ABOUT US
OWNER, Melinda Iverson, PPD (DONA, International)
Melinda was born in Seattle, WA and grew up in Japan. Her passion for supporting healthy mothers. babies and their partners is a reflection of her faith that life is not a problem to be solved but a mystery to be lived. ARRIVAL SONG DOULAS was created to help families come home with their newborn with confidence, and get to know their unique baby with the help of women trained in evidence based perinatal support.
After a career as a film maker and public art project producer, Melinda took her training as a postpartum doula and certification with DONA International in Brooklyn NY in 2015, and birth doula training in 2018. She has practiced in New York City and Boston, MA. Her commitment to women's health and wellness and birth education was formed in Brooklyn, NY working with the best perinatal wellness practitioners in the country.
Portrait paintings by Melinda Iverson * Home Page painting "Mother and Child" by Norwegian artist Christian Krohg, 1852-1925