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WELCOME
If you're looking for support in your pregnancy, birth and postpartum journey, you're in the right place. I'm Soraia, the Mãe Doula - birth and postnatal doula, hypnobirthing facilitator and nourishing cook, specialising in postpartum.
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I'm also a mãe (a mum, in Portuguese) to two wonderful muffins, cooked to perfection and constantly inpiring-humbling-exhausting-energising me with all their lessons and adventures.
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As a functional medicine nutrition coach, I'm truly obsessed with postpartum nourishment. I love cooking food that supports recovery after birth but that also brings joy and comfort to the family table - nutritious, colourful, fun and never compromising on deliciousness.
If I had to give you only one take away from who I am I'd say that I'm ultimately someone passionate about humans. I love discovering, studying and understanding how we function, how we express ourselves and how we are shaped by our experiences.​ I am a human rights advocate, a shameless foodie, a birth geek and a fearless believer in the power of trusting our bodies and our intuition.​ In health, in birth and in life.
There is no one size fits all, so if you're looking to explore what really matters to you and your family, what fits your current needs and what aligns with your purposes and aspirations, feel free to get in touch.
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I am available to support families online or in-person in Bristol and surroundings.
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WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING FOR?
EVERYONE DESERVES A DOULA
​Doulas are non-medical professionals that provide informational, emotional and practical support to enable you to make informed and confident decisions about all stages of your perinatal care.
As your Doula I can support you and share tools that can empower you to build a positive experience during pregnancy, birth and early parenthood/motherhood.
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I trust in your innate ability to birth your baby - in whatever way you choose - to make decisions for yourself and for your baby and to listen to your intuition when the noise is dimmed.
No matter what you want for your birth, I can provide advocacy and promote a safe and caring environment for you and for everyone involved in welcoming your baby.
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I can offer guidance through the different options available to you and back it up with the latest scientific research available. We can navigate together the impact of the changes in your body and your emotions as you become the guardian of a whole new being.
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WHAT OTHERS HAVE SAID ABOUT WORKING WITH ME
Our sessions with Soraia have helped us come together as a team. We built our birth plan together and understood the roles we both had to play. I felt confident in my ability to birth and safe knowing my partner was my best advocate. We practiced breathing exercises and visualisations and discussed the tools available to me.
I couldn't recommend Soraia's services enough. We felt informed, ready and empowered!
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From I.
It was so helpful knowing I had you there to hear me and help advocate for what was needed. I have so much love for you, and I'm incredibly grateful for your guidance in bringing my little man into the world.
My birth plans may have changed massively but it was honestly a beautiful, albeit slightly scary experience.
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From A.
Soraia's ability to connect the dots, and to link things to what I had previously said, or what had come up was very useful. Her warmth and energy make her easy to talk to and to be inspired by. I was able to see much more clearly where I needed to concentrate my energy and time.
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From E.
Soraia's empathy and warmth, sense of humour, and capacity for understanding all made it easy for me to both open up, and be open to hearing ways I could advocate for myself. It gave me the confidence to ask for what I needed, and therefore improve my experience.
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From R.
By asking the right questions, Soraia always made sure I would think about challenges in a different way helping me to see what I really wanted and why. Especially now, looking back on how we set up a plan together, taking very small steps at a time, that eventually lead to such positive changes"
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From F.
READY TO GET IN TOUCH?
The best way to find out which of my Perinatal Doula support packages is the right one for you - or how we can make my support bespoke to you - is to have an initial in-person or virtual chat. This way I get to learn a little bit about you, your specific needs and wishes and you get to understand a little bit more about me, my availability and my approach.