Ines Serna
Owner/ CEO of the Labor Lounge
We are a compassionate team of professional birth workers dedicated to supporting women, birthing people, and their families throughout the perinatal experience. Each of us has answered a personal calling to this work, and we are united in upholding our shared values in every aspect of what we do.
This group of doulas provides backup doula support to the Labor Lounge LLC as needed. Please note, that these doulas are independent community birth doula partners for referral services listed on this website and are not employed by Ines Serna or the Labor Lounge LLC.
Community Partners
Susan Bellocq
(Su/She/Her) is a mother of one sassy little girl. Her passion to advocacy began as a child, being 1 of 3 siblings with no health condition. Her brother had respiratory issues, and her sister had cerebral palsy. Life seen and experienced through my mother’s eyes made her realize women need to be heard.
Recently, Susan trained as a birth doula at the Partnership Of Maternal And Child Health. Currently, she is training as a lactation counselor.
As your Doula, she will provide you with that voice of advocacy. You will be provided emotional support, hands-on learning, virtual learning, and guidance throughout your pregnancy journey.
She holds a master’s degree in public administration and has 15 years of experience working in pediatrics. In addition, she has received a certificate of completion for BLS, CMA, New Jersey’s Perinatal Bereavement Training for Community Health, and breastfeeding promotion, protection, and support. Her goal is to empower you through your life events that will forever be giving.
“I want to enhance your pregnancy experience and change the birth narrative. Let me be your voice.”
Karina Campos
I’m a North Jersey-based Certified Doula, a trained Lactation Support Counselor, and a mother to five wonderful children. I have always had an interest in the medical field and an affinity towards Maternal Health, becoming a doula felt like the perfect marriage of the two. Birth support is a passion of mine and something I believe every birthing mother should have. I believe in the power of faith, inner strength, and intuition. Through my experience, I’ve recognized the need for culturally competent support, comprehensive birth education, lactation support and education, and continuous peer support to provide a strong foundation for a family’s well-being. I am honored to walk alongside my clients, guiding them to tap into their inner strength, trust their instincts, and create positive birth experiences that resonate with their unique journey”
Elizabeth Cano
Elizabeth Cano (Ella/she/her) is a Birth and Postpartum Doula and Childbirth Educator. Her passion for childbirth began with her birthing her four children within five years and learning the amazing power of the mind, soul, and body in physiologic birth and thereafter. Becoming a DONA-trained Doula has given her the professional skills and resources to help other birthing people and their partner(s) awaken and tune into this power.
As your Doula, she is honored to hold space for you and meet you where you are along your reproductive journey. She will provide emotional, informational, and physical support and hold your hand as you learn to advocate for your preferences in what is the most personal and sacred time in your life. By encouraging you to feel confident, fully supported, in control of your choices, and well-equipped with the tools and comfort measures, her goal is to help you optimize any path your birth takes.
She especially wants to do all she can to educate the community about the power of birth support, increase access to these evidence-based services, and work with BBIPOC and trans and queer birthing people who often experience trauma and inequitable care during their gestational journey. As a Latinx Doula, she is a strong proponent of reclaiming and honoring the cultural roots of birthing communities and their traditional practices. Elizabeth is a member of Evidence-Based Birth and VBAC Facts Professionals.
Melanie Betancur
Melanie Betancur is a bilingual certified professional labor doula, public health educator, and advocate. She is studying to become a Lamaze Certified Childbirth Educator to provide the needed knowledge and support to many families. Additionally, she has a BS in Public Health Education and a Masters in Public Health.
Her goal is to provide equal and nonjudgmental labor support and education to everyone including low-income families and minorities. One day she hopes to expand her business to give social work services and resources from a community liaison.
When Melanie is not supporting families, she is working as a Community Health Worker and Health Educator for Atlantic Health Systems. She loves spending time with her family and friends, especially her cat named Cheese. She is continuously working on herself with self-care and personal development practices. During her free time, she also enjoys makeup art and baking.
Yareni Sime
Yareni Sime graduated in May 2020 with a Master of Public Health in Population and Family Health at the Mailman School of Public Health at Columbia University and in 2018 from the University of Rochester with a dual bachelor’s in Public Health and Psychology. Her professional and academic backgrounds are in maternal and child health and sexual and reproductive health. Yareni is a birth doula certified by Health Connect One, a postpartum doula trained through by BPBS and a recently certified Lactation Counselor certified by ALPP.