I'm Soraia, a certified - and Doula UK recognised - birth and postnatal Doula, an Hypnobirthing instructor and a nourishing cook, specialising in pregnancy and postpartum.

I'm passionate about humans. I love discovering, studying and understanding how we function, how we express ourselves and how we are shaped by our experiences. I am a human rights advocate, a shameless foodie, a birth geek and a fearless believer in the power of trusting our intuition. In health, in birth, in life.

There is no one size fits all, so we have to do the work and explore what really matters, what fits our current needs and what is aligned with our purposes and aspirations.

I am also a functional medicine health coach, so I am particularly obsessed with postpartum nourishment. I love  cooking food that supports recovery after birth and that on itself already feels like soothing emotional support. 

How we can work together

*** I'll be on maternity leave until October 2025***

In the meantime, I am still cooking postpartum food bundles:

Food designed to support your postpartum recovery, helping you feel nourished, held and hugged. These are not your average batch cooking frozen meals, these are deeply soothing, restorative and easily digestible options to warm and strengthen your body in the tender first days after giving birth. Slow cooked nutrient dense, rich in iron, good fats and proteins. Enriched with homemade broths, spice blends and the good dosage of doula love.

As your doula:

I can support you understanding your options, reassuring you that you are entitled to make informed choices along the way. This can give you a great foundation to aim for a respected, dignified and safe birth. Having someone looking after you, listening to you and supporting you during pregnancy and the first weeks of early parenting will help you feel nurtured and confident as a parent.

ANTENATAL SUPPORT​

• Birth physiology overview
• Safety, privacy and birth environment
• What kind of support do you have and need 
• Tools you can use during pregnancy and labour to support the birth you want
• Explore your priorities, expectations, fears and concerns
• Comfort measures and pain relief options
• Plan how we can best work together, clarifying exactly what kind of support you need from me
• Plan practical logistics for birth and postpartum​
• Understand medical interventions and plan for how you would feel most supported
• How you can advocate for yourself / your birth partner

POSTNATAL SUPPORT​

• Birth debriefing
• Breastfeeding support (if that's your choice)
• Signposting to my network of postnatal therapists and experts
• Babyminding to give you a chance to have some well-deserved time to go for walk, have a shower, have a nap - whatever matters to you
• Support so you can connect to who you are, as a person and as a newly-grown family
• Cooking nourishing meals at your place or bring them ready-to-eat (or to freeze)
• Support with any light house work that helps you stay afloat and relaxed whilst looking after yourself and your family

WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT WHEN YOU HIRE ME AS YOUR DOULA

Advocacy: I can support you creating a safe and caring environment for you to be able to advocate for yourself. 

Support: Informational, emotional and practical support to enable you to make informed and confident decisions about all stages of your maternity care. I trust in your innate ability to birth your baby, to make decisions for yourself and for your baby and to listen to your intuition. 

Communication: I can help you communicate with your midwife and other medical caregivers, if needed. My goal is to ensure that you have all the information you need to make informed decisions during pregnancy, labour, birth and early parenthood. 

Continuity of care: I can provide continuity of care, make suggestions for your birth preparation and bonding environment and build rapport with your midwives and medical caregivers.

Labour support: I can contribute by making suggestions when appropriate to support the labour process and help create the birth environment of your choice, support with relaxation, positioning and other comfort measures.

Bonding support: I can safeguard your bonding period with your baby - initially during the third stage of birth and then throughout the time we’ll work together postnatally.

Get in touch if you have any further questions or if you'd like to meet to discuss in more detail what you're looking for and how that might match my doula support offers.

Training & Qualifications

• Red Tent Doulas: Birth and Postnatal Doula training
• The Birth Uprising Academy: Hypnobirthing instructor
• Rebozo for pregnancy and birth: The Art of Birth with Naolí Vinaver
• Katie James IBCLC: Breastfeeding & Lactation: The fundamentals course
• Bristol School of Shiatsu: Shiatsu Foundation course
• Functional Medicine Coaching Academy: Certified Health Coach (FMCHC)