I promise integrity, continuity, honesty, loving care and compassion. 

Our ante-natal sessions are an opportunity for us to get to know each other, for me to understand who you are, what your needs and preferences are and how I can support you best in labour, birth and post-natally. 

I will support you to navigate your 'low risk' or more complex pregnancy and to birth wherever feels right for you - whether that is at home or at hospital. I look after lots of first time parents as well as growing families - I love both! I have lots of experience working with clients with anxiety, depression and many other mental and physical health conditions, including birth trauma and traumatic life experiences. 

Together we will explore what helps you to feel safe, supported and in your power so that we can bring this into your labour, birth and post-partum period. 

While we build our relationship and trust together, we can cover various topics including: 

• Birth physiology and preferences
• Advocacy, birth rights, informed consent and decision-making
• Hopes and fears (energy and birth, birth as a rite of passage)
• Active birth (biomechanics, movement, breathwork)
• Supported birth (cultivating safety, communication, birth partners)
• Infant feeding (basics, troubleshooting, baby sleep)
• Post-natal planning (the 4th trimester, food, healing, well-being)

I will work closely with your birth partner (if you have one), to make sure they feel empowered, safe and connected too! I believe that if your partner feels this way they will be great support for you - this sense of safety and loyalty can be fundamental to your birth experience. 

I also work quite a bit with solo parents, where I may be the sole birth partner. I have been alongside people who have had fertility support to conceive and with families who have experienced baby loss. 

I have supported many clients who identify as black or brown-skinned and mixed ethnicity (I identify as 'Mixed White Asian'). 

I also regularly support women who may not have family support nearby, families who are seeking culturally sensitive support and those who speak limited English (and may require translation support). 

I became a doula as I believe everyone is worthy of support at this special and powerful time. If your circumstances (e.g. financial) are a barrier, please let me know - there are a few things we can explore together to make support a reality for you. Feel free to get in touch for a chat or to discuss my availability.

Please visit my website for more information or get in touch using the form below.