Pati Garcia has been a birth companion since 2007 and is currently a full-spectrum doula working to meet the needs of families through miscarriage, abortion, pregnancy, labor/birth, and womb surgeries. Pati weaves multiple modalities and brings a holistic feminist bodyworker perspective to her work. Pati is of Peruvian and Mexican descent and speaks fluent Spanish.
Education
- BA Media Studies, Scripps College
- Shiatsu School of California
- Birth Doula, Doulas of North America (DONA)
- Midwifery Assistant, The Farm with Pamela Hunt and Ina May Gaskin
- Sexological Bodywork, The Institute for Advanced Studies of Human Sexuality
- Postpartum Doula, Childbirth and Postpartum Professional Association (CAPPA)
Supported births in the following hospitals and birth centers:
- Arcadia Methodist, Arcadia, CA
- Aquanatal Birth Center, Chino, CA
- Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA
- Glendale Adventist, Glendale, CA
- Kaiser Lakeview, Anaheim Hills
- Kaiser Ontario
- Kaiser Panorama City
- Kaiser Sunset, Hollywood, CA
- Kaiser Woodland Hills
- Pomona Valley Hospital, Pomona, CA
- Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, Westwood, CA
- San Antonio Community Hospital, Upland, CA
- San Gabriel Community Hospital, San Gabriel, CA
- The Community Birth Center, Los Angeles, CA
- UCLA Medical Center, Santa Monica, CA
- White Memorial Medical Center, Boyle Heights, CA