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Postnatal (Recognised since November 2022)
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Birth (Recognised since December 2023)
Lives in: Wakefield WF3
Local info and availability:
I cover the Yorkshire and surrounding area for Doula and Hypnobirthing support - Wakefield, Leeds, Bradford, York, Huddersfield, Halifax, Barnsley, Kirklees, Harrogate. I also offer Hypnobirthing courses. My group courses are in Oulton, Leeds and my private 1-1 courses take place in your own home and within the Yorkshire area or online.
Other services:
Certified Hypnobirthing Teacher - Qualified through Love Your Birth Teacher Training.
I offer Hypnobirthing courses for all types of births, whether you are planning a vaginal birth, caesarean section, drug free birth, all the drugs, homebirth or hospital birth. Hypnobirthing is for everyone (including birth partners) and for all kinds of births. I can help you to go from feeling anxious about your birth, to feeling excited. I can help you to reduce any fears about birth and approach your birth with a more positive mindset, where you will feel calm, confident and in control. My courses will teach you and your birth partner about the psychology of birth and different comfort measures that you can use, to help you to feel relaxed and increase your chances of a positive birth experience. By using a deep form of relaxation, my hypnobirthing courses will help to remove any fears you might have about birth and replace them with positivity and excitement.
If you'd like to do a hypnobirthing course with me, visit my website or contact me. I offer a fully comprehensive hypnobirthing course in person - group (in Leeds) or private 1-1. I also offer essentials hypnobirthing courses, a calm caesarean hypnobirthing course and refresher hypnobirthing courses, in person within Yorkshire or online. Visit my website for more details.
I also offer support to families who are going through fertility assistance, such as IVF. As a Fertility Doula, I can support you on your fertility journey and through the process of IVF, offering you emotional support and help you to create a positive mindset, feel calm and in control.
How to contact Julia:
Use the Contact form below or:
https://www.babadoulaservices.co.uk
Baba_ds@icloud.com
07793545128
About Me
Hello, I’m Julia and I am the founder of BABA Doula Services & Hypnobirthing! I am a 5 STAR rated, recognised birth and postnatal doula and certified HypnoBirthing teacher, living in Leeds/Wakefield, West Yorkshire. I am the Co-Chair for Leeds Maternity Voices Partnership and I have two young children. My daughter was born by an unplanned caesarean section in 2015 and my son was born by a drug free VBAC (Vaginal Birth After Caesarean) in 2018. I am extremely passionate about supporting women and families during fertility, pregnancy, birth and beyond. I believe that all women deserve to have a positive birth and postnatal experience, however that looks to them and with the continuity of support from a Doula, this can significantly increase those chances.
Before having my own children, I was a line manager of a small team, for a large supermarket chain and I have a level 5 CIPD in Human Resource Management too. I supported, coached and developed others and I am highly motivated by assisting and nurturing other people. Helping them to grow, to educate them, share my knowledge and experience and encourage them to improve. Having a career as a Doula and Hypnobirthing teacher is my absolute dream job. Working in the maternity and birth industry, that I’m highly passionate about and being able to use my coaching skills, to educate, support, nurture and empower women and families, is so rewarding and fulfilling for me.
I have supported a variety of births, from hospital births, vaginal births, caesarean sections, water births, induced births, births involving epidurals, natural births and families who have been considered to have high risk pregnancies. I’ve also supported families who are going through IVF and families who have conceived via IVF.
As a Birth Doula, I can prepare you for your birth, providing you with information during pregnancy, to help you to make informed decisions that feel right for you. During labour, my role is to offer you emotional and physical support and also to act as an advocate for the birthing woman and her family. Postnatally, I can offer emotional and practical support after the birth, including support with breastfeeding/feeding. I can help to create positive birth experiences for you and your family, helping you to enjoy parenthood and support you without judgment on whatever decisions you make.
It is so important to be prepared for birth, know your birth rights and be able to make informed decisions. I cannot guarantee that your birth will go as planned, but having a doula by your side, makes it more likely that you will have a positive birth experience. My goal is to give you and your family the attention and knowledge that you need to make informed decisions about your pregnancy and labour. I offer continuous support, emotional support, help you to navigate the birth and labour process and give you the TLC that you need after having your baby. After all, mothers need just as much attention as a newborn, because they too have just been born. I will support both the mother and their partner on their pregnancy, birth and postnatal journey. After the birth, partners often feel like they too need to reflect and debrief, particularly if the birth didn’t go quite as planned. Being a new parent can be just as daunting for the partner, as it can be for the mother. I am there to support both of you.
I completed my doula training through Red Tent Doulas, I have been through the mentoring process and I am an experienced and recognised birth and postnatal Doula. I am also an experienced and qualified hypnobirthing teacher, so I can help you to prepare physically and mentally for birth and help you to understand how you can have a calm, comfortable, confident birth, where you feel in control. I have completed courses in Women’s Health After Motherhood, Maternity Care and how to Alleviating Distress of Infantile Colic. I am DBS checked, hold valid insurance and to add to my qualifications, I have a BSc (Hons) in Food Marketing Management and a MSc in Food and Consumer Safety.
I feel honoured to be able to work with women and families and be able to share my knowledge and expertise, help them to feel empowered, make informed decisions and have a positive birth experience in ways that they desire.
Please feel free to contact me, to find out more or take a look at my website.
Email: baba_ds@icloud.com
Website: https://www.babadoulaservices.co.uk
Julia x