Birth Preparation
Preparing for birth isn’t about trying to predict exactly how your birth will unfold. It’s about feeling informed, confident and supported enough to navigate the decisions that arise along the way.
Pregnancy can bring an enormous amount of information, advice and opinions, and it can be difficult to know what to listen to, what questions to ask and what choices are right for you. Birth preparation gives you the opportunity to slow things down, understand your options and develop a clearer sense of what matters to you.
Together, we’ll explore the physical and emotional aspects of birth, your preferences and priorities, your available choices, and practical tools to help you feel more prepared. My approach is evidence-informed, holistic and centred around helping you feel confident in your ability to make decisions that are right for you and your family.
Birth rarely follows a perfectly predictable plan — and preparation isn’t about achieving a particular type of birth. It’s about helping you enter this experience feeling informed, capable and supported, whatever your birth ultimately looks like.
Postpartum Doula Support
The arrival of a baby changes everything. While so much attention naturally turns towards caring for your newborn, the person caring for the baby needs care too.
Postpartum doula support is about creating space for you to be nurtured, heard and supported as you find your feet in this enormous transition. I offer practical and emotional support during those early weeks and months, helping you feel more confident and cared for as you adjust to life with your new baby.
This might look different for every family. Sometimes you need someone to hold the baby while you shower, provide a nourishing meal, talk through something that has been weighing on you, or simply remind you that what you’re experiencing is normal. Sometimes it’s about helping you make sense of the constant changes and demands of early parenthood, or supporting your partner and family as everyone adjusts to their new roles.
My focus is always on the whole family, while keeping the wellbeing of the mother at the heart of the support.
You were never meant to navigate early parenthood entirely on your own. Having the right support around you can make such a difference during a season that can be beautiful, exhausting, overwhelming and transformative all at once.
Investing in postpartum support is an investment in you, your wellbeing and the foundations of your family’s transition into parenthood - whether this is your first baby or your fourth.
What I Offer
PREGNANCY SUPPORT
Pregnancy is often filled with both excitement and overwhelm. My role is to walk alongside you during this time, offering emotional support, practical guidance and evidence-informed information to help you prepare for birth and early parenthood.
This may include birth preparation, birth mapping, discussing your preferences and values, partner support, or debriefing a past birth experience and creating space to process any fears or uncertainties, so you can approach this transition feeling more confident and supported.
POSTNATAL SUPPORT
Bringing your baby home is a very exciting time and often a time of complete unknowns in terms of what to expect. At this time couples may feel they need extra support.
Postnatal doula care is gentle, practical and emotional support in the weeks and months after your baby arrives. It can include help with newborn care, feeding support, light household tasks and space for you to rest, recover and adjust to life with your baby. As every family will have their own individual needs, I will work with you to provide the individual care you and your baby and family need.
Postnatal support isn’t just for the early days. You’re welcome to begin at any point in your journey - whether that’s when your partner returns to work, when the initial wave of support softens, or simply when you feel the need for extra care and steady support.
Client Testimonials
“Emma was an incredibly supportive and grounding presence during a time that felt overwhelming. I was so grateful for the care, guidance, and reassurance she provided.” - Samantha
“Working with Emma before our baby arrived made such a difference. We felt more prepared, more connected, and much more confident stepping into those early days as a team.” - Steve & Eliza
“Emma supported me through postnatal depression with extraordinary warmth, care and professionalism. She brought such a calming, measured presence to every session, and created a safe and secure space where I felt able to be completely honest — not only about how I was coping as a new mother, but also about past experiences and trauma I had never properly worked through. Her gentle approach helped me feel deeply supported and understood at a time when I needed it most. I would highly recommend Emma to any mum looking for a compassionate counsellor or postnatal doula.” - Caterina
“Emma, thank you so much for what you do for women.” - Maggie
“The Matrescene mentoring sessions helped me slow down and focus on what matters most, which I would have struggled to do on my own.” - Bronwyn
