Vanessa Lewis trained and certified as a birth doula through the organization ToLabor and is currently certified with Madriella, a certified lactation consultant (CLC), and Massachusetts Midwives Alliance Midwifery Course Graduate and apprentice, as well as an Evidence Based Birth® Instructor. Vanessa has taken an advanced training course from Evidence Based Birth® on how to help families get evidence based care, as well as official continuing education courses from Evidence Based Birth® on due dates, and is always seeking new opportunities to advance her knowledge. She has also completed a course from Evidence Based Birth® on how to effectively teach continuing education courses to professionals. This is Vanessa's third year teaching EBB's Savvy Birth Workshop to parents and first year presenting Evidence Based Birth® continuing education curriculum to professionals in Massachusetts.