ARTFULLY BORN BIRTHING SERVICES
because birth is not science, it is creation..........
Artfully Born was "birthed" from a desire to see the beauty and normalcy of birth renewed in our
society.  The name of the company is meant to imply that like pieces of art, each birth is unique and
different.  A woman in labor is not a project to be managed, but a masterpiece to behold.  As a doula,
it is my job to exhort and uplift a woman as she walks through her labor....remind her that she is not
alone -  that she is strong and capable, and  surrounded by care and compassion, ushered into the
blessing of motherhood.  
Thank you for your interest in Artfully Born Birthing
Services.  This company was "birthed" after the VBAC
delivery of my 3rd child.  It was such an amazing and
empowering experience that it ignited a passion in my
heart to become a birth doula.  I trained through DONA
in June of 2008 and attended my first birth shortly
thereafter.  
As of June 2010, I have attended around 60 births and
counting!  I am truly blessed to walk with women in their
journey through pregnancy and birth.  It is my desire to
help educate and prepare a woman for the process of
labor, and to help her to find the confidence within
herself to face her birth without fear and anxiety.   I offer
childbirth education services to assist in preparation for
labor and delivery.  As a doula, I attend birth at Lake
Norman Regional Medical Center with either
Susan Roque, MD or her Certified Nurse Midwife,
Marcia Ensminger.  

Currently, I am President of  Doulas of the Charlotte
Area (DOCA).  I enjoy educating the community and
helping new doulas with their careers through this
wonderful organization.  I am also studying midwifery
and work as an apprentice midwife, hoping to become a
Certified Professional Midwife(CPM) by 2012.  
Meliea Holbrook, DONA
trained birth doula and
independent childbirth
educator