MEet Emily

EMILY WANNENBURG grew up all over the world while her father worked for the UN and US government. Her love for “all things to do with pregnancy” was sparked when she was just 13 years old, after meeting a missionary midwife in Pakistan and hearing the stories of her work. Graduating from Addington Hospital School of Nursing and Midwifery School in South Africa, she has attended more than 1000 births over her career in birth as nurse-midwife and as a doula. Though Emily no longer wearing the "nurse midwife's cap", Emily says that she proudly wears the "Doula’s Hat with a Midwife's Eyes and Mother's Heart".

Emily (Better known as “Doula Memmy” to her Clients) began teaching group fitness and personal training after her children were born, and it was a natural fit to combine her passions of Birth and Fitness. Opening the doors of “4th Trimester Fitness” back in the 1990’s, Emily developed and taught her first pregnancy fitness class called “Motherworks” at the local YMCA. Almost 3 decades later, she continues to support women in fitness, health and wellness as an educator, master trainer, presenter, and now as an entrepreneur. Her work in the Prenatal and Postpartum Fitness community has expanded over the years into mentorships and trainings for childbirth professionals, medical providers, and fitness professionals. She is the creator of the 4TFM programs, including: Birth Ball Basics™, Postpartum Recovery® Fitness, Pelvic Floor, Core & More™ and Labor Tools for Birth Pros™.

Emily lives in Tennessee where her husband works as a physician. She has two grown children (Alex and Robb) and five precious grandchildren to whom she is the "real" Memmy.

Find out more about Emily's doula services and community of mothers at MemmysMommas.com.

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“Memmy”

“Our instructors become part of an important team of support to the women they serve...They become leaders and part of a larger community of mothers supporting one another”