Hello and welcome to Bamboo Birth Services, 

I am Jun-Nicole Matsushita, certified birth doula in Iowa City. I can help you experience a positive, comfortable, safe, birth in the hospital. I will help you with a natural birth, low intervention birth or a medicated birth with a low intervention approach.

You have come to the right place if:

• You are a woman planning to give birth in Iowa City.

• You are a couple who wants to be prepared with the tools and information to make informed decisions during your pregnancy, birth, and as parents.

• You want an advocate to provide continuous informational, emotional, and physical support.

• You want somebody there to reassure your birth partner with information, make suggestions on how best to support you, and provide the time and space for them to eat and rest.

• Perhaps, you had a stressful or even traumatic past birth and are seeking non-judgmental guidance.

• Perhaps, you had an unexpected cesarean section during your previous birth and would like to experience a Vaginal Birth After Cesarean (VBAC).

• You want a certified professional with you during your birth from the time you call me to be with you until you are resting comfortably with your baby in your arms.

For this birth you may be interested in:

• Staying mobile and following your bodies desire to change positions during labor and birth.

• Using Birth Movement through positioning, the birth ball, rebozo/selendang sling, labor tub, or squat bar.

• Using Hypnobirthing techniques and guided imagery as coping skills.

Action Plan. If you are the person who wants to learn what options you have and would like to work with an expert to help you prepare for and experience an empowering hospital birth enjoy and explore the following pages:

• You will find my Birth Doula Packages and Frequently Asked Questions on the page.

• Find out how my training and background influence my birth work on the  page.

• You will find where Bamboo Birth is featured in the Press and present in the Community on the page. 

• Hear from past clients and health care providers on my page.

• Find out how partners feel about working with me as their doula on the page. 

• Discover available to you: Birth Movement and Birth Plan Workshops, Postpartum Doula Services, Birth Plan and Babywearing Consultations.

• Create and share your personal from the womb to the playroom to the schoolroom.

• You will find links to local childbirth classes, care providers, holistic practitioners, support groups, and both National and online support forums and information on my page.

• You are invited to connect with Bamboo Birth on the Bamboo Blog, Facebook, and Twitter.

• Questions? Enquiries? Suggestions? Messages? Sign the guestbook.

I am looking forwards to hearing from you.

Please call me at 319-430-6736 or  

Your bamboula,

Jun-Nicole Matsushita

Certified Labor Doula (CBI), Hypnobabies Childbirth Hypnosis Doula (HCHD), MA