Who We Are

Judith Chapman, RN, CNM, CD(DONA)

Judy Chapman is the Director and owner of the Chapman Family Canter, an educational center for expectant and new parents. It is also a training center for birth and postpartum doulas as well as a doula registry. Our Registries are unique in that they not only offer expertise in supportive care to the expectant and new parents, but offer this care within a wide range of fees which allow every family who wishes a doula to have one. Judy is a DONA Certified Doula and Doula Trainer.

Judy graduated UCLA's School of Nursing with a B.S Degree in 1958 and graduated USC in 1981 as a Certified Nurse-Midwife. She has been actively involved in the field of Materernal/Infant Health for the past 50 years. She worked at St. John's Hospital for 30 years in their nursery, postpartum and labor/delivery departments. She founded the Chapman Family Center in 1993.

Judy and the Chapman Family Center may be reached at (310) 453-5144, her email address is juchapman@aol.com.