Virtual Doula for Pregnancy & Birth
Expert online birth preparation and support from a former midwife. I help you navigate the NHS in pregnancy to birth with confidence.
Optimising normal birth
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Support through pregnancy
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VBAC
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Previous traumatic birth
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Optimising normal birth 〰️ Support through pregnancy 〰️ VBAC 〰️ Previous traumatic birth 〰️
You deserve to feel
in control of your
own birth.
Something about your pregnancy doesn’t feel right.
Maybe you've left appointments with more questions than you arrived with. Maybe you've been told things that didn't feel right, but you didn't know how to question them or say no. Maybe your last birth left a mark that nobody has ever fully helped you process.
“I feel like decisions are being made about me, not with me.”
“I don’t really understand what my options are.”
‘I’m terrified of ending up in a situation that I didn’t choose or couldn’t prevent.”
‘My last birth left me with unanswered questions and I KNOW I can do this.'“
'“I want to trust my body. I just need some help to get there."
What Can a Virtual Doula Actually Do?
I help you move from uncertainty to self-belief.
Working together doesn't just prepare you for birth. It changes how you relate to your own body, your instincts, and the system around you. I believe in you, and you will learn to believe in yourself.
Support Through Pregnancy
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Prenatal Sessions
Five sessions spread across your pregnancy, and built entirely around you. We cover the physiology of labour, your rights within the system, decision-making under pressure, birth planning, breathing, movement and whatever else you need to feel genuinely prepared.
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Support From Booking
Alongside our sessions, I am here to support you between calls. If anything arises - such as a scan result, a midwife or consultant appointment, a recommendation you want to talk through - I am just a WhatsApp message away. I am by your side through your journey.
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Postnatal Session
A postnatal call to offer support around your feeding journey and postpartum recovery. This is also a space for you to gently unpack your birth experience, what happened, how it felt, and what it means for you going forward with your baby.
Want to maximise your chances of a natural birth and understand what truly supports physiological labour.
Are planning a homebirth, VBAC, or birth that may sit outside standard pathways.
Had a previous birth that left you questioning your trust in your body or the maternity services and you want this to be different
Want to feel confident asking questions and making decisions that are right for you, even under pressure or against guidelines
Value calm, experienced guidance as you move through pregnancy and prepare for birth.
My Tailored Virtual Doula Support Is For You If You…
What We Work On Together
✔ Understanding your pregnancy and your options
Looking clearly at your individual circumstances, the recommendations you may receive, and what they actually mean for you.
✔ Optimising the physiology of birth
How hormones, environment, movement, positions and breathing support labour to unfold naturally, including in longer labours or back to back labours.
✔ Navigating maternity care with confidence
Understanding guidelines, hospital policies, and your rights around choice and consent so you can have informed conversations with your care providers.
✔ Strengthening trust in your body and instincts
Developing the self-awareness and confidence that supports intuitive decision-making during pregnancy and labour.
✔ Preparing for different birth scenarios
Exploring possibilities such as homebirth, hospital birth, VBAC, induction discussions, or changes in plan - so you feel prepared rather than caught off guard.
✔ Creating a birth plan that truly reflects you
A clear, personalised plan that communicates your preferences and priorities for labour and birth.
This Is More Than Birth Preparation
This isn't a course you complete alone. It's a real relationship, built around your pregnancy, your questions, and your birth.
I work in a trauma-informed way, will debrief any previous pregnancy and birth experiences and am respectful of the many paths pregnancy and birth can take - from freebirth to planned caesarean.
My focus is on helping you optimise your chances of a physiological vaginal birth, including homebirth, waterbirth, or active birth.
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No one loves your baby more than you. We dive into what may influence you on your journey, and you’ll get clear on what truly matters to you, so your preparation begins from within, what’s important to you.
Focus areas:
personal values and definitions of safety for you and your baby
beliefs about the body, birth, and authority and how that can affect your decision making
nervous system patterns under stress - what could impact you and how can you work with your body
Outcome: A felt sense of self-trust and clarity about what matters most.
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Rather than feeling overruled by guidelines or feeling you have to ‘fight’ - you’ll learn how to make your voice heard, be supported and maintain a sense of autonomy.
Focus areas:
Current culture around physiological birth in the NHS
how risk is framed and communicated
guidelines, beliefs and common ways physiological birth can be derailed
informed consent and decision rights
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To claim your natural birth, you need to know deeply what supports it - and what hinders it, from over 20 years of supporting physiological birth.
Focus areas:
the hormonal and neurological physiology of labour and birth
the conditions that support a natural physiological labour and birth
factors that can disrupt or alter labour, your options and what you can do to help yourself
understanding variations in labour and how to support your labour progress
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You’ll explore how your mind, your body and baby work together, ways to make that journey together easier and insider knowledge to create your personalised birth vision, because this is really possible for you.
Focus areas:
a really personal birth plan
understanding your communication needs and boundaries
I work with your partner too to support them to advocate for you
Outcome: You will have a birth plan rooted in your own experience, any previous births, and history so that it feels really aligned and ways to articulate this to your care providers.
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No one can promise the outcome of a birth because sometimes things happen outside of our control. I share with you what these unexpected curveballs might be and how you make your Positive Plan B, where you maintain your sense of choice and control. This is a key part to reducing the likelihood of feeling traumatised by your birth experience, if things change dramatically from what you had hoped for, which is one of the most important step in navigating birth on your terms.
Preparing for change while maintaining autonomy
Focus areas:
recognising curveballs and shifting circumstances
decision-making under pressure
developing Positive Plan B
maintaining emotional safety when plans change
Outcome: The ability to adapt without losing a sense of self or choice.
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After birth, we meet again to create the space to acknowledge this incredible journey and rite of passage, that you’ve just been through. To hold space for you, answer questions and unpack anything you need to, in order to move forward as a mother or birthing parent.
Making sense of the experience, whatever unfolds
Focus areas:
processing birth experiences
recognising strength and resilience
identifying ongoing emotional or practical support
Outcome: A sense of completion, meaning, and being held through your birth experience.
I know the maternity system - and I know what women need that it doesn't always give.
I spent more than 20 years as a midwife, specialising in physiological and normal birth. I've sat with women in the most vulnerable moments of their lives, before, during and after birth. I've seen what happens when they feel supported, informed, and trusted - and I've seen what happens when they don't.
I offer a virtual doula service because I can only take a limited number of in-person clients. And midwifery alone wasn't enough. I wanted to be fully, consistently, in your corner.
I work with women who want to be active participants in their birth. I'm trauma-informed, evidence-literate, and I will never tell you what to decide. I will make sure you have everything you need to decide for yourself, because no one loves your baby more than you.
FULL SUPPORT PACKAGE
£1000
Full pregnancy support & birth preparation
Five personalised sessions
Understanding your individual circumstances and what they mean for you
How to optimise the conditions for physiological labour
Navigating consent, choice, and your rights within maternity care
Positions, breathing, movement, and working with your body
A birth plan that actually reflects who you are
Preparing for VBAC, homebirth, induction discussions, and plan changes
WhatsApp - From Booking
Voice or text message support between sessions
Help making sense of new information or appointments
Emotional support when you most need it
Post - Birth Debrief
Processing the full birth experience without judgement
Identifying any support you might benefit from going forward
Payment plans available.
Limited availability depending on due month.
Ready to feel like
this birth is yours?
A free 30-minute call to talk through where you are, what you're hoping for, and whether working together feels right. No obligation. Just an honest conversation.
Most women come to me in the second trimester - but it's never too early or too late.