A Sacred Journey Midwifery Services is located in Cypress, Texas providing care for women and families during the most precious time in their lives. A Sacred Journey Midwifery Services is owned and operated by Shannon Stellhorn, CPM LM. Shannon Stellhorn is the daughter of the King, wife to a wonderful man, and the blessed mom of three boys, and her rainbow baby girl born May 2018. (Read about her birth journey here.) Her first birth experience solidified her calling into birth work.
She pursued her doula certification with Childbirth International in 2008. She has attended over 400 births, as well as had midwife attended deliveries herself. She was a housemother in a maternity home where she got a lot of experience working with pregnant teenagers throughout their pregnancies and labor and delivery. In December of 2009, she took hypno-birthing classes and used some of the techniques during her last birth. She began the process to become a midwife in 2010 and apprenticed at a birth center in the area. She opened her home birth practice in March 2012 and has been blessed to serve over 250 couples in that time.
She is passionate about pregnancy, childbirth, and babies and loves encouraging and supporting women thru their pregnancy and childbirth journeys. Pregnancy and childbirth is a special time in a family’s life. It would be our pleasure to walk this sacred journey with you.
EDUCATION
Childbirth International, 2008
Association of Texas Midwives, 2010-2011
NARM PEP Process, 2010-2012
Melissa White, CNM, Rite of Passage, 2010-2012, Continuing education through midwifery apprenticeship.
EXPERIENCE
Pregnancy Counselor . 2002-2004
Housemother at area maternity home. 2006-2007
Certified Birth Doula . 2008-2012
Midwife Apprentice . 2010-2012
Passed the NARM Board Exam, February 2012
Certified Professional Midwife, 2012-present
Creator and Trainer of A Sacred Journey Doula Training Program, 2013-present
Educator, Facilitator, Workshop Coordinator for Association of Texas Midwives Midwifery Training Program, Module 3
BIRTH EXPERIENCE
.Home birth, hospital birth, birth center birth
.Water birth, hypnobabies/hypnobirthing, Bradley method, Lamaze method, Birthing From Within.
.VBAC
.Cultural and religious preferences.
.Married couples, unwed mothers, same sex couples, teen mothers.
LABOR SKILLS
.General, pregnancy-specific, and labor/birth-specific exercises.
.Hydrotherapy
.Acupressure and counter-pressure.
.Guided imagery.
.Hypno-doula experience.
.Progressive relaxation.
.Active birthing techniques.
.Positional changes for optimal fetal positioning.
.Scripted relaxation.
.Hot/cold therapy.
.Herbals
.Essential Oils
.Homeopathics
.Spinning Babies
CURRENT POSITIONS
Owner of A Sacred Journey Midwifery Services
Texas Licensed Midwife
NARM Certified Professional Midwife
Current in CPR for Healthcare Providers
Current in Neonatal Resuscitation
Member of the Association of Texas Midwives
Member of the Greater Houston Midwives’ Alliance
Creator and Trainer of A Sacred Journey Doula Training Program
Workshop Instructor for the Association of Texas Midwives Midwifery Training Program