I began my career in birth work as an antenatal teacher and quickly gained my reputation as a calm, positive and inspiring voice in the birth world. I decided to move into supporting births and make real, positive differences for how women enter motherhood. Gentle birth leads to gentle mothering and has ripple effects on our whole society. I truly believe peace on earth begins with birth.

When I’m not supporting women online and looking after my family I love to be in nature, reading novels and drinking lots of tea with lots of cake! Learning is my favourite pastime and I am always looking to improve my skills and knowledge - what I love about birth is there are always new discoveries and room for improvement to make birth more positive and choices more informed.

I am a passionate advocate for information and choice and write a lot about my experience of hospital birth and freebirth, as well as my life as a survivor of domestic abuse. I support all kinds of birth from homebirth to caesarean birth and trust women to make the right choices for them. I pride myself on my honesty and openness and creating a safe space for women to feel heard.

I co-run South Wales Birth Circle and The Village Slings Library.

Accreditation:

• Doula UK Mentored Doula

• Nurturing Birth Doula

• HeCert Maternity Care, Swansea University - Doula Pathway

• Hypnobirthing with CofE

• IPEN Placenta Encapsulation Specialist (+ Member of Placenta Remedies Network)

• School of Babywearing Consultant

• Association of Breastfeeding Mothers Mother Supporter

• Women’s Aid Ask Me Domestic Abuse Community Ambassador
  
  Additional training:

• Breech Birth with Shawn Walker

• Neurolinguistic Programming with Mark Harris 

• Closing the Bones with Bliss Russell

• Birthing Mama Prenatal Yoga & Wellness with Amy Wright Glenn

• FEDANT Infant Loss Awareness Training with Chantal Lockey

In Progress:

•  ABM Breastfeeding Counsellor Training

Interests/Expertise:

VBAC, gentle caesarean, home birth

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Daisy Foundation Active Antenatal Teacher & Fourth Trimester Educator, I have supported hundreds of women to plan their positive births and find their way as new mums.