Nadine Hoffstatter
Saugerties, NY
Certified Doula (DONA)

Associate in Science
Major; Special Education
Minor; Early Childhood Education

Background;
Taught preschool education for 5 years
Learned sign language to bring deaf children into regular education classes
Stopped working to start a family
Won USA Bodybuilding championship in 1991

Married and is the proud mother of three boys (youngest is 15, an Honor student who plays baseball and hockey, his two older brothers have baseball and academic scholarships for college)
For the past 19 years worked for two doctors in Kingston
In 2006 became a certified Doula through DONA (Doulas of North America)

I have always been intrigued with pregnancy and birth. I have supported friends and family in labor before I knew the term Doula.

I have had three natural births and would like to encourage other women to experience birth in any way they choose.

In the future I would like to become a Childbirth Educator and possibly a Lactation Consultant.

Volunteer work - President of Kingston/Saugerties Hockey Club
-ran Little League concession stand for 4 years
-Soccer coach
- T-ball coach

Twins at one year with big sister

Dedicated and Loving



To contact Nadine
e-mail Nadine at nadine3176@aol.com

To whom it may concern;

Here are some words to describe Nadine Hoffstatter; knowledgeable, loving, strong, generous, dedicated, caring, responsible, professional, humble and 'down to earth'
This is a letter to confirm our great support of Nadine Hofstatter, certified Doula. Nadine is an intensely dedicated and loving person who believes deeply in the importance of being a Doula and if we may say, being a good mother. We found these attributes to be extremely relevant to us as we entered into the latter months of Roberta's pregnancy.
We needed a Doula because this was going to be our first child. We were nervous meeting her, because the birth process is such and intense and intimate process. We knew whom ever we chose would get to know us really well. We knew we would have to depend on her. We found Nadine very professional from the start. From our initial meeting where she greeted us with great warmth and encouragement to the birth, where she stayed up two nights in a row, Nadine was an exceptionally strong and positive person. Nadine helped make it all manageable for us. She was able to support Roberta during a long labor. Whether it meant counting to 8 about 300 times during Roberta's breathing exercises or walking around the birth center with Roberta as she had her contractions, or being a pillar of strength that Roberta could push off of during the birth, Nadine was really 'always there' and always so strong. Nadine's humble positive attitude was really necessary while we were going through our long labor. There were times when it seemed it was never going to end, like maybe the 36th hour of our labor, but Nadine never missed a beat and did so with a smile.
We couldn't give her a higher, more sincere recommendation.

Seth Rubin
Roberta Ziemba
Kingston, NY