About Us: Marcia Thuermer and the Staff of Triangle Mothercare

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Every new baby needs special loving care from mother, father, family, and loved ones. During those first few days at home, it can be so hectic and confusing that special loving care is difficult to offer. Mom is exhausted, Dad is unsure, family and friends are ooohing and ahhhing over the little one, who, when not sleeping is wailing.

Who brings calm into this family’s life right now?

Enter a Newborn Baby Care Specialist, the Postpartum Doula who is trained to give baby care, mother care, family care, and love and support to everyone who needs it!

Triangle Mothercare™, Inc., has served the Raleigh, Durham and Chapel Hill area since 2002, under the direction and leadership of owner and president Marcia Thuermer. Hundreds of babies have had an especially secure introduction to the world because of Marcia and her dedicated doulas.

Marcia was trained and certified by *DONA (Doulas of North America, International) and CAPPA (Childbirth and Postpartum Professional Association, Inc.). She manages the agency as well as working full-time as a doula.

In her own words, here is your introduction to Triangle Mothercare:

Why I started Triangle MotherCare: Sometimes events happen in your life that change your perception about your world.

Several years ago my sister was dying of breast cancer and my elderly father's health was failing.

Though they lived several states apart from one another and from me, I was the responsible care provider for both of them.

In spite of the distances, I spent as much time as I could nurturing them and supporting them. But of course I could not spend all my time with them so I had the job of finding home health care for them when it was needed. I was appalled by the inadequate quality of care that was available and struggled to find the best people to help me with them.

After the deaths of these two precious people, my unaccustomed empty hours needed to be filled with meaningful new work.

I needed to do something that was nurturing and fulfilling for myself and others, something that would bring joy into a home.

One day a friend told me about postpartum doulas.

I remembered how difficult it was when my son was born and I had little support because family members lived far away.

After researching it more thoroughly I realized nurturing and supporting mothers, babies and other family members was my calling. What a perfect and joyful decision that was!

When I became certified in 2003 the postpartum doula profession was not well known… it was waiting to be discovered.

As more families became aware of our profession I knew the demand would grow.

I had begun as an independent postpartum doula, but I believed in the motto of DONA: “A doula for every woman who wants one.”

The one way I could help ensure there would be enough doulas to help any family was to start my own agency!

I also wanted to enhance the postpartum doula profession by having a professional business model that clients could rely on and trust. So in 2004 I incorporated as an agency and started looking for other trained doulas to work with me.

How I Choose My Triangle Mothercare™ Postpartum Doulas

I choose my Triangle Mothercare™ doulas very carefully.

A professional postpartum doula is trained to be much more than a baby nurse or nanny, as her task is to support the entire family in every way needed to ensure speedy recovery for the mother, confidence for her partner, and special education in the care of the newborn.

Our Triangle Mothercare™ Postpartum Doulas are trained, calm, compassionate, and natural nurturers. They are women who are mothers themselves.

Triangle Mothercare™ Postpartum Doulas are non-intrusive and good listeners.

All Triangle Mothercare™ Postpartum Doulas doulas have had hands-on experience, a mentoring program, and professional training either with DONA, CAPPA or Triangle Mothercare,™ Inc., which covers:

• childbirth recovery,
• newborn care and development (including care of preemies and multiples)
• breastfeeding support and infant feeding (including breast- and bottle-feeding),
• support for postpartum depression, and
• supporting all family members as they transition into new roles.

All Triangle Mothercare™ Postpartum Doulas have...

• background checks,
• are CPR certified,
• carry liability insurance and
• have all the necessary immunizations that pediatricians recommend for working with newborns.

My Vision for Triangle MotherCare

In the old days, the extended family provided ample support for new parents and their babies. Now the extended family is far-flung and many new families are left without care at this very vulnerable time.

They are overwhelmed, exhausted, and they need mothering!

The need for Postpartum Doulas is growing.

Our agency, Triangle Mothercare™ is growing as well. We continue to provide professionally trained and experienced Postpartum Doulas that families can welcome into their homes with confidence and trust, knowing that our professional doulas will bring the highest standards of service to their job.

Every family has different challenges to overcome and each is so vulnerable in the beginning.

We support and nurture them through the difficulties that seem so big at the time but so small when they have been mastered. With the services of Triangle Mothercare™ Postpartum Doulas, each family will come through their “new baby experience” more confident and empowered to parent their precious newborn child.

DONA International (Doulas of North America, International) is an international training, certifying and regulatory body for birth and postpartum doulas. It requires extensive study, training and mentoring before certification. It regulates its members with the highest ethical standards of professionalism. For more information, see www.DONA.org.

CAPPA (Childbirth and Postpartum Professional Association) is a non-profit international organization, founded in 1998 to offer the highest level of professional membership and training to childbirth and postpartum professionals. For more information, see www.CAPPA.net.