Hiring a Doula is an investment in your Birthing experience
In today’s fast-paced, hyper-medicalised world of childbirth, it’s easy to forget that pregnancy, birth, and postpartum were once deeply human experiences; nurtured by connection, support and care. Somewhere along the way, we lost that.
A doula is someone who facilitates emotional safety, the kind that lets you trust your body, your choices, and your voice. We’re here to clear the path, block out the noise and to ensure that your journey into parenthood feels supported, informed and truly yours.
A Doula isn’t a luxury. A Doula isn’t an unnecessary expense. A Doula certainly isn’t a passing trend.
Beyond the clear and positive stats of hiring a Doula, there’s the emotional impact a doula brings; unbiased, unwavering support to your experience, free from the pressure of policies, procedures, or opinions.
The narrative that Doulas are an “extra” is not only inaccurate, it’s harmful. We need to normalise compassionate and continuous care in the birthing space. Having someone beside you who’s focused solely on your emotional, physical and informational well-being should be the standard, not a rarity…
Doulas aren’t there to replace medical care. We work alongside it, bridging the gap between clinical systems and the very real, raw, human moments that come with birth and early parenting. We help to navigate a system that is becoming widely flawed, less evidence based and more policy driven (With a cool and subtle flare of course!)
When you choose to work with a Doula, you’re actively reclaiming a chapter that has too often been written without your voice. You’re choosing presence over pressure, confidence over confusion, and support over silence.
Let’s stop calling support extravagant and start calling it essential.
Still wondering if a Doula is “worth it”? Perhaps your partner is a stats kinda guy?
25% decrease in the risk of Cesarean birth when a Doula is present
31% decrease in the use of synthetic oxytocin (used to speed up labour but typically leads to a cascade of unnecessary interventions).
34% increase in the likelihood of a positive birth experience reported by parents who had a Doula by their side.
Shorter labours, on average, by 41 minutes.