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Birth Education & Doula

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Birth is a peak life event - it is a rite of passage in which self-transformation is a given. Engaging a doula is a powerful layer of support for empowering your birth experience.

A doula occupies a unique role in your birthing family’s constellation. As your doula, I am a guardian for the intentions you hold for your birth. Our relationship is built on respect for your autonomy, which supports you to develop and affirm your self-trust and confidence to articulate your needs in the present moment.

I support families choosing to give birth at home and in hospital settings across Central Victoria. I am part of a web of skilled and caring doulas in our region. This model of care ensures a known and trusted back-up doula.

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Doula - a trusted presence

During your pregnancy and birth, a trusted presence is invaluable in lessening feelings of anxiety and stress. I hold a state of attuned care and trust that you can anchor into during the intensity of this time. Particularly in your labour, this support means your thinking mind can turn off and your mammalian body can feel safe to do exactly what and how it needs to. Deep trust develops as we journey together through this potent portal state. I bring specific understandings of how to prepare and support your body to make space for your baby’s passage through your pelvis.

As your doula I can respond to your emotional and physical needs as they evolve moment to moment during your birth. Machines cannot do this. This is body-to-body resonance and coregulation. It makes a world of difference to your experience – I am with you on the wild ride!

"Feeling so full of love and so grateful for your support. Looking up and seeing your calm, smiling face during those waves was such a balm"

Birth Doula Support Package

  • 3 x 90-minute prenatal sessions (ideally in your home) comprising birth preparation, education and bodywork
  • 24-hour on-call support from Week 37
  • Continuous birth support
  • 2 x postnatal visits during your baby’s first fortnight, including nourishing food delivery and bodywork for both parent and baby; 1 x concluding visit at around six weeks postpartum with specific bodywork
Investment

$2200

Additional bodywork sessions are available on request.

Payment plans are available, and I’m always happy to tailor support where possible so it feels aligned and supportive for you.

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Postpartum Care Support Packages

Receiving loving care during the postpartum period has a myriad of positive benefits at the physical, mental, emotional and spiritual levels. To be nurtured, witnessed and supported in this liminal time has a profound impact on all members of the family as they navigate the intensity of the early days following birth.

Postpartum Care includes:

    • Combination of bodywork and remedies for parent and baby (may include craniosacral therapy, belly wrapping, moxibustion, sitz baths and vaginal steaming)
    • Nourishing food delivery
    • Household tasks (including laundry, cooking and cleaning)
    • Hands on support with baby
    • Deep present listening to all your experiences
Investment

$100/hour  for a minimum of 3 hour booking per visit

Gift vouchers available for postpartum support and care

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