Birth Learning Doulas
Meet Our Team of Experienced Doulas
Birth Learning’s Team
Robynne Carter
After extending her support to friends and family during childbirth, Robynne was struck by a profound calling to embark on a doula journey. In 2009, she embraced this calling and became a certified DONA birth doula. Her dedication to enhancing her skills and knowledge led her to pursue further training as a CAPPA and ICEA postpartum doula and an ICEA childbirth educator. Today, she imparts her wisdom and expertise as a childbirth educator at the University of Utah Medical Center.
Robynne’s journey as a doula has been nothing short of remarkable. Over the course of her career, she has stood witness to the magic of birth with over 1600 birthing families, in all birth settings, spanning the spectrum from triumphant VBACs to twin/triplet and breech deliveries, along with navigating complex high-risk situations. Each experience has only deepened her passion for birth and the incredible clients and families she serves.
With a deeply respectful approach, she tailors her support to each individual/family’s unique needs and desires, ensuring they are well-informed and empowered to make the choices that resonate and are meaningful to them. Her “special sauce” comes from championing her clients through a combination of professionalism, compassion, education, and devotion. She truly empowers “physiological” birth.
She extends support beyond childbirth, as she helps new parents navigate the early challenges of parenthood. With empathy, research, and practical advice, she aids in their transition, focusing on infant care, postpartum recovery, mental health, and emotional well-being. Her guidance fosters a nurturing environment that strengthens parental and family bonds, making the journey into parenthood smoother and more joyful. Beyond the birthing room, she extends her support into the postpartum period, often providing and arranging overnight care for her clients.
Robynne also finds immense honor in assisting those from diverse backgrounds, cultures, faiths, and family makeups, as they prepare for their cherished birth experiences. She has a love for volunteering her expertise and has trained/mentored hundreds of volunteer doulas since 2012, along with teaching childbirth classes to inmates at the Utah State Prison. In 2014, she collaborated to offer a comprehensive doula training program, equipping a new generation of doulas with the skills and knowledge needed to make a profound impact in the world of childbirth. She continues to revel in the power, transformation, and beauty of birth.
Robynne has partnered with her supportive husband for 35 years, is a devoted and loving mother to five amazing children, their 4 incredible partners, and has three grandchildren whom she adores.
Get in touch with Robynne: 801-550-6088
Meredith Ashton
Meredith is a certified birth doula, postpartum doula, perinatal patient advocate, certified women’s hormone specialist, cycle + fertility coach, menstruation educator, and mother to three amazing kids, ages 8, 7 and 4. She loves everything about the menstrual cycle–hormones, menstruation, fertility, birth, postpartum, and menopause. She loves teaching women (and families) how to use their cycle to balance their lives (and their hormones) and accomplish their goals for growing their family, or not.
But Birth has a special place in Meredith’s heart. She came to birth work on a Thursday afternoon driving home from her Human Resources job. She was complaining about her job to her sister and her sister’s response was, “you should go be a Doula”. What’s a Doula? After her sister explained what a Doula does, a voice inside of her said, “I was born to do that”. She was in Doula training the next month and she has never looked back. She loves being with families and witnessing their growth and transformation as they move through the birth and postpartum process.
Meredith excels at supporting families through natural/unmedicated birth both in and out of the hospital, a lot of her clients have great results from her support in delaying medication so that it supports their labor rather than hinders it. Meredith is passionate about families knowing their options, preparing well, and tapping into the spiritual nature of the birth process to create an empowering experience. Additionally, she excels at assisting families to set up healthy rhythms for maximized nighttime sleep, feeding and bonding postpartum.