Colorado Birth Resources

Welcome to Aspen Leaf Birth Services, my name is Brandy Segin CD(DONA), CCCE
Certified Birth Doula and Childbirth Educator offering Doula Care and Childbirth Education in
Colorado Springs, and the south Denver Metro area including Castle Rock and Parker.

I have often been asked, ‘Why did you become a doula?’. My response is simple. I have been
a doula my entire adult life. I have had a life-long interest in pregnancy and birth and a passion
for supporting women and their partners through the birth process into parenthood. In fact, I
didn’t really become a doula, it’s in my blood. I am by nature a doula: I nurture, I support, I
listen, I understand. I supported family members as well as numerous friends through their
pregnancies and births long before I had ever heard of a doula or began my official study to
become a Certified Birth Doula in 2003. I have supported women and families through many
different kinds of birth experiences including natural unmedicated births, cesarean sections,
medicated births, vaginal birth of twins, inductions and VBACs. I am passionate about the
value and importance of the birth experience which forever changes a woman-creating a
mother, a family and memories that last a lifetime. I feel privileged to be allowed to serve
women and their families during this most important time.

A Little Background Information

Although I have lived on both coasts, I have called Southern Colorado my home since 1986. I
graduated from the University of Colorado-Colorado Springs with a Bachelors Degree in
Anthropology. Although being a Birth Doula is my true calling, I learned a lot about how the
world births their babies during my studies in college. I am in a constant state of learning within
the birthing field. Whether it be through reading every book I can get my hands on, studying the
Cochrane Library’s collection of studies, taking/sponsoring workshops or attending
conferences and seminars-continually keeping myself up-to-date on the best most recent
research and birthing methods is a key part of my work as a doula- outside of the labor room.

Of course, my husband and three children are the light of my life. My personal birth history
consists of a fetal demise at 24 weeks, a cesarean birth at term after extended labor, a
homebirth VBAC with no complications and an induced hospital VBAC respectively.

In addition to my exceptional doula services, I also offer evidence-based, private, and
completely customizable Childbirth Education classes. I generally offer childbirth education to
my doula clients only, however some exceptions can be made.

In addition to being a Certified Doula through DONA (Doulas of North America International), I
am also a Certified Childbirth Educator through CAPPA (Childbirth and Postpartum
Professional Association). I am a member of Colorado Birth Resources, The Pikes Peak
Regional Doula Association, birthNetwork, CAPPA, DONA and ICAN-International Cesarean
Awareness Network.