WHY HIRE A DOULA?

In the Dutch midwifery system midwives, nurses and doctors don’t stay with you throughout the whole birth; they’re more focused on the medical side of the delivery. I however, am focused on you and your partner’s constant well being and I am the only professional that will give you the continuous support you will need during labour.

This will make the birth of your baby go more easily, with less pain and stress and therefore less medical interventions. And that of course is my main wish and goal for you as a doula!

The advantages of my continuous support are:

  • Labour can go up to 25% faster
  • There is less need for medical pain relief (In general: 33%, with me present: 8%)
  • Less interventions (C-section rate in general: 17%, with me present: 6%)

And apart from this, young parents look back on the birth of their baby with a better feeling because they were supported in a personal way. This can have a long-term positive effect on your relationship and the overall bonding with your baby.

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WHAT IS A DOULA?

A doula (or birth coach) is a trained woman who…read more

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WHAT ABOUT THE PARTNER?

Just like a doula is not a midwife, nurse or doctor, she’s not…read more

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METHOD OF WORKING

During pregnancywe usually meet a couple of times…read more

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PRICING

I offer you various types of support depending on…read more

Anne, mother of son Paul

“Willeke made us feel like we were the most important, and the only, clients in the world. Not only was she wonderful support on the day of Paul’s birth, but she also came the week before to give me a prenatal acupressure foot massage, and had a postnatal visit to discuss tips for recovery and baby care (and admire our newborn son).”