Hello and welcome! 

Hello, ladies. I'm Leanna Mae. I'm a Christian, author, women's health educator, and birth doula. This is my page for blogs on women's health and birth prep. 

If you're in western Ohio, click the button below to learn more about birth doula support. 

Check out the classes I teach via the button below. 

If you're in the mood to shop for Christian shirts, birth-related shirts, and digital downloads to help you in your birth journey, visit the shops through the button below. 

Christ is our firm foundation

My faith is at the foundation of everything I do. My books are written from a Christian perspective. My classes are faith-based. I teach about bringing our faith into the birth prep and the birth itself through scripture, faith-based affirmations, prayer, worship, and each individual building up their faith and trust in the Lord as couples prepare for birth. My doula services are also faith-based. 

This is a business that honors God. We have biblical values regarding the family as God designed it. Marriage is sacred. Children are a blessing. Life begins at conception, each person created by His will and every baby knitted in their mother's womb by the hand of the Lord. All of my writing is in alignment with the bible. I will not bow down to any ideologies that go against the Word of God. This is a space for pregnant/birthing women, breastfeeding mothers, and sisters in Christ to receive education that aligns with their faith and also helps build their faith. 

While not all of my blogs talk about religion, all of my writing is in alignment with following Jesus. If you're looking for faith-based childbirth education, you've come to the right place.
Psalm 127:3
Behold, children are an inheritance of Yahweh,
The fruit of the womb is a reward.
(Legacy Standard Bible)


Hi! I'm Leanna Mae.

I'm thankful you visited my website. I'm Leanna Mae. I'm an Apostolic Pentecostal Christian who loves writing, teaching, and women's health. I'm an author! I've written and published several nonfiction paperback books. I live to write. I also love to blog. Teaching is a joy and it makes my heart happy to teach growing families classes to prepare for birth. My degree is in health sciences. Patient education is a big passion of mine. I'm also passionate about healthcare ethics and quality healthcare in all situations. While I like a few different areas of healthcare, women's health is my jam and my calling. 


My goals are

My main goal with this section of my website is to provide education to women around the world. This is a global website with thousands of visitors from over 50 countries. I'd love to reach every nation with birth and breastfeeding education. 

The goals are
  1. Be a resource of faith-based education for the Christians seeking education and support that aligns with their faith and values. 
  2. For others reading, may my website ultimately point them to Jesus. I have a lot of blogs about sharing my faith. Check out the website menu for more. 
  3. Provide education that is accurate and helpful.
  4. Offer comprehensive education. I don't do basic or introductory. I'm a little nerdy and I like to teach on more of a college level.  
  5. Improve experiences and outcomes in birth. I firmly believe that education and in-depth preparation makes a significant difference in making birth better. 
  6. Improve breastfeeding success. 
  7. Empower women by giving them access to knowledge, the tools to use it, and the guidance to develop their capabilities. 
  8. Nurture families.
  9. Make maternity care better.
  10. Teach them how to better navigate the healthcare system and communication with their care providers in a way that carries with them throughout their healthcare across the lifespan. 


How I teach

I write because God made me with that purpose and it is the reason I am here. Writing is my favorite way to teach. It's my native language. It reaches the world. I never tire of writing. I write books, handouts, and blogs. 

I teach classes in-person. 

In the future, I will teach classes online. 

And I continue to learn from my students and from the opportunity to serve as a doula in the birth space. Please do share your wisdom in the comments and let me know what else I can add to my blogs that you've learned. Birth education is integrative. The more we teach each other, the more wisdom all of us women will carry.

I teach the wholeness of birth. It can go many ways and you shouldn't have to walk your birth journey unsupported. This resource isn't just for natural birth. It's also for women who want epidurals, women who bring their babies into the world surgically through c-section, all types of birth, hospital or birthing center or home, all plans and all experiences.

I'll tell you the same thing that I tell my doula clients. I try very hard not to share my personal preferences or say things like "Here's what I would do". You are the decision maker. I'm here to offer information. Do what's right for you. There are no agendas here to push a certain type of birth or level of "crunchy". All birth has beauty to it. 


Here for you

Babies are a beautiful blessing, truly a gift from the Lord. Growing your family is a busy season with much to prepare for: prenatal care, birth, breastfeeding, infant care, family life, readjusting the balance in the home as you add your new little one. This resource is here for you to help you prepare and manage.


Support this resource

If you'd like to support this resource, there are several ways you can help do that.
  • Comment on blogs to let me know if it was helpful (or give me ideas to add to the blog).
  • You can also email me to request blog topics and let me know what you want more education about.
  • Share with your friends.
  • Hop on social media and share the blogs. All of my social media is listed at the bottom of the home page. 
  • If you are a childbirth educator, doula, or midwife, please share this resource with your students/clients (directly from my website or social media, please).
  • If you are an L&D RN or OB, bring the relevant information to your hospital unit! Feel welcome to print out blogs that can be helpful to nurses. 
  • If you'd like to give back and help this grow forward, this resource is open to donations. 
  • If you're local to me, get signed up for classes. I'd love to meet you! 
  • Of course, once classes are online I'd love to teach you more in-depth that I can do with blogging. So much of education builds best in a certain order. I look forward to seeing my readers become students. 

Building together, blooming together ... give back and grow forward

Maternal-infant Wellness Education with Leanna Mae