'One baby, one birth, one family, one doula at a time'

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) -- Chinelo Nkwonta's fourth child, Okoorie, is thriving at 8 months old. She is also thriving in motherhood. This birth was a lot different from her previous experience.

This positive birth experience is completely opposite her first traumatic birth that led to a hemorrhage and a week-long hospital stay. She attributes her healthy, happy birth to her doula, Jesse Remer.

Chinelo Nkwonta used a doula for the birth of her fourth child. January 2025 (KOIN)

"I had a wonderful doula.