Doula

Services

  • Birth Doula Packages

    Support for your journey through pregnancy, birth, and beyond.

    Various packages and payment plans available!

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  • Post-Natal Doula Services

    Sessions after birth focus on your unique needs. Options include breastfeeding support, holding space to talk about your birth and process emotions, doing the dishes - whatever you need!

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  • Ante-Natal Doula Services

    Sessions during pregnancy to explore whatever you want to focus on. Options include birth plans, colostrum harvesting and hand expression, what to expect in labour - whatever you need!

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  • Pay-As-You-Go Doula Sessions

    Want a single session exploring your birth choices and rights? Want to get the lowdown on everything breastfeeding? Want someone to hold the baby so you can have a long, relaxing bath? Just need someone to water the plants?

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What is a Doula?

Put simply, a Doula is a woman employed to provide practical and emotional support to another woman through pregnancy, labour, and postnatally.

Unlike a midwife, a Doula is not generally medically trained and, indeed, it would be illegal for her to act as a midwife (i.e. in a medical capacity) when she is not. A Doula provides a traditional supportive role, holding space for the pregnant woman or new mother.

The term Midwife actually translates to “with woman”; a role that in the 21st century midwives are often sadly too stretched to fully provide. Doulas, however, are ideally placed to fill those gaps and truly be “with woman”.

As an ante-natal and post-natal Doula, here are some of the many things I am able to support you with.

Support During Pregnancy:

  • Antenatal Education

  • Birth Choices

  • Colostrum Harvesting

  • Navigating the Obstetric Midwifery Model

  • Understanding Your Notes

  • Preparing for Labour

  • …and more!

Support After Birth:

  • Breastfeeding Support

  • Emotional Support & Birth Debrief (Holding Space)

  • Housework Support

  • Indoor Plant & Garden Care

  • Understanding Birth Notes

  • Babywearing Education

  • …and more!

Qualifications & Experience

Doula Training: Birth, Postnatal, TIDE (Doula UK Certified Training) (2023) Conscious Birthing

Antenatal and Early Postnatal Education Diploma (FEDANT Certified Training) (2023-24) The Perinatal Academy

Working With Neurodivergent Clients CPD Masterclass (2023) Neurospicy Hypnobirthing

Babywearing Peer Supporter (2015)

Breastfeeding Peer Supporter (2017) Milton Keynes University Hospital

Doula & Student Midwife (2018-2020) University of Northampton

RQF Level 3 Award in Education & Training (AET) (2020)

Coming Soon…

Hypnobirthing Teacher Training (2024) The Perinatal Academy