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Sarah Louise Doula

Doula

Sarah Louise Doula

Holistic pregnancy, birth & postpartum support rooted in calm, continuity and care. Supporting families across London through one of life’s most transformative transitions, with grounded emotional support, evidence-based education and deeply nurturing postpartum care.

Doula since 2023@sarahlouisedoula

About

My role as a doula is to help families feel informed, calm and genuinely cared for throughout their transition to parenthood. I offer continuity of care through pregnancy, birth and postpartum, combining practical support, emotional presence and holistic preparation tailored to each family’s unique needs and values.

Whether you are planning a home birth, hospital birth, caesarean or VBAC, I support you in approaching birth feeling steady, prepared and connected to your own instincts, while also helping your partner feel confident and involved throughout the journey.

Alongside birth support, I offer postnatal care designed to help mothers recover slowly and well. Inspired by both evidence-based practice and traditional postpartum wisdom, my approach centres around rest, nourishment, nervous system support and creating a calm foundation for life with a new baby.

My Approach

I believe birth and postpartum are not experiences to simply “get through”, but important life transitions that deserve time, preparation and meaningful support. My work is grounded, non-judgemental and collaborative, and designed for parents who value the investment of thoughtful, personalised care during this transformative stage of life.

The families I work with are often looking for more than just ‘support’. They value continuity, presence and personalised care. They want to feel emotionally held while also receiving practical guidance that helps them navigate pregnancy, birth and early parenthood with greater confidence and ease.

Ways To Work With Me

Birth Doula Support - Continuous support throughout pregnancy, labour and the early postpartum period.

Postnatal Doula Care - Holistic in-home support focused on recovery, nutrition, emotional wellbeing and creating a calm foundation for life with your baby.

Private Antenatal Education & Hypnobirthing - Personalised sessions designed to help you approach birth feeling informed, calm and confident.

About Sarah

My work combines evidence-based birth support with holistic postpartum care, creating calm and supportive spaces for families during one of life’s biggest transitions.

With a background in psychodynamic counselling, yoga and holistic maternal wellbeing, I bring a grounded, compassionate and non-judgemental approach to every family I support.

If you’re looking for thoughtful, personalised support through pregnancy, birth or postpartum, I’d love to hear from you.

Areas of expertise

  • DBS check
  • First aid trained
  • Night doula
  • Same sex couples
  • Breastfeeding
  • Caesarean births
  • Home births
  • Single parents
  • VBAC births
  • Water births
  • Doula mentor
  • Highly medicalised pregnancies
  • Hypnobirthing qualified teacher
  • Spinning babies trained

Other qualifications

  • The Doula Course
  • Nurturing Birth
  • Hypnobirthing (Level 3 Diploma)
  • The Calm Birth School
  • Biomechanics for Birth with Shellie Poulter
  • Ayurveda for Pregnancy & Postpartum
  • Kerala
  • India
  • Traditional Balinese Massage
  • Reeva International (Bali)
  • 200hr Holistic Yoga Teacher Training
  • Pyramid Yogshala (India)
  • Foundation Psychodynamic Counselling
  • The Counselling Foundation
  • Mental Health First Aid
  • MFHA England
  • Level 3 Paediatric First Aid (Ofsted approved)