Welcome to Birth WorksYour personal birth and parenting coach, doula, educator and mentor Have a skilled woman by your side through your pregnancy, birth and early parenting. Come and plan, prepare and experience this time of your life in a joyful and empowering way. Together we work to:
I support your right to make informed choices regarding where, how and with whom you give birth. My desire is to see you and your family confident in yourselves, to grow in life skills and to experience, not only the birth, but the day-to-day life as a parent, with love, health, support and satisfaction. I offer:
Take a look at the favorite packages women choose:Doula package - Birth preparation and labour support.Birth Works with Hypnosis - Learn the skills and tools needed to help you create a calm and empowered birth experience. Vaginal Birth After Caesearan - Information, Education and Support Life Coaching for Parents - Receive nurture and care within a more active coaching partnership. Bring positive change to your day to day life and the issues you are facing. |
 I love what I do and offer you knowledge, wisdom and care gained from being alongside women and their families over the last 13 years.
"Erika, your support during the birth of Matilda gave us the ability to really enjoy and feel empowered by our birth experience. What fear and apprehension we may have had before quickly faded into a strength we never knew we had. Thank you dearly for your knowledge, strength and support. You truly have changed our lives" Sandy and Justin Pritchard. Thank you for helping me get the birth experience I wanted!!! I really noticed the things you had not only taught me, but also Alec, and it helped so much! I also feel like I recovered emotionally so much better because of your help. It made the whole pregnancy and birth journey more something Alec and I did together, not just me. It has been so wonderful for us as a couple and also as parents. So huge a thank you from me! - Amanda VBAC Workshop - 1/2 day to focus on the birth of your baby NEXT WORKSHOP IS ON Sun 1st of April 2012....BOOK NOW!!! With this interactive and empowering workshop you and your partner have a supportive space and opportunity to explore VBAC issues, get answers, plan, prepare, feel equiped and much more. Meet other couples and share your stories, be supported and find out more about VBAC. Click on the heading to find out more. "My husband Rob and I attended Erika's VBAC workshop and were both very happy that we did. It was such a positive, inspiring, calm and relaxed atmosphere and Erika was so welcoming and supportive. At no point did we feel overwhelmed or pressured with information. It was simply beautiful and healing for me to be able to share my story within the group. Hearing the other mums speak about their feelings and their experiences was very moving and helped me understand my own. I highly recommend this workshop for anyone who would like some encouragement with their desire for a vaginal birth. The opportunity to talk about one's birthing experience/s and to listen to the others stories is invaluable. Thank you Erika." - Caddie
"Thank you Erika""We felt comfortable immediately after meeting Erika, she has a great sense of humour and is passionate about her role as Doula. On the day she was nothing short of miraculous, she spent as much time on her knees as I did birthing our son!!! Having her there helped me concentrate and focus on birthing our son. Her guidance and words of support and encouragement were exactly what I needed, I felt totally safe and secure in her hands, always feeling supported and Erika knew what I needed without me asking. For my partner she was an angel. He knew he could help me through if we didn't have a doula but when she arrived he was so relieved and could then relax and enjoy the birth experience with me. She guided him beautifully in ways to help me like massage exactly as I needed through my contractions. We were so thrilled that Erika could share our experience, she was supporting, loving, unobtrusive and held the space for us perfectly. We plan on having another child and we will definitely be calling on Erika to help us through again"...Kerry and Anthony.
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