About Me

I'm Debs, NCT Birth Doula, Antenatal Practitioner and mum to four teenage sons.

After being at home with my four boys for 14 years I knew that if I was to get back out into the big wide working world it would have to be to do something that I really, really cared about.  In 2015, I made the decision to take up my studies again and gained my Birth & Beyond Degree with the National Childbirth Trust, specialising in Antenatal Education and qualifying as a Birth Doula.   I now have a wealth of experience supporting families during pregnancy, delivering antenatal education and supporting women through birth across Gloucestershire & Worcestershire.  I am experienced in supporting births at home, birth centres, hospital birth, caesarean birth, multiple pregnancy, VBAC, surrogacy..... each and every birth I have the privilege to attend is as unique and individual as the women I support.

I cover Tewkesbury, Cheltenham, Gloucester, the Forest of Dean, Worcester, Evesham and surrounding areas.

 My Qualifications & Ongoing Professional Development

• NCT Birth & Beyond Cert HE  -Antenatal Facilitation, University of Worcester (2016)

• 4 years’ experience creating and providing antenatal programmes and pregnancy group support for a charity that supports families throughout the UK.

• Emergency Paediatric First Aid - level 3  (2018)

• Newborn Behavioural Observations System training - Brazelton (2019)

• Advanced Birth & Beyond Foundation Degree, University of Worcester  'Antenatal Educator & New Baby, New Family' (2021)

• Fully qualified and registered NCT Antenatal Teacher - Licence to Practise (2021 - April 2023)

• NCT Birth Doula training, University of Worcester  (2021)

• Fully qualified and registered NCT Birth Doula - Licence to Practise (2021 - present)

• Younique Postnatal Doula Training (2021)

• Massage for Maternity (2022)

• OptimalBirth- Biomechanics in-person workshop (2022)

• Founder of Tewkesbury Antenatal (2023)