Phone

254-300-1337

Email

Office@dulcebirth.com

Office Hours

Mon - Fri: 9am - 5pm

About Us

Dulce Birthing Center & Services, located in Killeen, TX, provides the Central Texas community with:

  • Holistic midwifery care, offering care for your entire pregnancy, birth and postpartum
  • Homebirth in the general Central Texas Area
  • A Large Private Birthing suite with over 1200 sq ft at our Spacious Birth Center in Killeen, TX
  • Birth support specialists AKA “Doula” support for in and out of hospital delivery
  • Complete postpartum support to the Central Texas community.

Dulce Birthing Center & Services was founded to support women during birth and to meet the growing need for pregnancy & postpartum support in our community. It is now widely recognized that choosing to add a support person or midwife to one’s birth team can yield many positive benefits. A woman’s memories of her birth experiences last a lifetime and can have powerful effects on her self-esteem and confidence. We are committed to helping women and couples feel empowered and supported as they experience birth.

It is our goal to help mothers learn to trust in their beautiful, strong bodies and to trust in birth. The moment that a baby is born is joyous, and wondrous, and it is our wish for mothers and their partners to experience the birth of their babies as fully as possible.

We believe in supporting families with non-judgmental support, care, and compassion. The very essence of our work is a heart of service to others. Our team of amazing support specialists and midwife staff serve families here in Bell County, Texas and surrounding areas.

You matter! Your baby matters! 

Book Your Consultation Today!


Anita Hernandez, CPM, LM
Senior Staff Midwife, Preceptor and Founder

Anita is a Christian, wife and mother to 5 amazing children, 4 boys and 1 girl, ranging from 23 to 2 years old. She is the daughter of Cuban immigrants and bilingual in spanish. After working as a support specialist for many years in and out of the hospital system, Anita realized that if she was going to truly help bring about change, it would be as becoming the provider herself. She serves the women of Central Texas with a heart for woman centered care. Empowering women to take charge of their care and becoming an active participant.

Anita, also founded our local community midwifery school in conjunction with Ancient Arts Midwifery Institute. She is a preceptor & mentor to our amazing student midwives and helps to prepare students for community midwives in the area. Mothers Blessing Maternal University provides training for support specialists (aka doulas) as well.

Anita has completed;

-National American Registry of Midwives / PEP Apprenticeship Program
-National American Registry of Midwives Bridge Certificate
-National American Registry of Midwives Preceptor
-Mercy in Action – Expected the Unexpected, Emergency Birth Skills
-Breech Pro – Breech without Borders
-Reteach The Breech, includes twins – Dr. Stu Fischbein, OB/GYN
-Shoulder Dystocia – Spinning Babies
-Advanced Midwifery with Midwifery Wisdom Collective
-BLS ( Basic Life Saving )
-NRP ( Neonatal Resuscitation Program)
-Acupressure for Pregnancy Care , Labor Support & Postpartum Care
-Lactation Counselor
-Many more ! Just ask and we can show you!

She continues to further her knowledge and is working on her Certified Clinical Herbalist designation to be completed 2021.





Kimberly Culver, SMW, CBSS (MBMU), CPSS(MBMU), CD (BAI), CVD (TVL)


Kimberly moved to Texas in 2015 with her Army veteran husband who she has been married to since 2006. Together they have 7 children, 3 girls and 4 boys, that she enjoys homeschooling. Kimberly knew even as a child that the Lord was calling her to birth work but put it on the back burner for many years while having her own children. Through her personal birth experience, fighting for her VBA4C births, she became an advocate for birth choices and VBAC for other women.

She began her career as a doula by providing distance education and support and later joined Dulce Birthing Services. Kimberly is a Certified Advanced Birth Support Specialist and Certified Postpartum Support Specialist. She joined Dulce Birthing Services as a co-owner in 2019 and is the birth department and marketing director. Kimberly was the first Certified VBAC doula in Texas with The VBAC Link in 2020. Kimberly completed her midwifery apprenticeship while serving mothers at Dulce Birthing Center.


-Certified Advanced Birth Support Specialist- MBMU
-Certified Postpartum Support Specialist- MBMU
-Certified Doula- Birth Arts International
-Certified VBAC Doula- The VBAC Link
-Spinning Babies Trained – 2019
-Breech Pro – Breech without Borders
-Reteach The Breech, includes twins – Dr. Stu Fischbein, OB/GYN
-Shoulder Dystocia – Spinning Babies
-BLS ( Basic Life Saving )
-NRP ( Neonatal Resuscitation Program)
-Many more ! Just ask and we can show you!



We partner with the following additional providers to bring you a complete one stop service!


Dr Iperlitta Lolis (Dr. Mecka) with 633 Chiropractic, LLC.
Dr. Mecka uses low-to-moderate force adjusting techniques for the whole family, including children and pregnant mothers. She is an Advanced Certified Activator Methods practitioner which allows an individualized approach and uses a combination of activator techniques, light manual/drop and extremity adjusting to assist in restoring the patients to their optimal self.



Stephanie Bodak Nicholson, IBCLC with Mothering Arts

Since 1992, Stephanie has been supporting families in the Waco, Temple and Killeen areas.  

As a Board Certified Lactation Consultant, Stephanie is on call for your early weeks of breastfeeding concerns and issues with the ability to schedule home visits in as soon as 12 hours from the time you call.  She has the unique ability to support you when needs occur and carry you through those often worrisome nights.

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Ann Kennedy, Holistic Health Coach

Wife to Stephen and mother of three incredible children, Caleb (16), Mabry (13), and Grant (9). I am excited to be joining the Dulce Birthing Centers team! My role as a holistic health coach is to come alongside you during your health journey to support the nutritional aspect of your pregnancy.  Nutrition plays a vital role in the way you feel and in the health of your pregnancy and baby.  As your health coach, I will partner with you to help you follow the nutritional plan established between you and your midwife, cheer you on and share ideas to help you be successful. Sometimes it is hard to know how to add in all the good things at the proper amounts while minimizing the foods that don’t serve your body.  But I can assure you, it will be worth it and you can do it!  I am excited to be a part of this incredible team, during this exciting time in the life of your family. I look forward to working with you.

The Dulce Difference:

  • Christian based
  • Pro-Life
  • Compassionate and Caring
  • Military friendly
  • Multi-cultural 
  • Bi-lingual (Spanish)
  • VBAMC (vaginal birth after multiple c-sections) friendly
  • Holistic & Evidence Based Midwifery Care
  • Large Private Birthing Suite over 1200 sq ft!

For more information, or to schedule your free consultation, please email: Office@dulcebirth.com OR call us at (254) 300-1337

Amber Riley

These ladies are WONDERFUL! They really made my birthing experience a peaceful one AND, they were there for me from time of hire all the way up until the present. Anything I needed, they were there to help. Can’t express ENOUGH how much I am pleased with their services. I’m telling you gals, these ladies really know their trade!

Heather Matheny

Kimberly and Emerald were amazing. I don't think I wouldve went through with my dreams of a VBAC if it werent for them. they are fairly priced for the services they provided. next time I'll skip buying the crib and use it for more doula support. 100% recommend dulce.

Lily Carter

Emerald was an amazing sister for my doula and I cannot thank her enough for providing truly amazing support. There is something so special about her!

Katy Kelley

The doulas here are so amazing. I had one of these awesome ladies attend my home birth and she knew exactly what to do and helped me stay in a positive mindset. Another awesome ladies came out today for a postpartum appointment. She was so knowledgeable and helpful. It was nice to have a woman to just sit and chat through fears with. She also helped with my wild kiddos so I could rest and nurse the baby. Thank you guys so much. You are so awesome!

Kourtney Holliday

Best experience of my life! I would do it 1000 times over with Anita. She was so kind and supportive throughout the entire process! From late night questions to general baby info! Before AND after Delivery!! I Couldn’t have imagined having things go as well as they went for us!

Chelsea Surfus

I got the chance to work with Samantha as my postpartum doula. She was and is fantastic. I highly recommend her and everyone at Dulce. They are kind, loving, and supportive. I had a scheduled c-section and there was no judgement for anyone.

Reganne Queen

I am SO grateful to have had the opportunity to work with Dulce. When I had come across a post about Dulce, my husband was set to deploy and would not be here for the birth. I ended up winning Dulce’s drawing for care during labor & delivery which was such a blessing. I was assisted, mentored, and encouraged by Triston, who was PHENOMENAL. She had went above and beyond to make sure I was knowledgeable going into the hospital, comfortable, and encouraged me through the whole process. I do not believe my experience would have come close to that had it not been for Triston and Dulce’s services. If we are expecting again in this area, I will definitely be contacting them again! Thank you so much!

Erin Laker

I just delivered my third baby three days ago. I was aiming for an unmedicated birth after having gotten epidurals for the other two. Anita was an amazing resource to have and she was such a blessing to have at my birth. She helped so much with coping techniques and encouragement. I had wanted my husband to be more involved in the birth process but he never knew how or what to do but with her knowledge and coaching, he was able to be support me better than I could have imagined through the entire process! If you are looking for a doula I highly recommend Anita. Thank you for helping me get my natural birth that I wanted, I don’t think I could have done it without you!!

Jeff Gaunya

From a father’s/husband’s perspective I would say I was simply astounded by the level of professionalism, expertise and sweet demeanor of Anita. From the very beginning it was evident that she loves what she does, and is very passionate. She is well informed and in tune with what a mother (and father) wants and helps in every way possible for the parents to stay the course. She was extremely supportive throughout the pregnancy, answered the phone day and night with our questions, and when the time came she arrived quickly. Even though I had studied, it often happened during labor that my mind drew a blank – and Anita knew what to do, reminding and guiding me through. The labor and birth were very quick compared to our other two children (4.5 hours to 50+ hours for both) and I was able to catch my newborn child, still in the amniotic sac. That is without a doubt the coolest moment of my life. I don’t know what I would have done without Anita’s guidance, expertise and calm demeanor. All I know is this – after having her assisting us throughout the entirety of the pregnancy to birth (and beyond! She continually checked on us to see how everything was going which is amazing!) it led me as a father to want more children, doing it the way God intended, and especially with Anita at our side. We look forward to having our next child with you at our side Anita! Thank you for everything you’ve done – you made this husband and father a believer.

Tonya Hall Blair

Anita is incredibly knowledgeable and passionate about what she does. She was so compassionate, encouraging and caring during my labor and delivery (with both me and my husband). I had a c-section with my first son (in 2013) and was determined to have a vbac with my second. She was behind me 100% and with her help and guidance, I did it! I am so glad that I had Anita by my side. The labor and delivery nurses were asking her questions about the different techniques she uses and they wanted her to teach them. I think that is a awesome testimony to her skill and profession!

Adrienne Mader

Anita is extremely caring and loving. When i first met her i felt 100% comfortable sharing my birth views and asking her questions. She even offered books, websites and even added me to facebook groups. We talked ahead of time about about pain management and what I was or was not comfortable with and when the time came she new exactly what i needed to get through labor and delivery. She even guided my husband and worked with him to help keep me comfortable and calm. My labor was fast, loud and intense but she maintained a calm and peaceful presence from the moment she arrived ( very promptly btw). She stayed afterward to help me get comfortable and help with breastfeeding and she called later to check in on us. My entire birthing experience was wonderful and I believe she played a major role. I recommend her to all my friends in this area. She is professional yet personable and her prices are very fair.