Birth can feel intense for highly sensitive or neurodivergent mothers - but sensitivity can be your strength. In this article, discover five practical, evidence-based ways to prepare for a calmer, more confident birth.

As you approach the threshold of birth, remember: you are deeply connected to the cosmos. The same force that set galaxies in motion is alive within you.

Penny Simkin’s 3 Rs -Relaxation, Rhythm, and Ritual - are simple yet powerful ways women cope with labor. As a doula, I’ve seen how they bring calm, focus, and meaning to birth.

Pets often sense pregnancy before we do. With their sharp noses, dogs and cats can detect hormonal shifts, leading to changes in affection or protective behavior; even as birth approaches.

This is what it feels like to have me by your side: steady in the unknown, celebrating you, and holding space for your journey into parenthood.

Research reveals how common birth drugs, including fentanyl and synthetic oxytocin, may affect a baby’s first hour; from feeding to bonding. Discover gentler alternatives and ways to make informed choices for a softer start.

Pooping during a water birth is normal, healthy, and safe for both mother and baby. Midwives manage it discreetly, so you can stay focused on birthing with confidence.

Water birth offers more than physical comfort - it creates emotional safety, privacy, and presence, allowing mothers to soften, surrender, and feel empowered.

Highly Sensitive People (HSP) experience birth through a deeper lens. As a doula and HSP myself, I understand the need for calm environments, compassionate care, and true emotional safety.

A personal story of navigating motherhood, bi-racial identity, and belonging across two continents.

Alone in labor, I felt like I was dying; until my doula arrived and everything changed. Explore how Polyvagal Theory explains the power of safety and support in birth.

A story about parenting, vulnerability, and how community can make all the difference; especially for foreign families.

A doula is someone who walks beside you during life’s threshold moments; offering calm, steady presence through birth, loss, or transformation, so you don’t have to go through it alone.

When a new baby is born, a sibling is born too. This tender transition deserves to be celebrated, not overlooked.

Many mothers dream of having their older children present at their home birth. But how can we prepare children for such a powerful experience?

This blog looks at the postpartum as a sacred time of openness, weaving ancestral wisdom, European rituals, and gentle science to support a mother’s return.

Childbirth is a sacred transformation that calls for ceremony to honour the emotional, spiritual, and personal rebirth of the mother.

Birth is not just the arrival of a baby—it is the unraveling and remaking of a woman.

Wrapped in the soft embrace of the rebozo, I found my way back to myself.

A Mother Blessing Ceremony is a heartfelt tradition that honours and uplifts women during life’s transitions, creating a sacred space for connection, reflection, and celebration