Whether you have just learned you are expecting a baby or, have recently welcomed your little one into the world, I specialise in delivering personalised antenatal and postnatal support that prioritises your family's needs.
For some, hiring a doula may seem an unnecessary luxury, especially when many expect they will be able to manage on their own, "everyone else does!". However, with maternity services regularly making headlines for the wrong reasons, and the long-term impact a negative birth experience can have on physical, mental, and emotional health, perhaps it's worth reconsidering this perspective.
At its most basic, a doula provides continuity of support through emotional, practical, physical and informational support antenatally, through labour, and birth and the early days of parenthood.
A doula is a guardian, protecting your 'safe space' and advocating for you and your partner to ensure you and your preferences, are respected throughout. In short, a doula's aim is to promote calm when there is the greatest risk of anxiety and the greatest need to manage it.
Evidence shows, a doula can reduce the risk of unnecessary medical interventions, and increase birth satisfaction simply by providing the continuity of care missing from todays maternity services.
Ultimately, any birth can be a positive and empowering experience when mothers and partners feel supported in making informed decisions, and a doula can help protect that sense of control.
Through a compassionate, non-judgemental approach and a sense of connection and trust forged by continued, unwavering support, a doula can help their clients to be more resilient during labour, birth and beyond.