Pregnancy, Birth & Postnatal Doula Support
Pregnancy can feel like everyone suddenly has an opinion.
I’m here to help you make sense of it all, prepare for birth and be the familiar person beside you when labour begins.
Whatever your birth ends up looking like, you won’t be navigating it alone.
See how I can support you through pregnancy,
labour, birth and those first days afterwards.
You’re not looking for the perfect birth.
Maybe this is your first baby and you have absolutely no idea what to expect. Maybe you've given birth before and know there are things you want to do differently this time.
Or maybe you're already looking for a doula because the continuity or level of support you've experienced during pregnancy just isn't what you expected.
You might really like your midwife and still want more support.
You might be perfectly happy receiving NHS maternity care and also want someone alongside you who has time to get to know you, talk things through properly and be a familiar face when you go into labour.
You're allowed to have both.
Having a doula doesn't mean rejecting NHS care, distrusting your midwife or planning a particular type of birth. Sometimes it simply means deciding that the standard care available isn't all the support you want during one of the biggest experiences of your life.
And you don't need to have everything figured out before you contact me.
You don't need to know where you'll give birth. You don't need a finished birth plan. You don't even need to know exactly what you're looking for from a doula yet.
That's something we can work out together.
My job isn't to get you a particular kind of birth. My job is to support you through yours.
How I help
When you work with me, you're getting far more than someone who turns up when labour starts.
You're getting someone who gets to know you during pregnancy. Someone you can bring the questions, worries, appointment conversations and “Nat, what the hell does this mean?” messages.
We'll prepare for birth together, talk through what matters to you and make sure your partner feels supported and prepared too.
Then when labour starts, the person walking through the door isn't another stranger. It's someone who already knows you.
I'll support you practically and emotionally through labour, help your partner support you, and adapt to whatever your birth needs from me.
And if the plan changes? I'm still your doula.
Hospital instead of home. An induction you hadn't planned. An epidural you didn't think you'd want. A Caesarean. A transfer. Or simply changing your mind.
The You Decide Method™
Everything we do together is underpinned by The You Decide Method™:
Understand → Explore → Reflect → Decide → Own
It isn't another pregnancy course, a set of rules or me telling you what you should do.
It's simply the way I help you cut through all the information and opinions that come with pregnancy, understand what's relevant to you and work out what feels right for you and your family.
Because I don't want you relying on me to make decisions for you either.
I'm here to support you, not become another person telling you what to do.
Birth changes women.
Physically. Emotionally. Mentally. Sometimes forever.
I’ve supported women through straightforward births, long exhausting labours, hospital births, homebirths, birth centres, VBACs, Caesareans, freebirths, transfers and births that changed direction completely.
That’s why I’ll never promise you a particular outcome or measure your birth against the plan we made beforehand.
What I can promise is that I’ll know you before I walk into your birth space.
I’ll know what matters to you, what you’re worried about and how you want to be supported. I’ll support your partner too. I’ll stay when it’s long, adapt when things change and be there when your baby arrives.
You don’t have to have a homebirth. You don’t have to avoid pain relief or intervention. You don’t have to be fearless or get everything you originally wanted.
Your birth doesn’t have to prove anything to me.
You just get to be you.
I might be your doula if…
You want someone warm, experienced and straight-talking who you can completely be yourself with.
You want to ask the questions you think sound silly, send the messages that start with “Nat, is this normal?” and have someone who actually has time to listen.
You want support during pregnancy, not just someone who appears when labour starts.
You want your partner to feel included, prepared and supported too.
You want someone who can sit quietly beside you when that’s what you need, and step forward when you need more.
And you want someone who isn’t invested in how you give birth, but is completely invested in you.
If that sounds like the kind of support you're looking for, book a free discovery call and let's have a chat.
Why families trust me with one of the biggest days of their lives.
💗 Someone who knows you
By the time labour begins, I already know you, what matters to you and how you want to be supported. I’m not another unfamiliar face walking into the room.
🌿 Support that adapts
Birth doesn’t always follow the plan. If things change, I change with you. My support isn’t dependent on you giving birth a particular way.
🤍 Your partner matters too
I’m not there to replace your partner. I help them feel more confident, involved and supported so they can be there for you without feeling like they need to know everything.
Hi, I’m Natalie.
I had my first daughter in 1998 and my second in 2017.
Despite there being nearly twenty years between those births, I went into both believing that birth was something that happened to me. I trusted the professionals, followed the process and didn't really know what questions I could ask or that I had more choices than I realised.
Years later, my eldest daughter told me she was pregnant.
Then she said something that completely stopped me in my tracks:
“Mum, I’m planning a freebirth… and I want you to be my doula.”
I didn't even know what a freebirth was.
So I started learning.
About pregnancy, birth physiology, maternity care, evidence, consent and all the different ways babies can be born. But more than anything, I started to understand the difference it can make when a woman has someone beside her who knows her, has time for her and is there solely to support her.
That journey eventually led me to train as a doula.
And it didn't turn me into someone who believes there's one right way to give birth. Quite the opposite.
Since then I've supported women through hospital births, homebirths, birth centres, VBACs, Caesareans, freebirths and births that changed completely from the original plan.
I don't need your birth to look a certain way to think you've done something incredible.
The Knowledge Behind My Support
I trained as a doula with When Push Comes to Shove, where I qualified as a certified doula. Since then, I’ve gone on to become a Doula Mentor within the organisation, supporting and guiding aspiring doulas through their own training.
I’ve also completed specialist VBAC training with The VBAC Hub and continue to develop my knowledge through ongoing training, research and education around pregnancy, birth and postnatal support.
I regularly keep up to date with current research, evidence, professional guidance and developments in maternity care so that when you come to me with a question, I can help you understand the information available without making the decision for you.
Over the years, I’ve also built an extensive library of resources covering pregnancy, birth, postnatal recovery, newborn care, birth physiology, maternity care and informed decision-making. Clients who book my Complete Doula Experience or Signature Birth & Beyond Experience receive access to this library alongside their personalised support.
For me, being a doula isn’t just about turning up when labour starts. It’s about bing a relationship before that day comes, so when you need support most, the person walking through the door already knows you.
