Being pregnant is a very special time, giving birth is an amazing and potentially powerful journey. Imagine feeling calm, positive and excited about your ‘birth day’. Imagine feeling you can trust your body to birth your baby and in your strength as a woman. This is, afterall one of the things you were made for.

Your support for a positive birth.

A Doula is a birth attendent. I am there with you throughout labour providing you with physical, emotional and informational support. My role is to “mother the mother”, this in essence is what the role of a Doula is – I am there completely for you.

I am passionate about birth and believe it truly matters how we bring our children into the world, and for mothers to feel confident in the choices they are making.

Women birth in many situations in Australia today, and what ever this is, there is always a way to bring in a sense of support, calm, positivity and love for your child. I can provide support to you whether you are planning to birth at a birth centre, labour ward, public or private hospital, or birthing at home (with an independent midwife).

As your Doula, I provide you with support during pregnancy, throughout the birth of your baby and during the postnatal period. This support takes many forms:

Research in the US has shown the benefits of having a trained doula with you during labour:

50% reduction in caesarean rate

25% shorter labour

60% reduction in epidural requests

40% reduction in syntocinon use

30% reduction in analgesia use

40% reduction in forceps delivery

Improved breastfeeding

Decreased incidence of
postpartum depression

Greater maternal satisfaction

Improved mother-infant interaction

Information from:
Mothering the Mother: How a Doula Can Help You Have a Shorter Easier and Healthier Birth. Klaus, Kennell and Klaus. 1993.