I am the owner of The Iowa Baby Lady and have loved serving hundreds of families throughout Central Iowa as a labor doula, postpartum doula, and childbirth/new parent educator.

In 2019, I accepted a position with an international childbirth organization called CAPPA. I work on training doulas, writing curriculum, and working to improve birth around the world as the Senior Advisor for Labor Doula Programs. This means that I am not able to take as many local clients as I would like since I am often in other parts of the country.

The Iowa Baby Ladies Team is something I am very proud of creating for families in Iowa. Our doulas have all been professionally trained (most likely by me!) and hold very high professional standards when working with our clients. I know you will love working them!

Finally, I absolutely LOVE working with our families too! If I can provide extra answers, do your car seat checks, be your childbirth/new parent instructor, or help in any, please feel free to contact me.

—Katie Nyberg

Hello! My name is Claire Carlson. Personally, I am a wife, an aunt, a friend, and a dog mom. Professionally, I am trained and work full-time as an epidemiologist focused on understanding and improving health outcomes for mothers, babies, and families. The cornerstone for this work is my belief that every family has inherent dignity and deserves a healthy start. During my graduate studies, I learned about the immense benefits associated with doula support for laboring and postpartum women. I knew I wanted to do more than study the benefits of doula work, I wanted to serve families firsthand as a doula. So, I became a CAPPA-trained labor and postpartum doula. As a doula, I center the goals and desires of each family in order to provide evidence-based, exceptional, and warm care as mothers labor for and welcome their newest, most beautiful additions.

My name is Katie and I live in Des Moines, IA with my husband and three little boys. After having a Doula with my last baby, I was drawn to the work of supporting people through their labor, birth, and beyond.

It’s important to me that you feel strong, positive, and well informed about your birth. I’m committed to holding space for you and your feelings, for helping you overcome fears you may have surrounding pregnancy and childbirth and replacing them with confidence, calm, and readiness. It’s also important to me that in the days and weeks following your birth, you feel supported and confident in feeding and caring for your baby and that you are well cared for.

Areas of specialty: Multiples, VBAC, Unmediated birth

Professional  training: CAPPA Postpartum Doula Training, CAPPA Labor Doula Training, Adult/Child/Infant CPR Certified through the American Red Cross; Breastfeeding “Dos” for Doulas training w/ Angela Swieter of Basking Babies.

My name is Kimberly Isburg, and I live in the Des Moines area with my husband, Sam, and our two boys. I studied journalism at Drake University and worked as a writer and editor before starting my postpartum doula business.

I was fortunate to have wonderful labor doula support during for of my births, but found the postpartum experience to be more challenging than I expected. I decided to become a postpartum doula to help make the transition to parenthood easier for other families by providing physical, emotional and informational support. I love helping new parents process their birth experience, get to know their amazing new baby and have some time to focus on resting and recovering. I also love playing with older siblings so parents can spend some time focusing on their new baby!

Areas of Specialty: Breastfeeding, Babywearing, Helping with older siblings