Our Story
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Since 2000, Josie Cawthon has strived to make her vision of serving new and expectant mothers a reality. Alongside her husband Todd, with the support of their seven wonderful children, they embarked on the adventure that is now Birth Blessings.Â
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Birth Blessings has been working side by side with new families. With gentle guidance, we will help you to make informed decisions throughout the many stages of pregnancy, labor, birth, and parenthood.
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Birth Blessings has supported well over 5000 families. We offer professional, experienced, birth and postpartum support. Our team approach affords you the most comprehensive experience as we support you in your pregnancy, birth, and parenting journey.Â
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Our belief is that since we offer the most intimate services, our team members all must have the heart of a doula - the heart to serve. We are motivated by compassion, care, and love. We are proud to have a dynamic history of serving the birthing community in and around San Antonio and look forward to continuing to bless families.Â
Our Team
Josie Cawthon
Owner, CD, PPD, CBE
Josie became a Childbirth Educator in 1999 and a Certified Doula in 2000. As a mother of seven, all of whom she birthed and breastfed, she brings a deeply personal understanding to her work.
With experience supporting over 1,500 births, Josie is known for her compassionate heart and her unwavering commitment to serving others.
Over the past two decades, she's cultivated a wealth of knowledge in the birth world--wisdom she now passes on to the entire Birth Blessings team.
Thanks to her leadership, each team member is grounded in over 20 years of insight, genuine care, and the highest level of professionalism.
Sadie Carlsen
Birth Doula
Sadie spent her childhood playing house and babies until she was old enough to start caring for babies and children for the mothers in her neighborhood.
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In her early 20's she married and was ready to fulfill her calling of becoming a mother! She endured a three year journey of holistic and medical fertility treatments before finally being able to make her life long dream come true. She's now the most blessed mama to have birthed six amazing babies aging in range from 9 to 18!
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Now that her days of having babies are just memories there is no other place she would rather be than supporting other moms and families through their highest calling of birthing their dream come true into this world.
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Her aspiration is to provide emotional and physical care while keeping families informed on their choices, advocating for the wishes of their birth plan and empowering a mother's determination and true capability of what her body was created for...the birth of her child she created!
Nina Cawthon
CD, PPD, Certified Sleep Consultant
Nina has always loved children. At 13, she became a mother’s helper, transitioning into babysitting, eventually became a full-time nanny.
After graduating, she became even more involved with birth work. She completed her certification in 2015 and has now served numerous families as a birth and postpartum doula.
Nina is known for making deep and loving relationships with the families she assists. In 2019 Nina became a Certified Sleep Consultant. She is well equipped to help families create long-term sleep solutions for their newest additions.
Leah Camero
Birth Doula Intern, Postpartum Doula
Jordan Harvey
Birth Doula
Leah, born and raised in San Antonio TX is one of 8 children. After witnessing her sister give birth, she was hooked! Since that very first birth she kept offering her support to her other family members as they grew their families.
She loves to serve and meet the needs of mothers and families. Leah took the Maternity Wise training in 2021 for birth, postpartum care and lactation support.
She is continuing her education through Birth Blessings Certification Program and interning directly under Josie Cawthon, the founder.
Jordan grew up helping out with younger siblings as well as serving in the children’s ministry at church. She is a mother of 5 children.
After surviving several miscarriages, Jordan and her husband adopted 3 beautiful children (all siblings), gave birth to two biological children, one now in heaven.
She has a passion for supporting moms and dads throughout their pregnancy, birth and postpartum journey. Jordan is also a CrossFit athlete and loves spending time with her children. She is excited to be a part of Birth Blessings and cannot wait to support families through this season of life.
Courtney Dean
Birth Doula, PPD
Courtney was born and raised in San Antonio and has dedicated over 10 years to serving families of her community through childcare. Courtney completed her Medical Assistant Certification in 2019 and utilizes her education in her work as a birth and postpartum doula.
She believes understanding and catering to a client’s unique life experiences and goals are paramount to maintaining an individualized relationship with each family.
In addition to providing a deep and meaningful experience to her clients; she also serves to mentor, inspire, guide, and motivate each persons’ birth journey with educational, physical, and emotional support.
She believes that knowledge is power and pours her passion into supporting expecting mothers so they have the empowering birth experience they deserve.
Lauren Wilks
MS, CCLS, Birth Doula
Lauren has a passion for supporting and advocating for families in unfamiliar and sometimes stressful times.
Lauren became a Certified Child Life Specialist in 2017, where she has provided support in the PICU to infants, children and their families through emotional support, education and through building coping skills.
Using these skills as well as the medical and emotional knowledge that she has gained through her experiences, Lauren decided to peruse the path of Birth Doula to come alongside families in a new and exciting time of bringing new life into the world.
Darleen Siebold
Postpartum Doula
Darleen's journey to becoming a postpartum doula has been shaped by a deep-rooted passion for supporting mothers through one of life's most sacred transitions.
She originally pursued a path in the medical field, working toward becoming a nurse practitioner with a focus on Obstetrics and Gynecology. But along the way she realized clinical work wasn't where she truly felt called--and stepping away opened the door to work that felt truly aligned to who she is.
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Darleen has found her place in the intimate, heart-centered world of postpartum care. She is drawn to holistic living and believes in nurturing the whole mother--body, mind, and spirit--through the tender weeks after birth. ​She loves preparing nourishing, healing foods, integrating herbal support, and offering compassionate and evidence-based guidance for families adjusting to life with a newborn.