Mariya The Doula

Mariya Charlton - Austin, TX Home Birth Doula

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If you believe your body and your baby know exactly what to do, but you'd love an extra set of hands for the journey!

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My Services

Three paths to explore:

Birth Support

From prenatal visits to postpartum care, I provide continuous, compassionate support tailored to your needs.

Traditional Bodywork

Experience the healing touch of Sobaderismo and Rebozo techniques to ease discomfort and promote relaxation.

DIY Tools

Access resources and guidance to empower you in your birth preparation and self-care practices.

Hi, I'm Mariya.

As a Home Birth Doula and Sobadora, I blend ancestral wisdom with modern practices to support you through pregnancy, birth, and postpartum. My approach honors your body’s innate wisdom and your unique birth vision.

What Sets Me Apart:

Holistic Practices: I incorporate years of experience, ancestral knowledge, and gentle bodywork to create a serene birth environment.
Personalized Care: Your preferences guide our journey together—no two births are alike, you deserve better than the standard conveyor belt care.
Empowering Support: I trust that with your instincts and my experience, we can make informed decisions that truly honor your boundaries and values.

Are we a good fit for each other?

I believe birth is a sacred rite of passage, not a medical event.

As a doula, I work for you and aim to build a deep understanding of your values in our prenatal communication.

I don't consider myself a 'birth expert', because after years witnessing births I've learned that every one is different. There is no 'right way' to do it. Each birthing mother is the only true expert of her body and baby, and the most qualified person to lead this ceremony.

My goal is to act as a conduit for your values and wishes during labor, so that you feel safe enough to shut down your brain during labor and move from your heart.

I'm prepared to hold space by any combination of the following:

transforming the atmosphere during labor by utilizing soft lightening, smudging with sacred plants, diffusing essential oils, and executing your preferred playlists.
coaching your partner on supportive techniques and reminding all team members of your preferences.
adjusting between silence and verbal affirmations based on your needs and cues.
offering massage, counter pressure, or Rebozo support
utilizing Reiki and Spinning Babies techniques and to offset discomforts

More About Me

LaRae G.

I highly highly recommend Mariya!! This was my first birth and we had a very positive experience thanks to Mariya’s support.

She does prenatal visits and explains her role and support very clearly. She made me feel very comfortable throughout the entire process.

She decorated my home and labor room with soothing light, sound and scent during my labor process to help me feel calm. She has great pearls of knowledge to lead you through the entire labor process. She empowered me to have the perfect birth for me and my baby.

My husband and I truly believe that we would’ve ended up in a regretful c-section if it wasn’t for Mariya. She’s incredible and I recommend anyone I can to hire her. You will not be disappointed with this decision!

Trent P.

Hiring Mariya was the best choice we made in our pregnancy. She was the advocate we needed. She was strong when we were hurting (my wife physically, and me emotionally).

She was incredibly knowledgeable about everything and made our birthing experience as comfortable as possible for a 50 hour labor. Mariya was with us for 31 straight hours and was nothing but supportive and encouraging.

I appreciate her massaging and squeezing my wife’s hips when I was tired and for helping us sort out food throughout too.

Mariya is forever part of our family now, and we will never forget how special she was for us on this amazing day.

Hannah M.

As a first time mom, I felt an immense amount of anxiety around the idea of labor and birth. The vast amount of unknowns, the fear that I wouldn't be able to handle whatever my body threw my way or that I wouldn't be able to navigate the stages of labor or questions at the hospital made it easy to become overwhelmed. Without family nearby, I knew I would need someone to support and guide my partner and I through this new, exciting, nerve-wracking stage of our birth journey. We strongly felt having a Doula by our side would give us the confidence and support we'd need to bring our son into the world, and we literally could not have asked for a better ally in our birth than Mariya.

In everything she does, Mariya brings an immense amount of compassion, knowledge, empathy, and calming positivity. She genuinely cared about supporting our birth plan and diligently answered all of our questions, ensuring we felt heard, understood, and prepared. When the day came to deliver my son, Mariya was with us every step of the way. From physical support (counter pressure, compresses, helping me eat/drink) to emotional encouragement (helping me understand what was happening, words of affirmation) we knew we were in the best hands.

Mariya knew I wanted to try for an unmedicated labor and supported me, guiding us through each wave of contractions until it was time to go to the hospital. Once there, she was a constant reassurance and stayed with us until our son was born. She documented our birth, helped us during skin-to-skin, and once we brought him home, was our night doula during the first grueling weeks of adjusting to a newborn with no sleep.

I cannot overstate how utterly invaluable Mariya's support was to us -- she truly felt like our champion, a constant source of reassurance, generosity, and positivity, and I know my birth experience was positive in large part because of her support. We consider ourselves extremely lucky to have had Mariya on this journey with us, and will be forever grateful to her!