Pregnancy Support

Doulas often work with women and their families throughout pregnancy, birth and the early days of parenthood, providing them with evidence-based information and support.

We are there to listen, give confidence and not to judge. We offer flexible, practical and emotional support, and we often work in women’s own homes, clinics and in hospitals attending all kinds of births including; spontaneous vaginal births and planned caesarean sections.

A Doula is not typically medically trained, however, as both a practicing UK/UAE Registered Midwife and a Certified Doula, I have the knowledge and experience to provide women with accurate information to support them in making their own informed decisions about their care. Women and their families are my priority and their wellbeing and happiness is what matters the most.

There is growing evidence to support that having pregnancy and birth support can bring a number of tangible benefits, some of which include:

• A shorter labour (25% reduction)
• A more positive birth experience
• An improvement in the condition of babies at birth
• Women are less likely to require pain relief (60% less likely to request an epidural)
• A reduction in intervention rates (50% less likely to require a caesarean section and 40% less likely to require intravenous Oxytocin)

Source: Cochrane Review (2003)

Postnatal Doula support continues to provide emotional support for new mothers, fathers and couples. Many parents say that they often feel overwhelmed following the birth of their baby and they can sometimes feel alone and unsure of what to do after leaving the hospital. As a Doula and Qualified Midwife, I can assist with the feeding and care of your newborn baby and help you to settle in at home as a family.

Doulas gives new parents the opportunity to talk things through, and just chat, knowing that they will not be dismissed or told what to do. Talking over the birth is a usual part of this, but Doulas can also be there to support parents through concerns about siblings, feeding, going back to work, weaning and sleep. Having a baby can be a major life adjustment and having an impartial person there to help can be an invaluable tool.

A Doula is not there to take care of your baby for you but is always there to support you to be the parent that you want to be.