Stephanie Heintzeler

Teaches at The New York Doula

My name is Stephanie Heintzeler and I am a German educated midwife, acupuncturist and US-educated doula. I was born in New York City but raised in Germany, where I found my enthusiasm for midwifery already when I was 12 years old - thanks to my brother who was born then. I successfully finished my midwifery-exam in 2000 in the Black Forest of Germany.

While I was working in Frankfurt I started to get interested in TCM (Traditional Chinese Medicine) so I continued my education in Acupuncture and finished my exams in 2003.

I moved back to my birth town in 2003. My book “New Yorker Geschichten” (“New York Stories”) got published and I started my own Doula business after I had certified with DONA in 2006. In 2010 I founded Preggie LLC in Germany that imports Preggie Pops from the US.

In 2014 I became a Certified Lactation Counselor (CLC) and founded The New York Doula Concierge Services through which I match expecting parents with a Doula that fits their needs and budget: Doula Concierge.

Besides my midwifery and doula-work I am a dedicated NY Cares volunteer, sing in a choir in Greenwich Village and enjoy Yoga and running.