Birth Without Fear: Trauma-Informed Doula Support Across Cheshire & The Wirral
Watch Jemma provide doula support at a home birth in Cheshire. Calm, hands-on comfort and partner support with The Hypnobirthing Doula.
Combining clinical knowledge with genuine woman-centred care. Whether planning a home birth, free birth, navigating hospital care, or healing from the past, I'm here to protect your voice and your birth space.
How I support you
Antenatal planning your dream birth plan, options, and rights explained in plain English
Hypnobirthing preparation practical tools for body, mind, and partner
On-call from 38 weeks a familiar voice when things begin
Continuous labour support calm, hands-on, steady presence
Partner coaching so they feel confident, not sidelined
Postpartum care gentle support as you find your feet
Postnatal debrief your story heard and honoured
Certified Hypnobirthing facilitator
Recognised Doula
On-Call From 38+4 Weeks
Home & Hospital Birth Support
Doula Trainer The Doula Training Foundation Co-Founder
150+ families supported
Ready to explore what support could look like for you?
You don’t need to have everything figured out.
A short chat is often enough to help things feel clearer.
Whether you’re planning a homebirth, navigating hospital care, birth after trauma or finding your feet postpartum, we’ll talk it through gently, no pressure, no expectations.
Why Choose Doula Support
You'll Feel the Difference
Birth and postpartum support that honours your body, respects your choices, and keeps you at the centre of every decision.
Someone Who Listens
Your feelings, fears, and wishes aren't brushed aside. They're heard, held, and honoured, every single time.
Calm in the Storm
I bring steady, grounding presence when things feel intense. You won't face uncertainty alone.
Your Partner Feels Confident
Partners learn practical ways to help, advocate, and stay fully present, without the overwhelm.
How I Walk Alongside You
From pregnancy planning to those first wobbly postpartum days, you'll have someone who truly gets it, and stays by your side.
✓ Antenatal Planning
Dream birth plans explained in plain English, your rights clarified, and choices explored without pressure
✓ Hypnobirthing Tools
Practical techniques for body, mind, and partner so you work with your body, not against it
✓ Continuous Labour Support
Calm, hands-on presence throughout birth—I notice what you need before you have to ask
✓ Postpartum Care
Gentle support for feeding, newborn care, and the everyday things that make early days easier
✓ Birth Debrief
Your story heard, honoured, and processed in a safe space, whether you were my client or not
“I chose to have only people I trusted in my birth space. Jemma made my entire pregnancy and birth a place of safety and kindness. She got on with my husband like a house on fire, I could see she had taken the worry away from him, and as a result, he was much more present for me.”
Sophie, Cheshire
This Support Is For You If...
You're Planning a Home Birth
You want someone steady at your side who understands physiological birth and protects your sacred space.
You're Choosing Hospital Birth
You want to navigate the system confidently, with an advocate who helps you feel heard and respected.
You're Healing from Trauma
Your last birth left scars. This time, you deserve to feel safe, in control, and genuinely supported.
Your Partner Wants to Help
They want to show up fully but aren't sure how. I'll guide them so they feel confident, not sidelined.
Common Questions
What You're Wondering
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Yes! Hypnobirthing teaches you how your body works during birth. You'll learn practical tools to calm your nervous system, work with your body, and make confident decisions. Your partner will learn how to advocate and support you too. My hypnobirthing is preparation for real birth.
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Our relationship begins long before labour starts. During antenatal sessions, we'll explore your hopes and fears, build your birth plan, and work through all your options using evidence-based information. You'll learn practical tools through hypnobirthing to help your body work with labour, not against it. Your partner will learn how to support you effectively and feel confident in their role.
Then, from 38+4 weeks, I'm on-call for you. When labour begins, I come to you, whether that's at home or meeting you at hospital, and I’ll stay with you until your baby is born and you feel ready for me to leave. I notice what you need before you have to ask…a drink, a touch, a word, a position change, a little more privacy, a little more courage. I help you understand your choices in the moment, keep communication gentle with staff, and stay close through every surge. I'm there for your partner too, quietly guiding, encouraging, and sharing the load so they can be fully present without feeling overwhelmed.
This continuity of care, the same person from pregnancy through birth and into postpartum means you're never facing the unknown with strangers. You know me, I know you, and we've built trust together. -
Absolutely. Postpartum support is about holding you in whatever way you need. I can help with newborn care, feeding support (breast or bottle), warm meals, and the everyday things that make early days feel easier. I'm here for the big feelings and wobbly moments too. Providing a Mary Poppins service for the whole family.
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I primarily support families across Cheshire and Wirral, including Chester, Ellesmere Port, Wirral Peninsula, and surrounding areas. If you're unsure whether I can support you, just ask during your discovery call.
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I offer birth debrief sessions for anybody who needs to talk through their birth experience, whether you were my client or not. Sometimes you just need someone who truly understands birth to help you process what happened, in a balanced and non-biased way, to answer lingering questions, and validate your feelings. This isn't therapy, it's a safe, non-judgemental space to be heard and understood.
Ready to Feel Truly Supported?
Let's have a conversation about what support could look like for you. No pressure, no sales pitch, just clarity and connection.
