Alani is a certified Doula offering support for woman during pregnancy, birth and postpartum. She is passionate about supporting woman to feel safe, empowered, healthy and vital.

As a doula Alani provides emotional, physical and practical support and information. She does not provide clinical tasks such as blood pressure, fetal heart checks, vaginal exams or have any medical responsibilities (this is the job of the woman’s midwife or obstetrician). Alani also does not make any decisions on behalf of her clients.

The word doula come from an ancient Greek word meaning a woman who serves. Today the word doula is used to describe a trained, experienced professional that provides continuous physical, emotional and informational support to women and their partners before, during and after their birthing time.

Alani’s role as your Doula

• Assists you and your partner in preparing for, and carrying out your wishes for birth

• Stays with the you throughout the labour, birth, and immediate postpartum

• homeoplathy options if needed

• hands on massage between rushes as needed

• Provides you with emotional support, physical comfort measures and an objective viewpoint

• Facilitates communication between the you and the clinical care providers, as well as helping you and your partner obtain proper information ensuring proper informed consent.

• Gives support to the your partner during birth, allowing him/her to participate at his/her comfort level.

• Empowers both parents to ask questions and communicate hopes, wishes and fears to birth team.

• Alani supports woman birthing in Northern rivers region including, Byron Bay , Mullumbimby, Goonengerry, Uki, Lismore, Kingscliff and surrounding areas.

• When you hire Alani to be present for your birth she promises to be on call 24/7 for a month surrounding your due date. As soon as you feel you would like her to be with you, you can call day or night.

Benefits of Doula's support

• Shortens labour

• Decreases need for narcotic pain medication

• Decreases need for assisted delivery

• Decreases requests for epidural

• Reduced overall cesarean section rate

• Increases positive feelings of childbirth experience

• Increases mother/infant bonding

• Increases success and satisfaction with breastfeeding

• Decreases postpartum depression

• Increases self-esteem and self-confidence