Meet Our Doula Team 

Sarah Norris

Birth Doula, Owner
​Birth Doula, Owner
Sarah and her husband are Michigan natives who have since called Colorado Springs home for the last 18 years.  She has a degree and background in education from Colorado Christian University and was led into birth work with CAPPA in 2014 after her own positive birth experiences with a midwife. 

Sarah loves her CrossFit & Ultimate community, bouldering, and biking. When she's not chauffeuring her four girls around to their various sports and activities, they enjoy being outside together with their golden retriever. 
"One of my favorite things about doula work is that no birth is ever the same, even with families that I've had the honor of supporting several times! Yet each birth leaves me in awe of the strength, grace, and surrender that women find as they birth their baby." 
​- Sarah 

Madison Lopez

Birth Doula, Owner
​Birth Doula, Owner
Madison is a Seattle native and has been living in Colorado Springs with the love of her life, Mike, for 12 years. Together they have 3 sons and a bunny. Madison has been serving expecting families since her training from DONA in 2014.  Madison has a degree in Exercise & Wellness from Brigham Young University and experience in wellness and lifestyle coaching.
She loves traveling to new places with her family, will never pass up good chocolate, and is an amazing ballroom dancer! *Madison and her family will be spending a year abroad learning Spanish together and will begin attending births again in July 2026
​"I truly believe I have the best job in the world! To witness the fierce power and intuition a woman possess to bring her baby into this world, followed by the soft moments of wonder as parents meet their brand new baby… there's really nothing else in this world like it."
​- Madi 

Colorado Springs Doulas: Our Story 

 After working as solo doulas & backups for each other since 2016, Sarah and Madison realized the greater need for partnership and collaborative care clients. Merging their businesses together has allowed them to expand care to even more birthing families while fostering a more sustainable on-call lifestyle for their own families. In 2025, they added Hope to the team, who had already been supporting families in Colorado Springs for several years and was also looking forward to joining a partnership model of providing doula care. 

Madison, Sarah and Hope are each Birth Assistants at Beginnings Birth Center and remain current in their NRP (Neonatal Resuscitation) and birth emergency skills. All three share a similar practice style and calming presence in the birth space and are approved doulas on the Beginnings Birth Center doula list. The Colorado Springs Doulas team model ensures that you have access to doula support 24/7 for guidance during your pregnancy, birth and postpartum period. 

Each of our doulas are seasoned guides in labor positioning and Spinning Babies, natural comfort measures, pain management options for labor, as well as experts in helping families safely undergo a physiological birth with minimal intervention (if that's the desire). Our team has supported families through high risk pregnancy, surrogacy, twins, IVF, pregnancy after loss, and those who are preparing for an induction or cesarean section. With over combined 600+ births attended, you can trust that inviting our team into your birth space will help you and your partner feel safe, heard, and equipped to walk into your birthing day with confidence. 

Meet Hope:

Our In House Backup Doula 
​Hope's passion for birth support was ignited by the support that her own doula gave her during her first unmedicated birth. After training with HERBAL as a labor doula, Hope mentored further with this same doula for several years as she began her journey of supporting families full time in 2021.  She joined the Colorado Springs Doulas team in 2025. Originally from Alabama, she and her husband have lived in Colorado Springs for over nine years. Hope has given birth to six children, but experienced the devastating infant loss of her first son. She and her husband Thomas are raising their daughter and four sons to love camping, hiking and exploring Colorado.
Our team members have varying additional trainings and certifications that include:

Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP®) 
​Adult & Child Basic Life Support (BLS)
Spinning Babies: Easier Birth Through Optimal Fetal Positioning 
2020Moms Maternal Mental Health Forum: UC Health 
Savvy Birth Pro Workshop: Evidence Based Birth® 
Essential Oil Safety for Pregnancy & Childbirth
Working with Miscarriage & Stillbirth: Elizabeth Petrucelli 
Supporting Plus Size Birth: Jen McLellan
Helping Parents Understand the Language of Their Newborn: HUG Your Baby
Labor Doula Training: CAPPA, DONA, and HERBAL
Stillbirthday Birth, Bereavement & Loss Training
Madriella Birth Doula Certification