After a traumatic first birth, Leila and her team were a godsend for the birth of my second at home.

I felt profoundly safe and held by her throughout my prenatal appointments as well as my multi-day labor. Most impressively, Leila trains student midwives and is a true community leader here in South Louisiana, where high-quality prenatal care is rare and so needed.

I wish every pregnant mother could experience the compassionate, empowering and physiologically-informed support offered by Leila and the team at Devotion Midwifery during prenatal care, birth, and postpartum care.

I switched to Leila at 32 weeks pregnant with my first baby and never looked back

She even identified and helped address a medical issue I had before pregnancy that three OB-GYNs had not effectively treated. That level of attentiveness and expertise meant everything to me.

Prenatal visits always felt like visiting with a friend, and she would take the time to answer any questions or concerns I had…it never felt rushed or like I was “just a number” like at a typical doctor’s office.

I am so thankful for our home birth and even more thankful Leila/her team were the people who provided care for us in all four trimesters.

She genuinely cares about you and extremely educated which is what I was looking for.

She actually takes the time to HEAR you and Educate you about all things birth and pregnancy. I gained a new found passion for natural and home births because of her!

Leila is probably the best medical provider we have ever had the privilege to work with.

What could have been a challenging and scary journey into motherhood was exhalted and made joyful because of this team.

I truly don't believe I've ever met an individual in the health-care field who is as passionate and caring as Leila is. Devotion is an understatement. She will hold your hand, massage your feet, braid your hair, cry with you, reapply your lipgloss during labor, and take photos of you and your family when you birth too quickly for your photographer to make it.

My home birth was amazing. I was able to make choices that worked best for me and I felt in control of my body.

Leila honored my birth from start to finish. She is self-reflective, highly trained / experienced, and the best thing to happen to Louisiana natural birth.

The mutual trust we have with each other played a big role in my positive, first home birth (but fifth pregnancy) experience. I felt safe with her throughout my prenatal care, and labor and delivery. She has (positively) changed the way we see prenatal care and birth, and I wish more people can experience this.

During the birth itself she stood back and watched as I did what I needed to do to bring my baby earthside. When it got to transition she held my hands and breathed with me. She honored everything I wanted. She watched as my husband caught my baby and she gently helped get the baby into and better position to breathe. She helped take care of me postpartum and gate me great natural suggestions for any herbal allies that may have helped me. It was an absolute honor to have her support me and work with me and I would 100% hire her again in the future.

Leila was my family saving grace. From the first moment I met her I instantly knew she was meant to welcome my child into this earth. She cared for me, she knew me, she knew my family, my hopes, my wishes and she knew my baby! As a first time mom delivering at home I was nervous but she was with me each step of the way without being in the way.

Leila was everything I needed in a midwife. She was calm and cool, reassuring, encouraging, and her experience and wisdom made me feel like I was in the best possible hands

Leila made sure I was fully informed in every decision I made while encouraging me to trust in my body and follow my own intuition.

She helped to ensure my birth wishes were met, empowered me to catch my own baby and gave me so many pregnancy and nursing safe natural remedies for common ailments.