Mother Matters is owned and operated by Lenore Kilmartin. Our team offers a full range of support for pregnancy, birth, breastfeeding and postpartum. We are committed to providing excellent education, professional help and loving encouragement. We welcome the opportunity to enhance and strengthen the experiences of those in our care. We believe strongly in the value of empowering families with accurate information and support. Each of us brings a wealth of experience and knowledge to our role in Mother Matters and we look forward to sharing our passion with you.
Lenore Kilmartin
Mother Matters Owner, Childbirth Educator, Birth and Postpartum Doula
Lenore is an experienced certified doula who has been helping in the birthing, breastfeeding and postpartum fields for over 35 years. She is the mother of five adult children and grandmother to six grandchildren. As an advocate of empowered childbirth, Lenore has a wealth of knowledge and experience and is especially passionate about educating birthing families. The season of childbirth and postpartum is a unique time where inner strength and innate wisdom combine to allow for positive birthing, breastfeeding and parenting experiences especially when the birthing family has the necessary education and support.
Contact Lenore at lenore@mothermatters.ca.
“My husband and I were absolutely blown away by Lenore and her class! She sets an extremely comfortable environment, and provides extensive information. We left each class feeling empowered and ready for the challenges to come. Lenore has years of experience and it showed! She is very accommodating, and willing to go above and beyond to ensure we felt ready and informed!”
Jennifer Woods
Birth and Postpartum Doula
Jennifer is a DONA certified doula with a passion for supporting families throughout their birth and postpartum journey. Before becoming a doula, Jennifer earned a BA in art history and went on to become a registered veterinary technician. She brings many years of breastfeeding knowledge to her work through her time as an LLLC breastfeeding support volunteer. Jen is proud to have provided doula support at more than 200 births both at hospital and home. Her goal is to empower families in all birthing situations including cesareans, inductions, and those that require other interventions. She has continued her education as a birth support worker by certifying as a VBAC doula and attending many workshops including Spinning Babies. She is the mother of three teenage children and enjoys her garden, chickens and spending time at her cottage and camping. As a doula, she brings a warm, caring approach and encourages families throughout their birth and postpartum time in the way that is best-suited to their unique story.
“She was the absolute BEST. As I laboured at home Jen was by my side the whole time. She helped my husband use different techniques to comfort me through contractions and she also guided me to use different positions to help baby descend down. It was with Jen’s support and care that I was able to labour at home for as long as I did, which was my preference.”
Gina Cook
Birth Doula
Gina is a certified birth doula. She has been providing support to birthing families since 2013. She found her passion for doula support after attending the birth of her first grandchild. Gina feels inspired when she supports birth as a doula and feels it is an honour and a privilege to attend births. She provides calm, caring and compassionate birth support and has experience attending home and hospital births as well as VBAC’s. Gina also has certification as a birth and bereavement doula. Besides spending time with her family and grandchildren, Gina loves riding her horse, yoga and running.
“Gina was a phenomenal birth doula for our daughter. Her birth was nothing short of a marathon, and we could have never managed it without having her at our side. Her many years of experience, incredibly calm nature and never ending patience were exactly the enduring support we needed during one of the biggest physical and mental challenges of our lives.”
Abigel Salmini
Birth Doula, RMT
Abigel is an RMT, a trained birth doula and the mother of three children. She has always had an interest and passion for supporting birth. She has taken additional training and has been specializing in pregnancy massage since 2004. During the births of her own children, she had three very different experiences ranging from homebirth to induction. These experiences have given her a strong desire to support birthing families even when their birth plan needs to change. Abigel likes cooking, reading, healing through foods and spending time in nature with her partner, children and family dog.
“We were very lucky to have Abi as our doula. I can’t say enough about her! She is so amazing, caring, sweet.”
Robyn Lampman
Childbirth Educator
As a doula and childbirth educator, Robyn believes that she passes on the education, care, support and encouragement she received during the births of her four children. Robyn is trained as both a doula and a childbirth educator. She has experience with birth in hospital and home settings. She is a gifted educator with an ability to provide information in a way that is both useful and enlightening and feels honoured to help clients achieve the birth they desire through education and empowered decision making.
Ashley Pickett
IBCLC, Birth and Postpartum Doula
Ashley trained at the International Breastfeeding Centre and became an IBCLC in 2012. Ashley is committed to helping support families on their breastfeeding journey and offers private lactation consulting as well as in-clinic appointments. Ashley is a trained and experienced birth and postpartum doula and holds many certifications including babywearing educator, infant sleep educator and Attached Parenting educator.
Tara Dickson
CAPPA Certified Postpartum Doula
Tara brings positive, helpful and knowledgeable support to families in her role as a doula. Prior to having two children of her own, Tara worked in business and travel but has found her calling in helping new families. Tara’s greatest joy is creating a safe space for parents to feel supported and empowered to provide the best care for their newborns. Her positive energy and understanding approach provides her clients with a partnership that helps them navigate their postpartum journey. When she’s not helping new families, she enjoys good food, sunny destinations and spending quality time with her daughters and husband.
“I highly recommend Tara and her doula services for help and peace of mind. She is caring and positive!”
“Highly recommend Tara for her invaluable contributions to both childcare and my maternal well-being.”
Melissa Kovacs
Doula Canada Certified Postpartum Doula
Melissa Kovacs is a fully certified Postpartum Doula (Doula Canada). In addition, she holds a Bachelor Degree in Applied Science with a specialization in Early Childhood Education. For over ten years, before becoming a mother, Melissa worked as a resource teacher supporting families and children. As an early childhood educator, Melissa has always had a keen interest in early child development. Melissa benefited from postpartum doula support as a new mother and quickly realized the importance of the doula’s role in helping families to adjust to life with a baby.
As a doula, Melissa brings a warm, compassionate and caring approach to the families she supports as they journey into parenthood. Melissa’s first passion is her two school-aged children. She loves volunteering at their school, reading together and playing family board games but most importantly, she loves watching them grow and seeing how they interact with the world.
“One thing that really struck us from the first time she came through our doors was her fierce compassion and kindness. She continues to showcase that every visit and has been an incredible guide in helping us through this newborn journey. Her calm demeanour and stellar organization skills help to give us some semblance of calm to the chaos of trying to figure out a new baby.”