I’m also a mother to two turbo girls, a good cook and a crossword wizard. I have birthed in a hospital and at home, and followed the pregnancies of countless friends and clients. I support women and their families on their journeys to a powerful birth and postpartum, outside of the conventional medical system.

I work with women birthing at home, with or without a Private Midwife.

I no longer attend births in hospital.

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What does a Birth Keeper do?

A Birth Keeper is a support person who is an expert in natural birth, who knows the maternity system and how to avoid it intimately, and who is passionate about helping birthing women navigate the highs and lows of pregnancy. They work for the family who hires them during pregnancy to plan and physically support the birth and postpartum.

During the birth a Birth Keeper will provide physical and mental support for the couple, present from labour until the babe is earthside. Holding space and optimising physiology are my key responsibilities; I am outwardly passive, but always watching, listening and energetically tuning into the labouring and birthing mother.

After the birth a Birth Keeper will impart an abundance of support, both emotional and practical. Respecting the process of normal birth of the placenta, supporting babe in their first breaths and supporting the mother in the immediate postpartum are just as valued and prepared for as the emergence of the babe.

Respecting postpartum for both the baby and the mother, sleeping arrangements, breastfeeding, baby wearing & the birthing mothers’ recovery are the focus of the relationship after birth, and I will be available until 6 months postpartum for text support as needed.