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"It's ok for your birth experience to be important to you. A healthy baby is not all that matters. You matter too." Milli Hill
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“If a doula were a drug, it would be unethical not to use it." Dr John Kennell
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"Birth isn’t something we suffer, but something we actively do and exult in." Sheila Kitzinger
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"I do not care what kind of birth you have...a home birth, scheduled caesarean, epidural hospital birth or if you birth alone in the woods next to a baby deer. I care that you had options, that you were supported in your choices, and that you were respected." January Harshe
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"When you change the way you view birth, the way you birth will change." Marie Mongan
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"There is only one way to look at things, until someone shows us how to look at them with different eyes". Pablo Picasso
Kia Ora and welcome!
I am a registered health professional with a life long passion for perinatal mental health and wellbeing. I have a decade of birth doula experience, and alongside my work in Primary Health, I am a down to earth and and parent-centered birth worker in Wellington. Your emotional and mental well-being through pregnancy, birth and beyond, is my priority.
As the only qualified and experienced KGHypnobirthing teacher and member in the lower North Island, I run group and private courses that will support you to release fear, get informed and build trust, leaving you and your partner (if applicable) feeling equipped and ready for a more calm, and comfortable birth.
And as the first member of the Traumatic Birth Recovery College of Perinatal Emotional Health here in NZ, I specialise in your emotional health. If you had traumatic birth, loss, or are struggling with anxiety, I safely, gently and effectively offer therapeutic skills to help meet your needs.
I hope you enjoy looking through the variety of services I offer. If there is something you want to know that you cannot find the answer for, I welcome all questions and inquiries!
I am already looking forward to hearing from you - you won't regret it!
Aroha nui, Anna x
Anna's Birth Services
KGHypnobirthing
My KGHypnobirthing course is accredited by the RCM (the UKs Royal College of Midwives) and is all about your mindset for birth; trusting the process, releasing fear, and getting informed. You and your partner (if applicable) will come away feeling equipped, inspired and empowered; ready to have the best possible birth for you and your baby. More calm, more confident, more in control, and excited for your birth.
Traumatic Birth Recovery
Was your birth difficult? Or perhaps you have experienced a traumatic event in pregnancy, or during the postnatal period? Have your experience loss of your baby or miscarriage? With a back ground in mental health I am super passionate about optimal perinatal mental and emotional health. The cost to new families who experience difficult or traumatic events is huge, and I am here to support you.