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Birth (Recognised since February 2020)
Lives in: Coleraine BT52
Local info and availability:
Based on the North Coast of Northern Ireland and covering counties Antrim, Derry/Londonderry, Belfast area and parts of counties Tyrone, Armagh and Donegal.
Languages spoken other than English:
Italian
Other services:
- Preparation for birth (online and in person as 1:1).
- Spinning Babies/biomechanics techniques to support optimal baby's positioning and comfort to mum.
- 3 Step Rewind process to help overcome any trauma or distressing feeling related to previous experiences.
- Virtual doula (for those wanting personalized, one-to-one support to prepare for the birth but are too far away to do so in person).
- Last-minute doula (if you need a birth partner at the last moment).
- Free support for stillbirth and miscarriage.
How to contact Sara:
Use the Contact form below or:
https://www.doulasni.co.uk/our-doulas
theitaliandoula@gmail.com
07770035950
About Me
Member of the collective Doulas of Northern Ireland
I am a birth doula with 10 years of experience in supporting families, based in Coleraine, on the North Coast of Northern Ireland and cover many areas including Northern, Belfast, Southern and Western HSC Trusts.
Mum to two children and a scientist by training, both roles have shaped and contributed to my work as a doula. I first came to know about doulas in 2007 when expecting my first child, and as an Italian living abroad, I missed the support of an extended family around me. As a doula, I hope to provide the loving and positive support one can get from someone who knows them well, and who also knows what pregnancy and birth can really be like, with their joys and sorrows, discomforts and pleasure.
The wishes, feelings and needs of the parents and families I support are my priority and I help them navigate their options and what is best for them and their babies. Some of my clients have specific health and personal circumstances and they believe in having a doula as an additional support person they are familiar and comfortable with. I also support families who just want to do some birth preparation specific to their needs, either around birth choices or to practice techniques to support optimal baby’s positioning and comfort to mum.
As a doula, I have heard many beautiful birth stories but also people discussing their traumatic experiences in different aspects of their pregnancy, birth and postnatal journey and as 3 Step practitioner I can help overcome any trauma or distressing feeling related to previous experiences (birth but not only!).
To date I have supported many families and types of births: home births, births in MLUs, straightforward hospital births, caesarean births, VBACs including at home, inductions, breech births, twins and triplets, stillbirths and miscarriages.
I trained as a birth and postnatal doula with Nurturing Birth in the spring of 2014, I am a volunteer for Doula UK and a founding member of the collective Doulas of Northern Ireland. We support families across the province and provide doula training locally.
Apart for birth…I love the sea, long walks, yoga and running 🙂
You can find more information about me and what I am interested in on my Doula FB and IG pages and on our Doulas of Northern Ireland website.