West Cornwall Birth Preparation & Doula Support

18/01/2026

Active Hypnobirth Workshop for you and your birth partner - we will be exploring what makes birth works - and what can hold it back, the normal progression of labour and what to expect in the different stages and how to work with your body and mind using hypnobirth techniques, letting go of fears through understanding how labour and birth really works. Explore how being active, using different positions can open the pelvis creating more space and how your baby works with you on their journey into the world. Birth partners will leave feeling much more confident in what to expect and have tools to support you.

Of course not all births unfold the same so from my experience of supporting births as a midwife from home to hospital, we will talk about how labour can look in different scenarios and how you can still make it a positive birth experience.

03/01/2026

Hi, I'm Evony, former local community midwife and now doula and antenatal teacher. Anyone who knows me knows I have a passion for pregnancy and birth - 20 years as a midwife and now 3 years as a doula and doula teacher. I'm launching active natural birth preparation workshops in Cornwall this year, to help local folk feel more confident and excited about having their baby, knowing their options and able to feel more confident instead of fearful and worried about what might happen. Cornwall is an amazing place to have a baby and I'm excited to be able to share my years of experience and love of all things birth with you soon!

26/04/2025

This is going to be FUN!! I'm excited to come back to sharing the simple birth basics that help you prepare for the most amazing experience of your life. Watch this space for updates and please share with your friends who may like to come and join me! 😍

19/05/2024

Is physiological birth your passion?
Do you want to feel more confident at homes or in the birth centre?
Do you want to work in community one day, or even be independent?
Or do you want to suppot physiology even when there's a 'high risk' label?
If you want learn more about supporting physiological birth, this will be a morning of learning, discussion and exploring how you can support it as a midwife/student midwife. It will be a safe space to share fears around this, and a way to hopefully inspire you with confidence, especially when births plans are 'outside of guidance'.
I worked within the NHS for 20 years, in the home, birth centres and delivery suites. And yes it IS possible - even though it feels so hard sometimes.
It's £12.50 for the morning and I can forward a certificate of attendance for those interested. Plus a recording will be sent to participants if you can't make it.
Any questions, just ask me below x

Learn how to support physiological birth - what makes it work and what doesn't. Ideal for student midwives, doulas, expectant parents.

12/05/2022

OMG!! That feeling! You just did it - birthed your baby in a few pushes - caught them in your own hands in the water. It's not so unusual you know. You CAN do this!

But it doesn't often happen by accident. A bit of preparation, understanding your body and also knowing how to make confident choices to maximise your body's innate ability. Hypnobirthing isn't just relaxation scripts - its the full works to make the most of this once in a lifetime experience.

There's no reruns for your baby's birth. Only you can decide if this is what you want!

06/05/2022

COME AND BE IMMERSED IN NATURAL BIRTH! Our first gathering is happening. Speakers, workshops - birth politics, why physiological birth matters and how to have one, shamanic midwifery, intuitive herbalism, henna art and lots more. It's aimed at birth workers but is open to anyone who cares about birthing in their full power!

06/05/2022

WANT TO IMMERSE YOURSELF IN NATURAL BIRTH? Our first Cornwall Birth Gathering is happening! Fantastic speakers - the politics of birth, shamanic midwifery, intuitive herbalism, henna art in pregnancy and more...camping and vegan meals. Find your community. It'll be awesome!

22/04/2022

YOU ARE STRONG - our culture has left us thinking we can't do it. We had better choose hospital..or drugs..because we'd better be 'safe than sorry'. Because we're told by friends and familyabout their horrendous experiences. Because the media tells us.

But what if we could? What if we have everything within us to labour and birth our babies under our own steam? What if we not only cope but we enjoy it? OMG. Heaven forbid.

You have a choice. To go with the fearmongering. Or discover how you can experience the full power of you body and discover something incredible about yourself at the same time.

21/04/2022

AMAZING BIRTH! You too could feel this! The 'OMG - what just happened!' feeling! A baby sliding out, a moment of pushes and there's you - catching your own baby. Yes you can. I've been there and seen it. It shouldn't be a rare phenomenon - we are actually biologically made for this incredible experience. Want to knwo more - drop me a message!