Hi, I’m Federica.

I sit with women in the space where everything changes — where identity, body, relationship, and sleep all shift at once, and nothing feels familiar anymore.

I’m a birth and postnatal doula and prenatal/postnatal yoga teacher based in Horley, Surrey, supporting families across Surrey and West Sussex. I work with pregnancy, birth, and the raw, unfiltered early weeks of motherhood — not as separate chapters, but as one continuous, tender transition. Over the past few years I've supported over 70 families in all kinds of births and postpartum journeys.

My work is simple: I come in when things feel too much, too fast, too heavy… and I stay until there is ground again.

I don’t believe in fixing you. I believe in standing with you while you find your way back to yourself.

BOOK A FREE CALL:
https://doulawithyoga.co.uk/book-now-your-doula-yoga/

ABOUT ME VIDEO:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Il74Hxf5cfM

I speak Italian natively, and I’m fluent in Spanish and French.

What it can feel like

Pregnancy can be quiet anticipation… or it can be anxiety you can’t switch off.

Birth can be powerful and clear… or it can feel unpredictable, overwhelming, even disorientating.

Postpartum can be love and awe… and also loneliness, physical depletion, and the feeling that you are disappearing into everyone else’s needs.

All of it is normal. And none of it is meant to be done alone.

How I support you

My role shifts with you.

Sometimes I am practical hands in your home — folding, cooking, holding the baby so you can sleep, making the day feel slightly more possible.

Sometimes I am steady presence in birth — quiet, unhurried, reading the room, holding the atmosphere so you can drop into your body instead of your fears.

Sometimes I am simply someone who listens without interruption or correction.

Support may include:

💛 Emotional holding through pregnancy, birth, and postpartum
💛 Birth preparation that brings clarity instead of overwhelm
💛 Support with feeding — whatever that looks like for you
💛 Gentle postnatal movement and breath to help you return to your body
💛 Nourishing food and basic care so you can rest
💛 Help processing your birth experience, if and when you want to

And always: I work with what is actually happening, not what you thought it would look like.

My approach

I don’t bring a script.

I bring presence, attention, and calm.

I believe good support is not loud. It doesn’t take over the room. It makes space in it.

I am there to help you feel safe enough in your own instincts again — not to replace them.

Training & background

✔ Birth & Postnatal Doula Training – Nurturing Birth (2024)
✔ Infant Feeding Support – Nurturing Birth (2024)
✔ Prenatal & Postnatal Yoga Teacher Training – Sussex Yoga Training (2024)
✔ Birth Preparation & Postnatal Wellbeing

My work is rooted in evidence-based understanding, but delivered through something far more human: consistency, warmth, and real-life support in real homes.

A bit about me

I am Italian, and I’ve lived in the UK for over a decade.

I came into this work through motherhood — not as an idea, but as an experience that changed everything I thought I knew about strength, exhaustion, love, and identity.

I understand what it feels like to hold a lot, to keep going when you’re depleted, and to quietly wonder if this intensity is just how it has to be.

It doesn’t have to be held alone.

PAST REVIEWS:

"Federica was absolutely essential helpful throughout the pregnancy, birth, and postpartum period. She was an incredibly valuable resource, always ready to share knowledge, surveys, and statistics, and she offered essential advice to help me prepare for childbirth. She related to us with sweetness, gentleness, and great sensitivity.

She was a fundamental support during labor, asking questions to the hospital staff and looking after our interests and physical well-being. She made sure I could have the experience I wished for — the water birth I had always dreamed of.

I highly recommend that every woman have the emotional and physical support of a doula. It is truly essential.

Thank you, Federica, for being present during such a beautiful and joyful moment in our lives."

Claudia

"I had never heard the word “Doula” before, and I couldn’t believe just how helpful one could be. Now, I would never go through another birth without a Doula, especially not without Federica!

Her competence, skill, and professionalism were truly priceless throughout our entire journey. She gave us plenty of information, stats, and researches on top of the constant emotional support. We felt so lucky to have found her on our very first search, and if we ever have another baby, she will absolutely be our doula again.

Thank you Federica, from the bottow of our heart!!!" 

Paolo

"Federica is a loving and caring doula who pays attention to detail and looks after ourselves according to our current needs. The baby loved her kind and loving approach straight away!
She is highly efficient, getting lots of stuff done even when carrying the baby during his sleep, and she will proactively do whatever needs doing even if we haven't thought about it: tidying up, light cleaning, sterilising bottles, some laundry, cooking, nappy changes or soothing/feeding the baby when required so that mum can rest, are just some examples.
She also treats us to lovely homemade meals and snacks, which are nutrient-rich and delicious, based on our dietari needs.
She's a good listener, providing non-judgamental emotional support, and has good resources to recommend too." 

Gisela

"Federica was an *amazing* support for my VBAC earlier this year. I had two 121 yoga sessions with her, in which she provided personalised advice on movements and stretches to assist baby positioning and prepare my body for labour. The sessions were the perfect mixture of physical and mental prep for birth, combining yoga moves, breathing and a lovely relaxation session at the end. She is super knowledgeable and supportive, tailoring the sessions to my needs. She also provided follow up support so that I could carry on the yoga practice on my own in the final lead up to birth. I'm sure my time with her helped me prep for a successful VBAC."

Amy

"Federica was incredible! We had really detailed, bespoke care from her in the build up to the birth and her support, massages and coaching through the birth was amazing, I don’t know how people manage without a doula!!!"

Anna

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Warmly,
Federica x