BirthFocus director, Ilana Stein, the mother of three, has been working professionally with pregnant women since 1983 as a childbirth educator, labor support doula, doula trainer and mentor, hypno-therapist and LaLeche League leader (breastfeeding counselor). She coordinated the volunteer doula program at the Elizabeth Seton Childbearing Center and co-founded The Metropolitan Doula Group, a continuing education forum for labor support professionals. A guest lecturer at New York University, a presenter at birth related conferences, and the author of many published articles about birth, Ms. Stein teaches DONA International birth doula training workshops in the New York metropolitan area. She is certified by DONA International. Ilana is the 2007 recipient of The Penny Simkin Award for Doula Spirit and Mentoring.
