The way we care for women during pregnancy and birth matters deeply. As a doula, I offer mother-centred support, a kind of care that places you at the heart of every decision, every conversation, every moment. This stands in contrast to approaches that treat pregnancy as primarily a medical condition or focus predominantly on institutional or system-based convenience.

Too often, maternity care becomes clinical, rushed, or standardised. Women are spoken about rather than listened to, and birth is treated as a medical event rather than a sacred, physiological process.

Mother-centred care means something different.

It means recognising that you are the expert on your body, your baby, and your experience. It means offering you space to feel held, heard, and truly respected, whether you're preparing for your first baby or your fifth.

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It looks like:

Autonomy and informed choice. Your decisions are honoured without pressure, judgement, or assumption. You, the mother, are seen as the expert on your body, your baby, and your choices. Medical support is offered with informed consent, any decisions are discussed with transparency, and with your preferences being respected.

Emotional support and deep presence. Your feelings are valid. Your story matters. Birth is more than just an outcome. Your emotional wellbeing is as important as your physical health. My work holds space for trauma, past experiences, mental health, and everything in between.

Individualised care. There is no one way to give birth, and there is no one-size-fits-all support.

Continuity and relationship. My support is consistent, relational, and built on trust, not rushed or fragmented. I am present throughout, offering stable, continuous care that is rare in mainstream maternity settings.

Conscious resistance to a failing system. In the UK, many women are left traumatised by the maternity system. Speaking this truth is not about creating fear, but about creating space for something better. We must challenge the norms that reduce women to statistics or passive patients.

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We are fortunate to have medical support when it’s truly needed, but birth has become a medical event that it was never intended to be. In that shift, so much has been lost: trust in the body, trust in women, trust in the process.

Mother-centred support is about reclaiming that trust.

Whether you’re planning a homebirth, seeking gentle guidance, or simply want someone by your side who will help you to feel empowered, please don’t hesitate to get in touch.