Mahogany Harrington, cppdMahogany Harrington is a Pittsburgh native, a postpartum doula, and a yoga instructor. She was drawn to birthwork in the summer of 2018 after observing how prenatal yoga could ease labor symptoms and, in some cases, significantly shorten active labor. As she often says, “I am a big sister, and therefore I have been a caretaker for my entire life.”
In early 2020, just before the pandemic, she chose to formally pursue this path by becoming a prenatal yoga instructor and enrolling in postpartum doula training with Cornerstone Birthwork. Mahogany believes the postpartum period is often overlooked and finds meaning in supporting families during this time. The early months with a new baby are a period of adjustment and learning, and she is honored to be part of that transition. By profession, Mahogany is an accountant, and she values the duality of structured work and the unpredictable nature of birth work. In her free time, she is usually barefoot—reading, tending to her plants, or experimenting with new recipes. |
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