Hello, and thank you for visiting my website!

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My name is Jaz Macdonald (formerly Jaz Wilson), creator of Wise Womb Childbirth Services. I live in the Comox Valley with my husband, our dog, and our cat. I teach childbirth education classes in the Comox Valley, Campbell River, and online.

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PLEASE NOTE: I am currently embarking on the most exciting chapter of my journey so far, and am expecting my first baby in April 2024! I will be on maternity leave until late-spring 2025.

 

I am a Registered Nurse, certified Birth and Bereavement Doula, and certified childbirth Educator trained to provide education and support throughout all outcomes of pregnancy and birth.

 

I chose the name ''Wise Womb'' because I believe that you and your body are strong, and that you know yourself, your body, and what feels right for you and your baby better than anyone. I am only here to give you tools that will help make navigating your choices during birth a little bit easier. 

 

My goal is for you to feel empowered about birth whether it is a home birth or a hospital birth, with a Midwife or a Doctor, with or without an epidural, as long as it feels right for YOU.

 

My services are inclusive to LGBTQ2+ families and respect all individuals and families from any background.

 

It is a huge honor to work with people during this special and transformative time in their lives, especially when it comes to helping people feel informed and confident in their options regarding labour and birth. Knowledge and support are so powerful, which has inspired me to pursue this work.

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My story

 

I first heard about doulas when I was 18, and from then on, I wanted to become one. After four years of exploring, waiting and dreaming of the right time, in 2015, I was trained as a Birth Doula by DONA International. Here, what began as an interest became something much stronger. It felt like a switch inside of me had turned on and would never turn off. I became obsessed with all things birth and read every book and watched every documentary I could get my hands on.

 

Due to living on a rural island, I was able to attend ~2 births a year, which only caused my passion to grow. My thirst for knowledge sent me to the world-renowned Farm Midwifery Center in Tennesee to attend a Midwifery assistant workshop taught by my idols: Pamela Hunt, Joanne Santana, Deborah Flowers, Carol Nelson, and UmmSalama Abdulah.

 

Shortly after attending the workshop, I began my certification as a childbirth educator. This was also when I began our search for a home on Vancouver Island, so I could pursue my career in birth work and attend school. I was then hired as a childbirth educator at Bloom into Mothering. I love getting to know my class members and watching them grow more confident as they learn. This work is such an honor; I am looking forward to spending the rest of my days learning and supporting people and families as they give birth.

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My work as a doula and childbirth educator ultimately lead me to want to provide holistic, compassionate and supportive care to expecting individuals and families from within the medical system.  I talk more about why I decided to go from doula to nurse in the story of my logo down below. My current dream is to become a maternity nurse, which will allow me to be able to provide the kind of advocacy and care that I want to provide for families. I hope to always teach childbirth education classes, both in person and virtually. In an ideal world, I would work as a labour and delivery nurse and part time as a doula and childbirth educator!

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In July of 2020, I completed my self-paced online Informed Birth Course, which I am immensely proud of. To learn more about it, click here.