What is a Doula?
What the hell is a birth doula and postnatal doula, and why do I need one?
A birth doula provides continuous physical, emotional and informational support to their client before, during and shortly after childbirth. This helps with continuity of care and works with your birth team to create a safe and respectful birthing experience.
A postnatal doula provides support to families in the weeks and months following the birth of a baby, offering emotional, practical, and informational assistance
As a doula, I work around Market Harborough, South Leicestershire and Kettering/Corby, North Northamptonshire. I am happy to travel up to an hour from Rothwell, North Northamptonshire.
Hospitals covered include the University Hospitals of Leicester (Leicester Royal Infirmary (LRI) and Leicester General Hospital (LGH), a stand-alone low-risk unit (St Mary's Birth Centre), Kettering General Hospitals, and Northampton General Hospital (Barrett Birth Centre and Labour Ward).
Doula Support
Discover our holistic approach to supporting you through birth and postnatal care. Our services are designed to empower you on your journey to motherhood, offering VBAC Hypnobirthing classes, personalized wellness plans, and lactation consulting.
So what do I get when getting doula support?
Each family, pregnancy, birth and postnatal experience is different. This means that each client I support will receive personalised support depending on their needs. But each family receives:
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Continuity of care: Unlike the health care professionals who work on rotas, you book me for a set amount of time to attend your birth, and once I am there, I am there for the whole time.
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While I am part of the birthing team, I am not a medical professional. This means I am not advising you on what I think you should do with your care. I will support you in making decisions and help you consider different perspectives, ensuring that each decision you and your birth partner make is fully informed and yours.
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Meeting/ zoom chat beforehand means that you get to know me and trust the person in your birth space.
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Evidence-based, sign-posting and your number one cheerleader!!!
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Doula - Area covered
Northamptonshire
West Cambridgeshire
South Leicestershire
South Warwickshire
