Hanna Russo

Support-Respect-Empowerment

Hanna Ruso CD,DONA-As a professional Birth Becomes you photographer and DONA certified birth doula, I have bore witness to around 400 births over the span of twelve years. The families that I have supported are intuitive and capable, yet eager to know and learn as much as possible about pregnancy, birth, and their rights in the birth space. It has been an honor to be on the adventure to parenthood, with each child that is born.

I have had the pleasure of working with some of the best care providers in Michigan, including Celeste Groenenberg, CPM, LM of Gentle Mama Holistic Midwifery and the midwives at University of Michigan Medical Center. I have experience supporting hospital birth, homebirth, birth centers, and freebirth (unassisted birth). I am trained in the skill and history of the Rebozo for labor and birth, and trained with Spinning Babies in September 2022.

In addition to birth photography and doula support, I am a trained Lamaze Childbirth Educator. I offer placenta encapsulation, postpartum support, and belly henna, as well as maternity, newborn, lifestyle, and family photography.

When not doing birth related things, I spend my life driving 4 boys around for travel soccer. I try to volunteer at their school as much as I can. I love to cook all different types of food and bake cakes for no reason. One of the best ways to get my kids to stop fighting is I drag them into the car and make them go hiking with me at the Dahlem Center here in Jackson. Something about nature and trying to catch frogs that just calms and grounds us all. I have three adorable puppies, who are more of a handful then my toddlers ever were. I am very proud of all my crunchy-hippie mama ways. I love to eat healthy and am working on the exercise part.

SERVING UP TO AN HOURish FROM: Jackson Michigan and Lansing Michigan

Each birth is a new experience a new adventure for a family to embark on. In birth is where learning happens, and families are born and grow.

We believe how you are treated during your labor and the choices you make will affect your journey into motherhood, so starting off with the best possibly birth is best for all families.

How it works

We do free consultations/interviews and serves up to an hour from Jackson and Lansing Michigan for birth doula and/or birth photography clients.

Once hired you sign a contract and pay a $700 deposit to hold a spot on our calendar.

The balance is due by 37 weeks.

We do 1-2 prental apts with you, support you during the birth, and do a post partum visit!