Mari Oxenberg, RN


 Back in Key West, I began teaching Prenatal yoga every week for 5 years, and at the same time started my own Birth Doula practice. I became the first Birth Doula in the Florida Keys! The moms in my yoga class would hire me to be their Doula which created a wonderful continuity of care.
After teaching the women throughout their pregnancies, I would then be fortunate enough to support them during their birth. I began to see what a powerful effect yoga had on the entire childbirth experience and what great outcomes occurred for the mothers and babies. The most interesting of all was that mothers who took my yoga class rarely ever tore, even if it was their first baby!

In 1998 I began Nursing School in Key West with the goal of one day becoming a Nurse Midwife. I continued my teaching and birth support while focusing on Maternal and Child Care in school. I worked nights as an OB Tech in the hospital, working in Labor and Delivery, postpartum, and with the babies in the nursery.

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