ANNA RODNEY- DOULA TRAINER & CHILDBIRTH EDUCATOR
Anna Rodney is dedicated to building opportunities for birth workers. Her goal is to improve birth and postpartum outcomes for families through high quality trainings, education, and birth and postpartum doula support.
She has created and implemented high quality childbirth and baby classes through Birth & Baby University, and founded and created the largest doula agency in the United States, Chicago Family Doulas; which employs over 200 birth and postpartum doulas.
She is a committed life long learner and has spent her entire adult life in the field of education. After the birth of her first child in 2009, Anna became incredibly committed to learning as much as possible about birth and babies. She first became a labor and postpartum doula and childbirth educator. Since then she has continued to grow her knowledge base and accomplishments.
Anna is a Newborn Care Specialist, Lactation Educator, Lamaze Instructor, Happiest Baby on the Block parent educator, a former Hypnobirth instructor. She founded and is lead faculty for Birth & Baby University (BBU), and she trains Labor and Postpartum Doulas and Childbirth Educators through BBU. She also has many ongoing learning opportunities for doulas and perinatal professionals. Her commitment to supporting and teaching doulas is only matched with her commitment to supporting and educating families on their incredible journey to parenthood!
Prior to shifting her focus to expecting parents and perinatal professionals, Anna was a Special Education teacher for over a decade. She has multiple degrees in special education and has her master’s degree in education.
Anna believes deeply in making learning palatable, fun and applicable. She creates her curriculum with her love for doulas and families and their experiences at the forefront of her mind. In each of these classes you will get to experience her deep knowledge and her incredible passion for all things birth and babies.
I am a Birth & Postpartum Professional looking to grow my business.
