I have been a doula since 2013!
For over a decade, I have been involved in birth work in many different ways, in several countries and in varying roles (doula and birth assistant). Alongside supporting individual families, I have volunteered with non profit organisations and charities, ran community groups, supported the mentoring of doulas and advocated for perinatal health within legislative and healthcare systems, locally, nationally and globally. As I always say, not all birthwork happens in the birthroom! Activism and advocacy is really important work for doulas as it ensures that all people are held in their right to a safe pregnancy, birth and parenting experience.
My Doula Experience
My work with individuals and families is always needs led and I have experience in the following areas:
- Human Rights
- Advocacy based communication
- Informed consent and decision making
- Birth trauma debrief/resolution
- Birth in hospital, birth centre and home
- Obstetric and midwifery care
- Unassisted (free) birth
- Home or birth centre to hospital transfer
- High risk pregnancy
- Multiple pregnancy
- Pregnancy at advanced maternal age
- Assisted pregnancy
- Premature birth
- Post term birth
- Medical and elective induction
- Medicated and unmedicated birth
- Cesarean birth
- Vaginal birth after cesarean (VBAC)
- Pregnancy after loss (PAL)
- Miscarriage
- Stillbirth
- Termination for medical/maternal reasons (TFMR)
- Abortion
- Neonatal loss
- Neonatal Intensive Care/Special Care Baby Unit (NICU/SCBU)
- Water birth
- Physiological birth
- Active birth
- Hypnobirthing
- Spinning Babies
Want to explore how I can support you? Let’s talk!
