Kathrin Auger is a former NICU Nurse, Certified Birth & Postpartum Doula (DONA), Childbirth Educator, Lactation Educator, Newborn Care Instructor, Support Group Leader and DONA approved Postpartum Doula Trainer. She has an extensive background in maternity and child healthcare, integrating both medical training and experience as well as a personal commitment to healthy families. She completed a three – year degree in specialized pediatric care at the internationally renowned Inselspital University Hospital in Switzerland and worked on the NICU for several years thereafter, which included the training of pediatric nurses and midwife interns.
Her years of conventional medical training feed her desire to step outside the typical medical model and go deeper into more personal care during pregnancy and the birth and postpartum period. She currently works as a birth and postpartum doula, committed to help parents have an easy transition into parenthood and to support them with informed decision-making. Kathrin offers private childbirth preparation classes, breastfeeding classes and newborn care classes. She also teaches support groups on the Westside as well as DONA International approved postpartum doula workshops. Kathrin lives in Los Angeles with her husband and their two boys.
