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Dawn Star Sarahs-Borchelt, CD (BFW), CRE, BA
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I was born at home with a doctor and midwife in attendance.  Later, I witnessed the home births of my two brothers.  These experiences fostered a deep fascination with birth, motherhood, and babies in me. I was breastfed, watched my brothers breastfeed, and met my best friend forever at a mother’s breastfeeding support group.  I attended some public school but we also homeschooled.

I attended St. John’s College in Annapolis, Maryland and received my BA in 1998.  That same year I married and began a career as a religious educator in the Unitarian Universalist church.  I received recognition as a Credentialed Religious Educator (CRE).  This means I've thought a lot about how people of all ages learn and grow, and how to help them learn and grow.  My work in congregational settings has taught me a lot about how to work diplomatically and supportively with people of all kinds in a variety of settings.  I also had the opportunity to work pastorally and educationally with expectant and new parents and their babies as they grew into children.

My own children were born at home with midwives in attendance in 2004, 2006, 2009, and 2012.  My experiences with pregnancy and birth have created in me a profound trust and faith in their normalcy.

I soon found myself in the position of informal childbirth educator and doula as my friends and family members began to seek my opinions and assistace as they prepared for their own births.  In 2007 I began to work formally as a childbirth educator and doula, utilizing both my training and my extensive personal experience.
In April 2008 I attended the Birthing From Within® Level 1 Mentor (Childbirth Educator) and Doula training at The Farm in Summertown, Tennessee.  I attended the Advanced Mentor training in March 2009.  These were amazing experiences!  I am a Certified Birthing From Within® Doula (2009) and Certified Birthing From Within® Mentor (Childbirth Educator) (2017).

Where I work:



I serve families birthing and/or living within about a 30 mile radius of Philadelphia.  Here's an incomplete list of birth places and providers in my service area: 
Hospitals
  • Temple University Hospital
  • Bryn Mawr Hospital (Main Line Health)
  • Lankenau Medical Center (Main Line Health)
  • Paoli Hospital (Main Line Health)
  • Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
  • Pennsylvania Hospital
  • Jefferson University Hospitals
  • Abington Memorial Hospital
  • Cooper University Hospital
  • Crozer-Chester Medical Center
  • Delaware County Memorial Hospital
  • Our Lady of Lourdes Medical Center
  • Holy Redeemer Hospital
  • Underwood-Memorial Hospital
  • Kennedy Health Systems
  • Doylestown Hospital
  • Lower Bucks Hospital
  • Chester County Hospital
  • Grand View Hospital
  • Virtua Vorhees Hospital
  • St. Francis Hospital
  • Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Hamilton
  • South Jersey Hospital Elmer Hospital
Birth Centers
  • LifeCycle Woman Care
  • Valley Birthplace & Woman Care
  • The Birth Center, Holistic Women's Healthcare, LLC.
Homebirth Midwives
  • Baraka Birth
  • Beautiful Beginnings Homebirth
  • Da Professional Midwife
  • Inner Circle Midwifery
  • Magpi Midwifery
  • Midwifery Care Associates
  • Midwifery Traditions 
  • Philadelphia Midwife Collective
  • Refuge Midwifery
  • Rising Moon Midwifery
  • Womanwise Homebirth & Women's Health

I offer this list simply for informational purposes - inclusion doesn't indicate approval and if you know of a location or provider which you think should be on this list but isn't, let me know.
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Dawn Star Sarahs-Borchelt, BA, CRE
Birthing From Within® 
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Mentor and Certified Doula
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