Emma's Antenatal

Imagine going into labour with a woman beside you who already knows you deeply. Someone who understands not only the unfolding of birth, but your hopes, fears, values and what helps you feel safe.

I'm Emma, an experienced birth doula, birthkeeper, antenatal educator and bodyworker, based in the Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire. I've spent nearly 20 years supporting women and families through pregnancy, birth and early motherhood.

My work is rooted in traditional, relationship-based care. I believe birth is a profound rite of passage, and that every woman deserves continuity, informed choice and support that keeps her firmly at the centre of her experience.

I don't simply arrive when labour begins. We build a relationship throughout pregnancy, preparing your head, heart and body for birth.

My support brings together antenatal education, birth physiology, nutrition and lifestyle guidance, pregnancy yoga, massage, shiatsu, reflexology, rebozo, body balancing, breathwork and deep relaxation. I also offer partner preparation, advocacy support and practical comfort measures during labour.

Whether you're planning a home birth, hospital birth, freebirth or exploring care outside standard maternity pathways, I walk beside you without taking your decisions away from you.

After birth, I offer nurturing postnatal doula support, breastfeeding and babywearing guidance, nourishing care and traditional Closing the Bones treatments.

My hope is that you enter birth feeling deeply supported, confident in your choices and surrounded by people you know and trust.

I support families across Gloucestershire, the Forest of Dean, Gloucester, Cheltenham, Stroud, Monmouthshire and Herefordshire, with virtual and travelling support also available.