Hope Tellifero

A lifetime of passion for women and families.

I have the training, skills, and experience to walk with you through pregnancy, postpartum and parenting life! Supporting mothers in their childbearing year is my life’s calling and my dream job. I began serving women as a Yoga Intructor in 2012, and felt drawn to support women in their most vulnerable and powerful time: Birth.

My work as a Doula officially began in 2017 when I attended my birth doula training with ProDoula. I have continued to deepen my knowledge of birth through experience and self study, and am currently training to be an independent community based midwife. As of January 2025I have supported more than 130 different mothers in their birthing times, and continue to learn from each of the families I support.

Besides birth and babies, I love spending time with my family, a great cup of coffee, singing, hiking and gardening.

I am located south of Lexington and serve women in Fayette, Jessamine, and surrounding counties.

Client Love:

  • Hope was so incredibly helpful in helping me achieve an unmedicated birth. She not only helped me as a first time Mom, but also my husband. Her calming demeanor is immeasurably valuable at birth. I wish for every birthing person to have someone like Hope by their side! - Hadley P.

  • I would recommend Hope to anyone looking for a doula. I had a lot of anxiety about giving birth for the first time, but having Hope there gave both me and my husband peace of mind. Hope has a calm and confident presence. She not only helped me with pain management during labor but also coached my husband to help me and empowered him to take an active role as my labor teammate. Hope helped me to advocate for myself in the hospital and was a helpful guide as we had to make decisions about interventions throughout my labor. When I think back on the birth of my daughter, it was an incredibly special time and I am so thankful that Hope helped make that possible for me. -Emily J.

  • I don’t know what I would have done without her. Hope supported me and my husband while we were having our first baby. Since the moment we met her, we had a very good feeling and trusted her a lot. During the last stage of my pregnancy, the delivery of our baby boy and during postpartum, Hope said the right things and did the right things - ALWAYS. Her number one priority was to make everything as pleasant as possible for me. I was able to have the birth experience I wanted because of her. - Marina T.

  • During my first pregnancy I wasn’t sure if I needed to have a doula or not. But I am so glad that I had Hope as my doula. During my 30 hour labor, the nurses and doctors were always changing, but it was so calming to know that Hope was there through every shift change. She is extremely knowledgable and leading up to giving birth, Hope gave me the information I need to create my birth plan. During labor it was so nice to have her in the room when unexpected things happened so my husband and I could talk through our options with her. Hope also coached my husband in ways he could help ease my pain in labor and helped us be a better team. The birth of our daughter was one of the greatest moments of our lives and I know that Hope played a huge role in making the birth so special. - Emily J.

  • Hope was a FANTASTIC Doula! She was strong/straightforward and yet peaceful in the way she speaks and serves her clients. From pre-birth preparation to post-check ins, she equipped us for what was ahead and made herself totally accessible to us through the whole process… Our birth experience started out with an unexpected induction. This wasn’t the plan, but Hope was responsive and encouraged me through the disappointment - getting me into a great headspace to move forward quickly. For the next several hours, she helped me and my husband take on the laboring process together with ease! I know that sounds crazy, but I actually felt so confident, prepared, and empowered that I was often smiling and laughing between pre-transition contractions! The nurses were all laughing about it. Despite the induction, we had an incredible birth story! Hope was a massive support to ALL of these outcomes… it was a fear-free and strangely peaceful birth. She brings that presence to the room. Highly recommend Hope! - Maddie W.

  • Where do we begin . We are so grateful and so fortunate to of had Hope as our doula to help welcome our sweet son into this world. Hope did nothing but bring comfort from start to finish. Hope met with my husband and I to discuss expectations and wants that we had and educated us on the process on what to expect. She went over every detail and made the whole process painless. During labor and delivery when events transpired not as we had planned Hope took care of our needs and brought a peaceful presence and comforted me in my time of doubt and being scared. Did I mention she did all of this while pregnant herself? I mean wow. Encouragement and compassion is what Hope gave us. - James and Harley L.