About Caren
Caren David is a wife, mother and educator. After having her own children she understood the true need for entering into postpartum care. Her work with babies and children began in high school as a baby-sitter, nanny, after school counselor, summer counselor, and then moved into becoming a preschool teacher and an elementary teacher before becoming a Postpartum Doula (PPD) and Newborn Care Specialist (NCS).
Due to her background she felt very educated and confident having her first child. She understood that this was mostly due to her work as a nanny where she was able to make the greatest impact providing care directly to the family and learning how to care for infants and raise children. She understood that without this prior experience, she would have been lost.
A year after her second child was born, Caren’s pursuit of postpartum work started as she truly became aware of the dire need of families to have support to get through the 4th trimester. She brings a unique quality to her approach as a PPD/NCS by bringing educational-based information to families in a simple way. Parents need non-judgmental guidance and to be shown what to do. Reading is an excellent source and highly recommended but does not take the place of actually seeing it modeled. She strongly believes learning is done best visually.
Caren was trained as a Postpartum Doula through DONA International and as a Newborn Care Specialist (NCS) through an NCSA approved provider. She earned her BA in Child Development and Family Studies at CSULB, where she also received her teaching credential.
Image provided by Michael Segal Photography
Credentials and Trainings
Adult and Pediatric First Aid/CPR/AED, November 2019
Newborn Care Specialist (NCS) (training by NCSA approved provider), February 2020
Sleep Conditioning , 2020
Breastfeeding for Doulas, DONA, December 2019
Postpartum Doula (training by DONA International approved provider), December 2019
BA in Child Development and Family Studies, CSU Long Beach
Credits
All photos by:
Simply Skyler Kate Photography
Michael Segal Photography
Photos on the Virtual Packages page are personal photos