After the birth of my daughter, I have been inspired to provide other women and their birth partners with knowledge on labour and birth. My husband and I attended a Lamaze course when I was pregnant; this gave us the knowledge and confidence to have a home water birth.
I have trained with Lamaze International and completed Active Birth centre training courses and I am now qualified to teach childbirth education courses. I have also attended a Doula course with Nurturing Birth and now feel confident and empowered to offer support to women and their partners at this very special time of their lives.
I have been married for six years and we have a little girl who was born in 2007. While I was pregnant a friend suggested we attend a Lamaze Active Birth Course - we did and learnt so much! The course taught us so much about labour and birth and prompted us to consider a homebirth. (I wanted a water birth at home, but she came before I could get in the pool!)
Since giving birth, I have trained with Lamaze International and the Active Birth Centre and am now qualified to teach childbirth education courses. I have also trained with Nurturing Birth Doula Courses and am available to support women during birth or in those special early days with a new baby. My dream is that all pregnant women have the opportunity to learn all they need to be able to approach labour, birth and motherhood with confidence.
