What is a doula?
A person who provides physical and emotional support, guidance towards accurate and up-to-date information, and advocacy for your choices whilst you navigate the perinatal period and make decisions about how you will meet and nurture your baby. However this looks for you, a doula will be there to support you with what you need, feeling nurtured, confident, and capable. At the heart of being a doula is the act of 'holding space', centring you completely in this journey, with unwavering faith in your innate ability to grow and birth your baby, and respect for your intuition in this process.
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How can they help?
A Cochrane review (high quality, independent evidence) on continuous support in childbirth (Bohren et al., 2017) found that people who received continuous support were more likely to:
- have increased mobility, leading to more spontaneous vaginal births;
- have shorter labours;
- feel satisfied with the birth experience
And less likely to:
- have pain medication;
- feel negatively about childbirth;
- have instrumental births.
Bespoke package
If there’s something you’re looking for that doesn’t quite fit what I am offering, for example virtual birth support only, antenatal support only, or something entirely different, please don’t hesitate to get in touch and we can discuss an individual package of care and support around your needs.
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Birth Package
For wraparound birth support, I provide:
8 hours of antenatal support, covering:
- important considerations during pregnancy (common maternal discomforts/complaints, optimal foetal positioning, lifestyle)
- birth planning (environment, information-sourcing dependent on your choices, practicalities, what you would like support and advocacy to look like, immediate postnatal support)
- preparing for the postpartum period;
On-call period from 38 weeks up to your baby's arrival;
9 hours postpartum support within the first 3 weeks.
£1,850
Postnatal Package
Bookable in 3 hour blocks, either as an add-on to the postnatal support provided in the birth package or as standalone postnatal support, use this service to mother you in whatever way you need while you mother and bond with your baby.
£30/hour