Preparing you for a Better Birth
Doula of Belfast offers pregnancy and birth support around Northern Ireland
I believe in birth! When you feel safe, loved and relaxed. Being surrounded with supportive people and given the freedom to do as you were designed to do, birth just works!
You’re going to remember your birth forever. Let me help you make it a beautiful memory.
I’m Nicola, the founder and creator of ‘Doula of Belfast’, a local birth doula in the Greater Belfast area – an experienced birth companion if you will. Helping you have a better birth. I don’t work for the hospital or your health care providers. I work directly with you! Guidelines and hospital policies don’t control me – I’m guided by your choices and decisions. With the the knowledge and skills developed over the years, you can have a positive birth experience, however it unfolds.
Pregnancy and giving birth is a life changing experience. Life will never be the same again. This is a monumental right of passage that should be supported by family, community and birth companions who love, honour and respect you.
Many doubts and fears from pre-conceived ideas you’ve learnt through media, friends’ experiences and unexpected curved balls that may arise during your pregnancy. Perhaps you are the first of your friends to travel this road to childbirth and you don’t know what options you have, you may not know anything! Maybe you’re one of the last of your mates become pregnant and you’ve heard too many horror stories, you’re just dreading what lies ahead.
As your doula, we explore your options and increase your understanding of birth . Together we’ll explore birth plans, bio-mechanics to optimise baby’s position, comfort measures and breathing techniques. We will discuss the the pros and cons of induction and different pain relief options. I will be there as your birth companion to give you emotional support and help you and your partner learn how to communicate to get the care you want, need and deserve.
Continual support through pregnancy and birth builds a relationship of trust. Having that ongoing support with a doula helps you feel safe, seen and understood.
Get in touch to schedule a FREE clarity call to find out how I can support you in having an awesome birth experience.
Nicola Morgan
From a dads point of view, the Doula of Belfast was worth every penny.
How I can help
Labour and Birth Support
Birth is a powerful defining moment in any woman’s life. How she experiences her care with her birth supporters matters more than how she births. Women who have very positive birth experiences transition more easily to the demands of early motherhood. Building and preparing with a doula throughout your pregnancy will improve your birth and postnatal outcomes.
Birth Trauma Support
Did you know you can re-frame your birth experience? Using the 3-Step Rewind method is an incredible tool that allows you to re-construct the memory of your birth, reducing the emotional impact of your experience.
Neglected trauma is held in the body, which can be seen in sleep and eating patterns, mood, skin conditions, headaches etc.
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