Birth Support

Giving birth is both an incredible and intense experience. With a birth Doula on your side you gain a steadfast companion who focuses on you and your well being while making sure that your birth experience is positive and empowering.

Research has shown that continuous Doula support can lead to fewer cesarean births, shorter labour, reduced use of pain relief and less interventions such as epidurals, forceps etc. on Top of that there is evidence that mothers who have the support of a doula are also more likely to have a positive birth experience and lower rates of postnatal depression and anxiety.

As your birth doula we will have 2 face to face sessions to go over everything birth related and - if you want to - write you birth plan together. I will be on call for you from 2 weeks before your due date until 2 weeks after. This is called an “on call period”, which means I will be ready to drop everything and come to your home or the hospital once labour starts (even though I am officially on call during these 4 weeks, I will always aim to be there for your birth if it falls outside this timeframe). During labour I will guide you through the ups and downs, reassure and encourage you, offer hands on support like counter pressure and massage, breathing techniques and labour position and be the one to provide snacks and drinks.

I also offer my birth support virtually. This is perfect if you aren’t comfortable with another person in the room, but would still like someone to call on if you run out of steam, need some guidance or want encouragement. If you book me as your virtual birth doula we will still have 2 sessions to talk about all the things happening during labour, either via zoom or FaceTime. the on call period also applies to my virtual doula support, I am ready for you to call me anytime, day or night once labour starts.

If you would like to have a more in depth chat about what I provide, pricing and availability please get in touch or have a look at the FAQs for some extra info. :)

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What People Are Saying

  • “Hanna is very professional and has an answer for pretty much everything. She is reliable and trustworthy and I have also recommended her to other friends. They all love to have Hanna around!.”

    - A. Former Client

  • “After the first day, Hanna knew where everything was and just got on with any jobs that needed to be done. Exactly what was needed.”

    - J. Former Client

  • Hanna is an amazing doula and we are so grateful to have her support to our 2nd baby. She is professional and knowledgeable. I have recommended Hanna to other friends too as she is so supportive and cannot imagine how much harder the first few weeks after labour would have been without her.

    - A. Former Client

  • “Hanna has special magic to calm my baby and I can always have a good sleep. She also helped to clear all my questions and is always willing to share her experience with me, which is very ensuring even for 2nd time mum like me.”

    - A. Former Client

  • “Hanna was the perfect balance of encouraging and supportive without being pushy. After some sleepless nights, when Hanna arrived, we would hand her Poppy and go back to sleep for a couple of hours - the perfect recharge!

    - M. Former Client

  • “Hanna was wonderful, she shared knowledge as a doula and a mother. She shared knowledge as required rather than bombarding me with advice which I really appreciated as a new mother.”

    -M. Former Client

  • Hanna's practical and emotional support was invaluable and it felt she really cared about us and was happy to do everything she could to help, being both validating, knowledgeable and professional whilst treating us more like family.

    -D. Former Client

  • I am so grateful to have had Hanna's amazing support postnatally, overnight at the hospital and at home. She has a wonderful calm, caring and intuitive manner, just what was needed. I trusted her entirely with my baby and my toddler soon loved her.

    - D. Former Client

  • Hanna was amazing! She provided wonderful support after the birth of our first baby - another pair of hands but knowledgeable and experienced ones! I wouldn't hesitate in recommending Hanna to anyone considering a doula.

    - M. Former Client

  • Hanna helped us out with our little one as a brilliant, kind and thoughtful night nanny over several weeks. She was very easy to be around and clearly has lots of experience looking after babies and helping new mothers. We really appreciated all her support, including helping with our baby's bottle refusal. Would highly recommend her to others looking for an experienced doula / night nanny.

    - S. Former Client

  • We had Hanna night nanny for us two nights. Both times she was on time, professional, kind, empathetic, and took great care of our baby. We would gladly have Hanna back again.

    - L. Former Client