Doula Support in West & North Yorkshire

Whether you are looking for antenatal support, birth doula support or postnatal doula support in North or West Yorkshire, I can assist you. I can make you and your partner feel excited about your birth, prepared and informed. I will show you that you do have choices in your birth plan and you can be confident and in control. This will enable you to have a positive birth experience, however that might look. As a doula, I can help you to plan and prepare for birth, help you to be able to make informed decisions, understand different coping techniques when you are in labour. Explain the benefits and risks of each pain relief option, teach you hypnobirthing techniques, to make you feel calm, confident and in control during labour. I can help you to understand the labour and birth process. I can be by your side when you are in labour and giving birth, helping to keep you and your partner feeling calm and supported. I can advocate for you if you want me to, support you emotionally and physically during pregnancy, birth and postpartum. I can visit you at your home during the postnatal period and offer you any feeding support that you might want, whether you are breastfeeding or bottle feeding. I can listen to your birth story and have a birth debrief with you. I can listen to any concerns or worries that you might have about yourself, your partner or your baby. I can help you to keep on top of the everyday chores, from doing the laundry, cooking, light housework etc. I can hold your baby whilst you take a nap, have a rest or a relaxing bath.   

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I live between South Leeds and Wakefield, so I am within a very short distance from lots of Yorkshire towns, that I can access easily. My local maternity unit is Pinderfields hospital and I can be there in around 15 minutes, (depending on traffic). I am also very near to Leeds General Infirmary (LGI) and St James's University Hospital (SJUH). I am about 15 minutes drive away from Dewsbury and District Hospital, around 30 minutes drive away from Bradford Royal Infirmary (BRI), around 25 minutes away from Calderdale Royal Hospital and Barnsley Hospital and around 45 minutes away from Harrogate District Hospital and York Maternity Unit. Depending on traffic, I can be at many different Yorkshire maternity hospitals, in under 1 hour. 

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As a doula, I have supported lots of new and expectant parents in Yorkshire. Here is what some of them have to say....

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"I was completely thrown by the whirlwind of having a newborn. I was in need of practical support simply so I could nap. I felt lots of emotions that I had never experienced before, difficulties with family, adjusting to this new role, and I wanted to chat to someone who wouldn’t have a vested interest themselves." - A.H

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"Julia made me feel less invisible and had a wonderful capacity to listen without judgment. I felt I could be myself with her and she made a huge difference to my first month as a mother." - A.H

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"Julia very subtly empowered us through the whole process and this led to a great birth experience, that I will always look back on with positivity." - Emily

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"If you are at all worried or nervous about anything to come, during your pregnancy, birth or postpartum period, a Doula is worth their weight in gold!" - Victoria

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If you would like to have a free 30 minute online consultation, to find out more about my doula services and discover how I can help you to have a positive birth and parenting experience, please contact me.