Evidence-based birth content with humor, depth, and a Louisiana accent.
Madeline Harris LeBlanc, MHA, RNC-OB, IBCLC, IAT. Founder of Mary’s Hands Network. Fifteen years as a doula, ten as a registered nurse, 250+ doulas trained, hundreds of families supported. Available for keynotes, hospital staff trainings, doula cohort lectures, conferences, panels, podcasts, and university curricula.
Healthcare Administration, LSU Shreveport
Inpatient Obstetric Nursing, NCC
International Board Certified Lactation Consultant
ICEA Approved Trainer · CPBD · CPCBE
Perinatal Mental Health Certified, PSI
Each can be adapted for keynote, breakout, half-day intensive, or virtual format. CEU documentation available on request.
Keynote · Panel
Three years of data from a hospital-integrated community doula program. What happens to cesarean rates, preterm birth, and breastfeeding initiation when you put trained doulas in the room with the families who need them most.
For: hospital systems, public health audiences, conference keynotes, policy panels.
Hospital staff training
How L&D nurses, midwives, and physicians can integrate doulas into the room without role confusion. Comfort measures, scope of practice, communication frameworks, and what the evidence actually says about doula-supported birth.
For: L&D, postpartum, NICU, OBGYN clinical staff. CEU-ready.
Conference · Curriculum
A retrospective study of volunteer doula care and birth outcomes at a Louisiana hospital, presented at InJoy Health Education’s Annual Summit. The case for community-based care, the data behind it, and how to replicate the model in your community.
For: childbirth educators, doula trainers, public health programs.
Keynote · Workshop
A talk on servant leadership in maternal health, delivered at the Louisiana WIC Conference. The why behind community-based work, the burnout it can create, and how leaders sustain themselves when the work is also their calling.
For: WIC staff, public health leaders, nonprofit teams, community health workers.
Doula cohort lecture
A presentation series with coordinated online and hands-on teaching on comfort measures and labor support specific to hospital birth. Designed to bridge the gap between doula training and the actual labor floor.
For: doula training programs, midwifery and FNP students, RN OB clinical rotations.
University · Research symposium
Presented at the Southern University and A&M College School of Nursing Research Symposium. The case for doulas as an intervention against maternal health disparities, with data and a research roadmap.
For: nursing schools, research symposiums, academic medical centers, health policy audiences.
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