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About
ME
HI, I'M JADE,
I'M A BIRTH DOULA, ANTENATAL EDUCATOR,
HYPNOBIRTHING SPECIALIST & A PROUD MOTHER
OF 5 & NOW GRANDMA!
Born & bred in West London, & originally from a Childcare Education Background, (NNEB Nanny & Maternity Nurse)
I absolutely understand how welcoming a baby into the world is exciting, joyful, challenging & a completely life-changing experience.
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I trained as a Doula in London in 2017 & quickly became very busy with doula work. But then, a year later I had to relocate my business & start from scratch when we were fortunate enough to be able to move to the pretty market town of Nantwich Cheshire.
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Since then, I have been privileged to be wholeheartedly dedicated to my role as a full-time Doula, providing invaluable support to expectant & new families on a regular basis in both Cheshire & London.
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I started running Antenatal & Hypnobirthing Classes so I could reach even more expectant parents with accurate & clear information on birth choices & how best to prepare for Birth. I am now the leading provider of Antenatal Education in my area.
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My clients tell me I have created something really unique & special in my services, they just haven't been able to find anywhere else. For me this is not just my job, it is my calling, it is, I feel, what I was always meant to do.
My dedication & commitment to supporting my clients individual needs & wishes, I believe is why the demand for my client focused doula services remains consistently high.
I have managed for the last 6 years to run & maintain a highly successful heart centered doula business with many repeat clients & previous clients I am still in regular contact with years later.
I am always so grateful to those who book my services & who come to my classes because it means I get to continue making a positive difference to new families & they benefit from the information I provide & the nurtured start to parenthood they deserve.
My
STORY
I HAVE 16 YEARS EXPERIENCE
PROVIDING COMPASSIONATE SUPPORT
to families during the precious stages of pregnancy, childbirth, & the early years. The first decade as a qualified NCT Breastfeeding Counsellor, NNEB Nanny & Maternity Nurse then Registered Childminder, offering a nurturing environment for little ones. Much later as a Home-Start Family Support Worker, assisting families in need.
I trained as an NCT Breastfeeding Counsellor in 1990 & for over 30 years, I gave
my time voluntarily when I could, helping new mothers with feeding their babies
on Hospital Maternity Wards, at Baby Health Clinics & various community settings.
HOWEVER MY DOULA JOURNEY
ACTUALLY STARTED IN 1989
with my first pregnancy and birth. At the time I fell pregnant I was in fact planning a career in Art & Design & in the first year as a student at Chelsea College of Art. But as my belly grew so did a deep fascination with the miracle & enchantment of pregnancy, birth & motherhood. Within months of my son's birth, I started supporting other mothers with Breastfeeding & had enrolled on a 2-year Nanny & Maternity Nurse training course.
It has always been such a privilege to work so closely with families & so rewarding to consistently make a positive difference. The invaluable experience gained from these roles has greatly enhanced what I am able to offer my clients as a Doula.
I am grateful for the opportunity to pass on this wealth of knowledge and skills
to my clients, providing them with invaluable support as they navigate the joys & challenges of becoming new and expectant parents.
CITY OF LONDON LAWYER
TO BIRTH DOULA
What was also great about these roles was that they allowed me to work around the needs of my three older children, when they were younger (1990's) And again when my two youngest children were born in 2011 & 2013.
In the 15 years between, my 3rd & 4th baby. I underwent a complete career change & pursued training as a Legal Executive with the Institute of Legal Executives. To accommodate raising my three older children single-handedly, I initially worked part-time in local firms while completing my Legal study & training
This then led to qualifying with a LLB & a full-time Legal career in the City of London working with high-profile & high net worth clients in complex cases.
CONTINUING TO BE INVOLVED
IN BREASTFEEDING SUPPORT
during these years, I gained invaluable insights into the impact of a negative birth experience on breastfeeding success & a new mother's overall mental and physical wellbeing.
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This particular insight really started to gnaw away at me & ignited a renewed passion to provide new mothers with the positive start to motherhood they deserve. Despite everything I had achieved in my Legal Career, I never really felt like being a Lawyer was quite the right fit for me.
It started as an opportunity to be involved in something completely different. It meant I could financially support my 3 children. I loved the intellectual stimulation, working with such interesting clients, the complexity of the cases & the fantastic location of my job. Juggling family life & working in a high pressured environment could be challenging It was also so rewarding, But still, everyday walking into work I felt like a round peg in a square hole.
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It wasn't until a friend reached out to me for support during a complicated labour & birth that I had a complete epiphany & realised what I should actually be doing with my. life
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The role of a Doula, nurturing & supporting mothers during this beautiful & raw transformative journey. It felt like I had finally found my place, it felt so
familiar, a sense of coming home.
We have a secret in our culture, it's not that birth is painful.
Its that women are strong
• Laura Stavoe Harm •
My
PHILOSOPHY
PREGNANCY, CHILDBIRTH & THE POSTNATAL
PERIOD ARE SIGNIFICANT LIFE EVENTS
with enormous potential to have a positive or negative impact on the mother’s well-being, and by extension, her child(ren & family.
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Woman-centred care & compassionate caring support for positive childbearing & postnatal experiences sadly is regularly compromised in our overstretched & under funded NHS Maternity Services.
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HAVING SOMEBODY THERE BY YOUR SIDE, WHO NOT ONLY KNOWS YOU
but also has an in-depth knowledge of Childbirth, Maternity Services, & Hospital Policies will make a huge positive difference to your experience.
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I aim to fill the gap which traditionally always existed in families, experienced, wise & loving support for new parents.
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I endeavour to provide my clients with the combination of information and compassionate support that should be available to all expecting parents, giving them the start to parenthood they deserve.
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I approach pregnancy and childbirth as normal physiological functions that in low-risk women can remain normal and healthy with minimal intervention. Because birth and parenting are intensely personal, meaningful rites of passage,
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I believe my clients are at all times capable of making, and best positioned to make, the decisions that are right for them and their babies.
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I ALSO ACKNOWLEDGE & SUPPORT
THE WOMEN & BABIES
who require or desire.medical intervention, who face challenges & I believe growing, having & mothering a baby requires great strength, beauty & sacrifice, no matter the path or outcome.
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I feel strongly all women deserve to feel cared for, respected & have their voice heard throughout pregnancy, and birth. I’ve seen first hand the huge positive difference it makes to their experience and it is what I’ve always cared deeply about.
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Working with expectant parents is my true calling. My specialty areas have grown organically from my experience of working with families & my deep desire to see parents receive a full & positive
spectrum of support.
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AND OF COURSE, BIRTHING, & RAISING MY OWN 5 CHILDREN
definitely adds to what I can bring to you as your Doula. I understand completely, the joy & challenges a new baby brings.
I am well-practiced in the care & behaviour of newborns & how you will be feeling postnatally. I want to ease your transition into motherhood with warmth & kindness, sharing with you the secrets of birth & all the lessons I have learned about babies!
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I believe every mother deserves the best start to motherhood, all my clients will tell you that I happily go above & beyond to ensure they have this.
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It seems that many health professionals involved in antenatal care have not
realised that one of their role should be to protect the
emotional state of pregnant women
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Michel Odent
MY TRAINING
as a Doula in 2017 with The Birth Bliss Academy London, under the guidance of Kicki Hansard (Doula of the Year 2009 & Award-winning Author of The Secrets of Birth).
The Birth Bliss Academy is the highest standard of Doula Education in the UK.
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My Initial Hypnobirthing Practitioner Training in 2019 was with Dani Diosi of Mama Serene. Dani is a Hypnotherapist
& a renowned International Hypnosis for Birth Trainer.
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In 2021 I completed Shellie Poultner's (Osteopath) Birthing Biomechanics Training which is education in the anatomy of birth, learning tools & techniques to create balance in the body & space in the pelvis in pregnancy & labour, promoting optimal conditions for the baby to descend naturally through the pelvis, ultimately ensuring a safer and more comfortable birth
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I also took a Birth Rights Course in 2021, which was comprehensive training in human & legal rights in
Maternity Care
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I then completed further in-depth top level Hypnobirthing Teacher training this year,2023, with Abbey Watson from Love Your Birth which has expanded my knowledge & I gained some invaluable skills
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JADE LAWRENCE LLB • NNEB • BFC
ACCREDITED & AWARD WINNING TRAINING
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