Birth and Postnatal Doula support in Hertfordshire and surrounding counties. Offers emotional, practical and physical support during pregnancy, birth and bonding

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Name: Kicki Hansard
Location: Abbots Langley, Hertfordshire, Great_Britain
Phone: 07905-895466
Email address: doulakicki@hotmail.com

Services: I offer a free consultation to talk about my services further, answer any questions and discuss my curriculum. I am a firm believer in "a doula for every woman who wants one", therefore I can work on a sliding scale if you are able to demonstrate proof of financial need. Please contact me for more details or for a fee request. As a member of Doula UK I also have access to a Hardship Fund which has been setup to assist towards the cost of hiring a doula. Please check the Doula UK website for further details. (www.doula.org.uk)

Qualifications: I trained with Kassandra Clements and BOND (British School of Nurturing Doulas) in London, July 2002. This course gave me the extra knowledge I needed and together with my own natural birth experiences, I now feel confident and honoured to be supporting women at this very special time of their lives. In July 2004 I attended a conference in Bristol and had the pleasure to meet Ina May Gaskin who's book, "Spiritual Midwifery" is a must read for all pregnant women. I have also spent a day in Sheila Kitzinger's lovely house outside Oxford on her "Birth Crisis" workshop. Both of these women are truly inspirational and I feel honoured to have met and spent some time with them.

Personal notes: BOND's and my definition of a Doula is a compassionate, loving woman who believes that childbirth is a normal part of life. I trust that the overwhelming majority of women in my care will be able to birth naturally. However, I will support every client in her choice of birth environment and mode of birthing. I can provide continuity of care, strive to be a beacon of hope and will never cease to look for the good in any situation I meet. I am one hundred percent committed to the expectant, labouring and new mother´s wellbeing and her physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual safety. I am independent of outside control and have no agenda other than to provide emotional care, information and skilled practical support.