Birth Doula Support in Hertfordshire, North London & Surrounding Areas
Pregnancy and birth can bring an overwhelming amount of information, opinions and decisions.
My role as your birth doula is to help quiet the noise.
With more than a decade of experience supporting families across Hertfordshire, North London, Bedfordshire and Buckinghamshire, I offer calm, knowledgeable and completely personalised support — helping you understand your options, navigate the maternity system and prepare for birth feeling confident in the decisions you make.
Feel informed. Feel prepared. Feel supported.
Choose from two levels of personalised birth doula support, designed to give you the reassurance, preparation and continuity that feels right for you.
Personalised birth doula support from pregnancy to six weeks after your baby arrives.
Everything you need to feel informed, prepared and supported throughout pregnancy, birth and the early weeks of parenthood.
Prepare
Signature Birth Doula Package
Two private 2-hour antenatal sessions
Unhurried, personalised sessions where we prepare for your birth together.
We can explore:
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How labour and birth unfold
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Your birth options and choices
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Pain relief and comfort measures
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Preparing your birth partner
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Navigating NHS maternity care
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Interventions and decision-making
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What matters most to you for your birth
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Feeding and the early postnatal period
Rather than simply telling you what to expect, I help you understand the choices available to you so that you feel confident making decisions that are right for you.
Your Personalised Birth Preferences
Together we will create a clear, individual Birth Preferences document that reflects your priorities and helps communicate them effectively to your maternity team.
Information and Resources
You’ll receive carefully selected information and resources relevant to your pregnancy, birth preferences and individual circumstances, as well as access to my private library of pregnancy, birth and newborn books.
Your Birth
24/7 on-call support
I am on call for you day and night from 10 days before your estimated due date until 42 weeks, ready to join you when labour begins.
Continuous labour and birth support
Once you need me, I stay with you throughout your labour and birth.
Whether your labour lasts a few hours or much longer, you have continuous emotional, practical and informational support. I support your birth partner too, helping them feel confident in their role while making sure neither of you feels you are navigating labour alone.
Your support might include positioning, massage, relaxation, breathing techniques, creating a calm environment, helping you understand information being given to you and giving you space to consider your options.
Most importantly, I bring a calm and experienced presence into the room.
After Your Baby Arrives
A private 2-hour postnatal visit
Within the first 10 days after your baby’s birth, I’ll visit you at home so we can talk through your birth, answer those early new-parent questions and help you settle into life with your baby.
Feeding support
Whether you are breastfeeding, formula feeding, expressing or combining methods, I offer practical, non-judgemental support based around what works for you and your baby.
Support That Doesn’t End at the Birth
From the moment you book until your baby is six weeks old, you have ongoing access to me by WhatsApp, telephone and email.
That means when a question pops into your head at 9pm, something happens at an appointment that you want to talk through, or you simply need reassurance that what you’re experiencing is normal, you don’t have to work it out alone.
Signature Plus Birth Doula Package
An elevated level of pregnancy, birth and postnatal support.
For parents who want the reassurance of having their own experienced birth doula alongside a more comprehensive programme of preparation, education and ongoing support.
Prepare
Three private antenatal sessions
We have even more time together to explore your birth in depth.
Alongside comprehensive birth preparation, we incorporate hypnobirthing principles and mind-body techniques that can help you remain calm, focused and confident — however your birth unfolds.
We prepare not for one ‘perfect’ type of birth, but for the different paths birth can take.
Because feeling prepared isn’t about controlling birth. It’s about knowing your options and feeling confident navigating whatever happens.
A final private session around your due date gives us time to reconnect, talk through how you’re feeling and cover any last-minute questions or practicalities before birth.
Addional one to one Zoom session
Your Personalised Birth Preferences
We’ll create a clear, detailed Birth Preferences document that reflects your individual wishes, priorities and choices, helping you feel prepared and making it easier to communicate what matters to you with your maternity team.
Mindful Birth Resources
You’ll also receive additional birth preparation materials and affirmation cards to support your preparation at home and help you build confidence as your due date approaches.
More Support Throughout Your Pregnancy
Signature Plus gives you access to an extensive online pregnancy and parenthood hub, including:
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Pregnancy yoga
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Pilates and pregnancy fitness
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Relaxation sessions
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Online pregnancy resources
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Birth preparation materials
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A supportive parent community
You’ll also have access to Ask the Midwife sessions, giving you another trusted source of information alongside your individual doula support.
Your Birth
24/7 on-call support
I am available day and night from 10 days before your estimated due date until 42 weeks, ready to join you when labour begins.
Continuous labour and birth support
When you need me, I join you and remain with you throughout your labour and birth.
You and your birth partner have calm, experienced and continuous support — helping you understand your options, communicate your preferences and feel supported through every stage.
After Your Baby Arrives
Private postnatal visit
I’ll visit you at home during those early days so we can talk through your birth, answer questions and support you as you adjust to life with your baby.
Newborn care session
You’ll also have an additional online session covering practical newborn care, feeding, soothing and those frequently asked questions that inevitably appear once your baby is actually here.
Feeding support
Whether you’re breastfeeding, expressing, formula feeding or combining methods, I’ll support you with the approach that feels right for you and your family.
Your First Year
Your additional online resources continue after birth and include:
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Newborn care
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Feeding
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Baby first aid
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Sling use
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Postnatal movement and yoga
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Weaning
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Baby development
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Parent and baby resources
You’ll retain access to the online hub for 12 months, giving you ongoing information and support as your baby grows.
And You Still Have Me
The additional resources never replace your personal doula support.
From the moment you book until your baby is six weeks old, you continue to have direct access to me by WhatsApp, telephone and email whenever you need guidance, reassurance or simply someone experienced to talk things through with.
Siobhan’s extensive knowledge was always so reassuring; when ever I had a worry during the pregnancy or after the birth she was able to explain and reassure me with her knowledge of the physiology of pregnancy, birthing & breastfeeding. Totally reliable, supportive and positive. I would recommend Siobhan to everyone having a baby.”
Willow & Mark, Hampstead, North London NW3.