💫 How would it feel to have someone you know and trust, who has a deep understanding of the processes of birth, to help you prepare for one of the most significant days of your life?

💫 How would it feel to have the support to plan for the experience you really want, not the one that others want for you or that you feel you ought to have?

💫 How would it feel to be safe and supported as you tackle the fears that hold you back?

💫 How would it feel to have the knowledge and experience of a trusted professional who will be truly by your side as you journey through the sacred rite of passage that is birth?

💫 How would it feel to know that this professional has only one motive - to help you have the experience that you have decided is right for you? Not to adhere to policies, or answer to superiors, or follow protocols. Only to trust in you and your choices, unconditionally, and to advocate for them when needed?

💫 How would it feel to be seen as a true individual, and to have your care informed by the highest levels of respect for you and your family’s circumstances?

💫 How would it feel to have your other birth partner there for you without feeling weighed down by their responsibility? For them to relax into the role of partner, knowing that all the other stuff is being taken care of and they too have someone to support them?

💫 How would it feel to have a place to go with all your questions? Someone who won’t lead you towards decisions based on their own fear, but will signpost resources for you to inform yourselves and come to the right decisions for you?

💫 How would it feel to have someone available to ease your pregnancy aches, to help you optimise your body for birth, to provide non-medicalised pain management and help you realise the incredible strength of your birthing body?

💫 And how would it feel to have someone holding your hand in those first few days and weeks of new parenthood? Who will create a safe space for you to experience all the emotions? Who has the knowledge to support as you find your feet with feeding, sleeping, a new way of life? Who will ease the domestic load, provide wholesome nutritious food, and nurture you as you rest and recover?

Back in the day, our Village would have provided all this support, but this level of community is sadly missing in our modern, disconnected lives.