Empowering Birth and Beyond - Doula

Emma is an incredible woman and exceptional doula. Her manner, style and approach cannot be faulted and my husband and I are so grateful we could have her as our doula for the birth of our child. Her knowledge about pregnancy, birth and babies was a fantastic support in the lead up, during and after the birth. She is understanding and calm in all situations and this helped us to feel empowered in relation to our birth wishes and preferences. We truly believe that without Emma's support and presence we would not have had the birth we experienced and will be forever grateful for that. Thank you, Sarah, Tim and Freya x

Emma was nothing short of a godsend during my pregnancy, my labour and postnatally! We met her fairly late on into my pregnancy but after the first meeting we were sure we wanted her to support us during our planned home birth. She is so open, friendly, easy to chat to, non/judgemental - we immediately knew we would be comfortable having her around during such an intimate time. She made such an effort to get to know us personally in the time we had before the birth. She was keen to be very thorough about knowing my preferences and what we might decide if certain eventualities arose so that she could support and advocate for us properly should she need to. She was also full of suggestions of things that might help me to relax during labour, things such as affirmations and a personal word to draw on for strength during labour, hypnobirthing and I’m not sure we ended up using it in the end but she was really keen to help with aromatherapy blends if wanted. She also made sure we got private time together as a new family immediately after the birth which I wouldn’t have considered myself but actually was really important and so glad she held that space for us.She knew how much having a homebirth meant to us and she did everything she could to support us in achieving that and I honestly don’t think we would have done it without her - having someone to remind you what you want when things feel very intense and pressured and to encourage you to trust your instincts is so important. I’m pretty sure we would have transferred to hospital near the end of it wasn’t for this and I will feel forever grateful.In addition my husband found that Emma took away an element of worry and concern for him - an extra pair of shoulders to take the weight. When he was flagging and was struggling to support me she encouraged him to take breaks and took over.She is also so knowledgeable about breastfeeding and really helped me out when we were having some problems postnatally (despite being a midwife myself and knowing how it all works her eye and advice was still much needed and did the trick!).I could go on and on! Emma was quite new to being a doula which could have been a worry but it made no difference, she couldn’t be more suited to it and I would recommend her to anyone!

The support and knowledge that Emma gave us is priceless!It was amazing having her around prior, during and after birth.It really made a difference in feeling more confident for this journey.Thank you Emma!

Emma is an amazing person and I am so glad she was with us during the birth of our first baby. As the birth partner I felt very confident knowing she was there. Also when things didn’t go the way we planned and my emotions went through the roof, she kept cool and made sure everything went as best as possible.If you are reading this and still wondering if you need a doula then please get in touch with Emma and have a chat with her. You won’t be disappointed!

Emma was a fantastic doula. Would highly recommend her services!