I’m Joni M. Edelman. Retired Registered Nurse, Childbirth Educator, traditional birth attendant, + full spectrum doula behind 13 Moons. I’m a mama of 6 and a granny of one busy toddler. As I approach 50, I like to think I’m moving into my wise woman era. I’ve been in birth work in one way or another since 2004. With experience at the bed- (or tub, or shower or wherever) side, first as a doula then as a labor and delivery nurse and now again in whatever role I can be of most service, I’ve been witness to thousands of human beings taking their first breath.

I’ve seen just about every kind of birth you can fathom - vaginal and c-section, home and hospital, medicated and not, normal and emergency.

My goal as your birth attendant is to help you achieve the birth you’ve been imagining (and if you aren’t sure what birth you are imagining, I can help you figure that out too!).

I’m here to remind you of your innate capability to grow, birth, and parent your child.