My name is Valeria and I am a Holistic Doula and Birthkeeper. I trained at The Matrona with the incredible Whapio. She is a Wise Woman and Traditional Midwife and her work is revered around the world. I continue to develop my skills every day, with the mothers and families I work with being my biggest and most important teachers.

Birth work is a calling that came to me after the birth of my daughter. I believe this was her first mission on earth, to ignite this fire in me. I’ve experienced two ends of the spectrum: A traumatic vaginal birth in the hospital; and a simple, gentle, beautiful sovereign birth at home.

I walk with mums through their pregnancy, home birth and postpartum journeys. I believe in women’s ability to make choices about their bodies and their babies. I believe in the physiology of birth. That birth is a family event where mum and baby are at the centre. I see birth as the biggest transformation in a woman’s life and I’m here to honor her, walk beside her, hold her and support her in whatever way she needs. Women don’t need to be taught how to birth, It’s innate and her body knows what to do. My role is to reassure her and remind her of her own power.

I’m here to help create a new paradigm in birth. One where the mother is the authority. Where we understand the huge impact birth has on the motherbaby’s mental and physical health. One of love and reverence for all mothers.