Birth Stories

It had been an epic, scorching Monday. I sweated at work balancing my weight carefully on my colossal ankles. A grade...

We actually didn’t know what a doula was before our friends recommended Stephanie to us. Looking back now, I know we...

My labours are textbook..! First one was natural, drug-free, 6 hours and no complications – it was just the pain that...

After undertaking hypnobirthing classes, we decided to seek out a doula to join me on the ‘birth support team’ for my...

For our third pregnancy we agonised over the need vs expense of a doula… Our first son was born by misinformed...

Stephanie, thankyou – we could not have completed the journey of meeting our little Grace without you. Your support,...

Naturally I felt apprehensive about the birth of my first baby and after doing some research and speaking to other...

Both my partner and I feel that our joyful birth experience would have been completely different without Stephanie....

I was over half-way through my first pregnancy when I came across a fabulous book by Rhea Dempsey called Birthing With...

Google a Doula! That’s what we did after a friend suggested we get a Doula for the birth of our first child. Both my...

I decided after my first birth experience that I wanted a different experience 2nd time round & had heard very...

I feel certain that my labour would not have ended in a natural delivery had it not been for Stephanie’s support. At...

We have had the advantage of knowing Stephanie for a number of years, and her passion and desire to give prospective...

Several months ago, my wife came home expressing her interest in obtaining a Doula for the birth of our second child....

As an employee of the hospital where I was booked to deliver my baby I was concerned about my capacity to advocate for...

This was our first baby. Juan was committed to being present at the birth. As a nurse, I had an inkling that I wanted...

Hiring Stephanie as our doula may be better described as having hired a very experienced birth attendant, a surrogate...