Debby Gould

As a midwife, Debby Gould has witnessed the miracle of new life many times. She has seen not only how empowering birth can be, but also how distressing & traumatic the experience sometimes is. As a mother of two, she has experienced challenging birthing situations first-hand, yet noted the benefits that feeling strong, confident and positive while birthing had on her postnatal experience. She began to observe that the difference between women feeling good about their births & feeling traumatised by the experience was often down to two things : relevant information & support. Debby saw a gap not only in women's antenatal education, but also realised that support services were sadly lacking for women suffering emotionally after a difficult birth.

"Birthtalk" is the result of her vision. "I am passionate about providing the opportunity for positive birth experiences, and allowing the associated personal growth and benefits to the whole family postnatally be realised," she says. "Women who have had difficult births need specialised support, and I will do whatever I can to provide avenues for them to heal."

Says Debby, “I am not about natural birth, but empowered birth - where women and couples are involved in decision making with the ability to ascertain full and relevant information. When couples are fully aware of their innate abilities and the impact birth can have on their parenting live, birth becomes a life experience, not just a way to get our babies out. We cannot pre-determine or control the path of our labour or birth. However the up-side is that birth is designed to be a positive experience that leads us into our new role as parents. We do not have to be powerless in how we experience our birth. Regardless of the exact path every couple should be able to come through their birth experience feeling confident, capable and strong .”

Go to Debby's website to find out about her Private Birth Consultancy