August 6, 2021: Dr. Lopes Supported her 1st Birth today as a BIRTH DOULA!

Dr. Lopes stepped away from @361clinic this morning to go and support her 1st birth as Birth Doula!

Reposted from @drmelanielopes

I thought today was going to be a memorable day because there was going to be a lot of medal dreams about to happen at the @tokyo2020 Olympics, but I was wrong!

Today, August 6, 2021, I got to support my 1st birth as a Birth Doula candidate, at a home birth.

Today our population increased by 1 because this 9.5lbs baby boy (name TBD) came into this world at 12:10pm!

After watching and supporting this birth experience since this morning, all I can say is WOW! This mother was fearless and made the whole process look so easy! If I could, I would’ve given her a gold

medal too!

KUDOS to the supportive birth partner, and their team of midwives from Riverdale Midwives, for making this the best 1st birth I could ask for!

I haven’t had a moment to fully process what happened today, because I was able to return back to work @361clinic later this afternoon.

Thanks to my patients who were flexible and understanding about the last minute rescheduling of your appointments, to allow me to go and support my 1st birth!

Happy birthday Baby X, and thank you to his parents for trusting me in helping them with their experience.