“I cannot thank you enough for your help with Theo’s birth. You worked seamlessly with the midwives and my husband, which gave me more space to focus on what I was doing. I really appreciated your encouragement to move as I needed. I discovered all these ways of moving during the birth, which I hadn’t anticipated, but was what I needed to do to manage pain and help the birth along. The main thing I think about now is that despite the pain, I felt supported the entire time. I never felt alone or isolated. Unfortunately, with the birth of my first son, when I did not have a doula, I felt very alone and sort of abandoned. This birth was entirely different. Thank you for all you did.”
Birth & Postpartum Support
There are times in life when we need someone alongside us.
Someone experienced. Someone calm. Someone who understands birth physiology but also understands herbs, food, touch, rest, family, fear, joy and all the ordinary human things that surround having a baby.
I have been accompanying women and families through pregnancy, birth and postpartum for more than two decades.
My approach comes from a traditional midwifery and birthkeeping background. This isn’t simply birth attendance. It is relationship, preparation, practical care and continuity.
I now work across the UK and internationally, supporting a small number of families each year.
Wherever you are in the world, if you feel drawn to working with me, get in touch. We can talk about where you are, what you need and whether it is possible for me to come to you.
Birth Doula Support
I am available for a limited number of families wanting in-person pregnancy and birth support in the UK and internationally.
At this stage of my life, I also believe strongly in bringing the next generation of birthkeepers with me. Where appropriate and possible, I may work alongside an experienced student doula, allowing knowledge to be passed through practice, relationship and being alongside women.
My birth support includes monthly antenatal preparation, ongoing contact throughout pregnancy, a 28-day on-call period, support throughout labour and birth, traditional practices where appropriate, herbs and oils within my scope of practice, support for partners and family, and connection after your baby arrives.
And, inevitably, tea, food, hugs, bendy straws and whatever else we discover you need along the way.
Fees
Because I now travel for my work, I no longer have one fixed fee based simply on where you live.
Birth support begins from £3,000 in the UK.
For London, longer-distance UK births and international birth support, I will give you an individual quote based on the length of time I need to be away, travel, accommodation and the practicalities of being on call where you live.
International support needs a little more planning. Babies, rather inconveniently, refuse to consult airline schedules.
We will work out when I need to arrive, where I will stay, what happens if your baby arrives earlier or later than expected, and whether having a second local doula or birthkeeper as part of your support makes sense.
Please contact me for an individual quote.
What does being on call mean?
For 28 days I organise my life around the possibility that your baby may decide that today is the day.
I can be called at any hour of the day or night, and birth itself doesn’t work to a timetable.
The fee therefore reflects much more than the hours I am physically beside you during labour. It includes the weeks of availability surrounding your birth, our preparation together, meetings, messages, telephone calls, practical support and the responsibility of keeping that period protected for you.
If I am travelling internationally to support you, we will make a clear plan together for the weeks around your estimated due date.
Pregnancy & Birth Preparation
You may not need me physically at your birth.
You might already have a doula, have wonderful family support, be planning to birth somewhere I cannot attend, or simply want an experienced person alongside you during pregnancy.
We can work together in person, online, or with a mixture of the two.
We can explore birth physiology, decision-making, navigating maternity care, comfort measures, preparing your home and family, your hopes for birth, previous experiences, fears, advocacy, postpartum preparation and the practical realities of labour.
This can be arranged as individual sessions or as a package of support throughout your pregnancy.
Please contact me to discuss what you need and I will put together a package for you.
Traditional Postpartum Support
Birth is not the end of the story.
I am deeply passionate about the weeks after birth and the traditional understanding that a mother should herself be mothered.
Postpartum support is slow, practical, nourishing care centred around the mother while helping the whole family find its new shape.
Depending on your needs, my visits may include nourishing postpartum meals and drinks, herbs and traditional remedies, moxa, warming practices, belly care, caesarean and wound-care support, breastfeeding support, pelvic and whole-body recovery, birth-story listening, support with older siblings, rest and gentle practical help around the home.
And food.
Lots of food.
Before birth work became my life, I trained professionally as a chef, and postpartum is one of the places where those two parts of my life meet beautifully.
The 40-Day Motherwarming
Across many cultures, the first weeks after birth have traditionally been treated as a protected period.
The mother rests. Other people cook. Her body is kept warm. She is fed. Her recovery is tended. She is given time to meet her baby and find her way into this new version of herself.
My 40-Day Motherwarming draws upon these principles, bringing together food, herbs, body care, warmth, practical support and companionship.
This support is available in the UK and internationally.
Because every Motherwarming is different, packages are individually arranged according to where you live, how much support you would like and whether travel and accommodation are required.
40-Day Motherwarming packages begin from £2000, plus travel and accommodation where required.
Birth + Postpartum
It is also possible for me to accompany you through pregnancy and birth and remain with you into your postpartum weeks.
There is something very special about this continuity.
I already know you. I know something of your pregnancy, your family and the things that matter to you. I was there when your baby arrived. I know what happened during the birth.
We don’t have to begin again.
Combined birth and postpartum packages are available in the UK and internationally and are individually designed.
Please get in touch for a quote.
Paying for Support
I don’t want paying for support to create financial stress at precisely the moment you are preparing to welcome a baby.
Payment plans are welcome.
And if you have read this page thinking, this is the support I need, but I simply cannot afford these fees, please still contact me.
Talk to me.
Sometimes we can find another arrangement. Sometimes I may know someone else who would be a beautiful fit for you. Sometimes one of the doulas I have trained may be looking for exactly the family you are.
Money should not stop you asking.
Shall we talk?
Choosing somebody to accompany you through pregnancy, birth or postpartum is deeply personal.
A website can tell you what I do.
It can’t tell either of us whether we are right for one another.
So let’s have a conversation.
Tell me where in the world you are, when your baby is expected, what kind of support you’re looking for and a little about what has brought you here.
Then we can see what feels possible.
