Mother's Embrace - Pregnancy, Birth and Postnatal Services

Home
Malta
Il-Mellieħa
Mother's Embrace - Pregnancy, Birth and Postnatal Services

Doula and Hypnobirthing teacher
Breastfeeding Peer Supporter
Trauma informed

📍 Shaftesbury, Dorset, UK

I have always felt a calling to a supportive, nurturing role and throughout my life have been drawn to working with children and their parents. Being able to support families right from their beginning, and supporting and empowering women as they step into their new role as a mother is the greatest honour. Through Mother's Embrace my aim is to provide support for expecting mothers and their families, educationally, emotionally, and physically throughout their pregnancy journey; to support you through pregnancy, labour & birth, and into postpartum as you journey from woman to mother.

17/09/2025

My oldest is 4 today and I'm feeling so many emotions!

I'm so grateful for the incredible journey motherhood has taken me on so far. My children are my greatest joy and proudest achievement and I want to take some time to reflect on my experiences and share some key take aways I've realised over the years.

Maybe these resonate with you, maybe your experiences are different to mine - whatever you feel is important, true, and valid.

Here are my motherhood truths... 💚

03/09/2025

✨ Exciting News ✨

After an amazing year living abroad, my family and I are returning to Dorset, UK and my full services will be available again soon!

I'll be reopening in October for labour support, postnatal support, hypnobirthing courses, and antenatal sessions.

Based in Shaftesbury and serving surrounding areas up to 1 hour.

22/08/2025

Today is Rainbow Baby Day 🌈

A day to honour the journey through loss, grief, hope, and healing.

A rainbow baby is born after miscarriage, stillbirth, or infant loss; a symbol of light after the storm. Honoured not in replacement, but in remembrance.

If you’re walking through the shadows of loss, you’re not alone. Your grief is valid. Your love is real. Your story and experience matters.

Whether your arms are full or your heart is still hoping, this day is for you.

✨Support is out there. Talk to someone. Share your story. Hold space for others. Take time to remember.

11/08/2025

Did you know?

Fetal Microchimerism (FMc) is the incredible exchange of cells between a fetus and mother during pregnancy.

Not only does this exchange happen throughout pregnancy from as early as 4-6 weeks gestation, fetal cells have been found to be present in the maternal system for as long as 27 years after pregnancy.

The nature of this cell exchange and the persistence of fetal cells in the maternal system means any future pregnancies will also receive fetal cells from previous pregnancies. In other words younger children carry cells from their older siblings even after birth, even if the previous pregnancies did not result in live birth.

How amazing is that!

06/08/2025

Incredible breastfeeding facts ✨

Our bodies are AMAZING!
They work so hard to make the perfect food for our babies and we deserve to celebrate EVERY SINGLE DROP! 💧

Whether you fed for a single day, or multiple years, your journey deserves to be recognised and applauded - what an incredible, beautiful gift to give your child 🤍

01/08/2025

World Breastfeeding Week is here!

To celebrate you and your amazing achievements let's kick off with some breastfeeding affirmations - pick a colour then swipe to read the affirmation aloud 💚

17/06/2025

As the weather gets warmer I thought it was a good time for this reminder!💧

Under 6 months, breastfed infants do not need any water, even when the weather is hot.

Our breastmilk is incredible - a living substance that adapts and changes in composition on a feed by feed basis to perfectly meet your baby's changing needs. This includes changes to its fat, water, antibody, and calorie content.

As the days get hotter, your body will adapt your milk to increase its water content, ensuring your baby gets all the hydration they need. It can be normal for your breastmilk to have a slightly blue tinge with a higher water content - this is just the casein in your milk becoming more visible and is nothing to worry about.

After 6 months, water should be offered with food, and small sips can be given between feeds - breastmilk retains its incredible properties and still provides plentiful hydration for the duration of your feeding journey.

*Your baby may want to feed more regularly and for shorter sessions to keep on top of their hydration. Feeds should continue to happen responsively to meet both yours and your baby's needs*

12/06/2025

Selfish.
No benefits.
A harmful addiction.

By now I'm sure we've all seen the frankly atrocious interview given by Karen Millen sharing her personal views on breastfeeding beyond 6 months.

I want to start by saying that no-one is entitled to change how you feel about your own choices around feeding your baby, especially not people who choose to use their public platform to share their opinion as fact.

What makes me angry about this the most is that so many people will hear what she said and do no more research or look for the actual evidence, and it might be enough to make them stop before they and their baby are ready.

Breastfeeding has SO MANY benefits that last for the duration of feeding and beyond. That means it DOESN'T MATTER how old your child is - if they are still feeding, they are still getting benefits from it.

To name a few, breastfeeding reduces your child's risk of:

Leukemia
Type 2 Diabetes
Childhood Obesity
Cardiovascular Disease
Asthma
Eczema
Inner ear infections
Chest infections
Bacterial Meningitis
Celiac Disease
Pneumonia
RSV

It also reduces YOUR risk of:

Breast Cancer - reduced by 4.3% for every 12 months of breastfeeding
Ovarian Cancer
Postnatal Depression
Type 2 Diabetes
Arthritis
Osteoporosis
High Cholesterol
Cardiovascular Disease

Breastfeeding provides comfort, reassurance, feelings of safety and love for your child. To say that a 6 month old baby does not need these things from their care giver is honestly appalling.

Breastfeeding at any age is one of the most selfless acts we can perform. It is the giving of our body to our children, it is the sacrifice of our time, energy, own nutrition, perhaps sometimes even our mental state.
For many, it comes with pain, discomfort, frustration, overwhelming exhaustion, and sadness at its end.

We literally give our blood, sweat, and tears on this journey to ensure our children get the best start to life we can give them.

Karen, you have my deepest sympathy if your own experience with feeding didn't feel supported, or last as long as you'd hoped.
But let's not bring down other mothers as a result of your experience.

05/06/2025

Hello!

I thought it might be a good time for a reintroduction for any new followers following my relocation to Malta 🤎

I'm Emma, owner and creator of Mother's Embrace. I'm a Doula, hypnobirthing teacher, and breastfeeding peer supporter.

A little bit about me:

✨ I'm passionate about access to evidence based information at every stage of pregnancy, labour and early parenthood to ensure you feel supported and able to make informed decisions about the care you and your baby receive.

✨ I'm mum to two boys, full of energy and curiosity, who are my driving force and the reason I embarked on this journey.

✨ Before motherhood I was a primary teacher so I have a lifelong passion for learning and seeking information.

✨ I am usually found outside, exploring a nature reserve, paddling in the sea with my kids, or playing in the park.

✨ You'll probably hear me before you see me! I love music and singing - both things I used during my own labours to help me remain calm and focused.

✨ I LOVE birth & babies. Supporting new families truly feels like my soul work.

05/03/2025

Hey follower family ❤️

I'm back! But...

Mixed news, mixed feelings.

I've had a big life change in the last few months and have actually emigrated to Malta! 🇲🇹

This was a very unexpected change for us and happened very quickly; we went from the possibility of a job interview for my husband to accepting the job and beginning our relocation in just 6 weeks!

It has been a new and exciting adventure for our family and we're so thrilled to be navigating life here (and all the paperwork that comes with it!), HOWEVER, this move unfortunately means I have to take a break from my work as I'm not able to live here and be self employed for the time being - thanks Brexit 🙃

Now we're a bit more settled I'll be back posting here, available for messages and able to provide free breastfeeding support, but I'm not able to take any new paying clients for Doula support or Hypnobirthing courses.

It's a very bittersweet time for me as things were just taking off and have now all come to a stop, but I definitely plan to start back up again as soon as I'm able to ❤️

19/12/2024

Sending love this Christmas season ❤️🎄✨

Address

Il-Mellieħa

Website

http://www.mothersembrace.co.uk/

Alerts

Be the first to know and let us send you an email when Mother's Embrace - Pregnancy, Birth and Postnatal Services posts news and promotions. Your email address will not be used for any other purpose, and you can unsubscribe at any time.

Contact The Practice

Send a message to Mother's Embrace - Pregnancy, Birth and Postnatal Services:

Shortcuts

Want your practice to be the top-listed Clinic in Il-Mellieħa?