Ashley Rankin Collins is a co-owner of Emerald Doulas, LLC and a certified birth and postpartum doula. She is also a childbirth educator, babywearing consultant, and a child passenger safety technician. Her passion is centered in helping families build connections with and to each other and their babies, and helping them establish a sense of community during this important time in their lives. Her calling to doula work came after the premature birth of her daughter, when she left a career in biochemistry to pursue birth work. In her work today, she values a grounded, evidence-based approach to support, rooted in research. She has extensive experience supporting LGBTQ+ families, VBAC families, those recovering from previous traumatic births or life experiences, families expecting multiples, complicated or high-risk pregnancies and very premature infants. Ashley lives in Durham, NC with her family and pets. She loves to cook with local foods, hike, and go backpacking with her family.
