About our Director

Hi! I’m Lisa Greaves Taylor, and I’ve been owner-director of East River Doula Collective since 2021. I’m a NYC-based proud mom of 2 and wife of 1 😂. I’m also founder of Birth Matters NYC Childbirth Education and have been doing birth work since 2009. I’m a certified childbirth educator with both Childbirth Education Association of Metropolitan New York (CEA/MNY) and Lamaze International. I served on CEA/MNY’s board for 5 years, and was honored to be named CEA’s Ellen Chuse Childbirth Educator of the Year a few years back. I’m a professional member of Evidence Based Birth, am an Evidence Based Birth Instructor, and am also a Certified Lactation Support Counselor.

I’ve also been a DONA-certified birth doula since 2010 and have studied with a number of renowned childbirth professionals including midwife Ina May Gaskin, perinatal neuroscience & skin-to-skin/kangaroo mother care expert Dr. Nils Bergman, and Spinning Babies on optimal fetal positioning techniques.

As a result of my two childbirth experiences in 2005 & 2008, I became passionate about encouraging, equipping, and supporting expectant parents through pregnancy, birth, and into parenting. My husband and I are transplanted Texans and have lived in NYC since 1999, also desire to be a resource and encouragement to anyone who wants to start a family and remain living in the city.

So that’s a little bit about me (see more details over on my Birth Matters site).

We East River doulas would be honored to provide the support you need and deserve for your pregnancy, birth, and early parenthood journey!