and go over your birth and questions you might have.
PACKAGES
BIRTH DOULA + PHOTOGRAPHY
$2,800
This package includes one prenatal visit in office in Tacoma, 24/7 on call support from the time of hire until birth, full birth gallery edited in both color and black & white images returned in a virtual downloadable gallery, one postpartum visit in person 1-3 weeks after birth.
BIRTH PHOTOGRAPHY
$2,000
This package includes one virtual prenatal visit to discuss hopes for documenting your birth, 24/7 on call support from the time of hire until birth, full birth gallery edited in both color and black & white images returned in a virtual downloadable gallery.
ADD-ON VIDEOGRAPHY
$600
Birth videography documentation of your birth, edited, as an add-on to doula or photography package.
"We have a secret in our culture, and it's not that birth is painful.
It's that women are strong."
Laura Stavoe Harm
