Peace on Earth begins with Birth

-Jeannine Parvati Baker

Birthkeeper & Doula Support with Sinnead

Private, continuous birth support rooted in physiology, sovereignty and deep trust in women.

Hi, I’m Sinnead, a birthkeeper and doula offering bespoke pregnancy, birth and postpartum care for women who want to feel informed, calm, powerful and deeply supported as they welcome their baby.

I believe there is no greater honour than being invited into the threshold of birth. When women are truly listened to, protected and held through pregnancy and postpartum, everything changes, and we’re presented with the opportunity to live in a way that is softer, more peaceful.

You’re here because something in you already knows:

  • That birth does not have to feel rushed, clinical or frightening.

  • That your baby deserves a gentle, dignified beginning.

  • That you’re powerful, capable, deserving of continuity, time, and to be treated as the expert on your own body.

Whether you’re planning a hospital birth or home birth experience, my role is to walk beside you with steadiness, evidence-based knowledge and unwavering belief in you.

What I Offer as Your Birthkeeper & Doula

Birth support begins ideally early in pregnancy, when we have time to build trust, explore your wishes, and prepare emotionally, physically and practically for labour, birth and beyond.

Working with me usually includes:

• Three in-person antenatal sessions (can include birth prep, yoga, postpartum planning, emotional support)
• On-call for two weeks either side of your ‘due date’, accompanying you through labour and birth + up to 3 hours after your birth.
• Phone and WhatsApp support
• A postnatal visit in the days after birth*
• A full birth debrief around 40 days postpartum

*Everything is tailored to you — your values, your hopes and your baby.

**Additional postpartum support can be arranged, £30per hour/minimum of 2hours per visit.

Support May Include:

• Evidence-based, antenatal education
• Creating a culturally informed birth plan that reflects you
• Prenatal yoga and body preparation for labour
• Partner preparation and confidence-building
• Postpartum planning (advised)
• Emotional processing and grounding
• Advocacy and navigating maternity systems

Why Work With a Doula

Research consistently shows that continuous birth support is associated with:

• Reduced interventions
• Lower caesarean rates
• Shorter labour
• Increased satisfaction with the birth experience
• Stronger postpartum wellbeing.

But beyond the practicalities and statistics, working with a doula means having someone who knows you — who remembers your story, your preferences, your triggers and your strength.

Someone whose only job is to protect your space and remind you who you are when things feel intense.

What Makes Me Different

As a birthkeeper, I see myself as what Mars Lord beautifully calls “the mothers without the politics.”

I have no agenda for how your birth “should” look.

I won’t project my ideals onto your experience.
I am not distracted by shift changes, paperwork or protocols.

I am there for you.

I don’t need to hold your baby, though I’m sure they will be the cutest baby in the world, and I don’t come with family dynamics or expectations attached. I encourage you to build the biggest, safest-feeling birth team possible around you. 

I am a complete birth-geek: rooted in physiology, evidence-based research and deep respect for women’s bodies, not trends, fear-based narratives or blind systems.

Most importantly, I am calm during birth. I have done the inner work. I do not fear labour. And I hold absolute faith in your capacity to birth, however that unfolds.

A Final Word

Birth is not something to be endured.

It is something to be entered.

It is wild, ordinary, overwhelming, sacred, physical, spiritual and transformational — sometimes all at once.

My role is to walk beside you through that threshold with steadiness, honesty, humour, reverence and fierce belief in you.

If you feel any of this too as you read this, I would love to meet you.

Ready to explore working together?

WhatsApp me (07746333326) or email me to book a free discovery call

Please include your name, EDD and location.

Frequently Asked Questions

  • A term popularised in the 1960s, though with roots in Ancient Greece, it simply means someone who provides emotional and practical support during pregnancy, birth and/or postpartum.

    Anyone can be a doula, and many of us came into this work not realising it was a life path (supporting a friend or even a pet animal in labour, volunteering, etc.). There are many trainings and certifications available now, so if your doula’s certificate is important to you, ask questions about their provider. Ultimately, who they are as a person and how comfortable you feel in their presence (can you imagine yourself in your most vulnerable state with them?) is what will matter most.

  • At a time when maternity systems and the media are failing women and their families, finger-pointing and scapegoating doulas is en vogue. Out of fear, some doulas are aligning themselves with calls for more restrictions, protocols and regulations.

    I believe that supporting one another is heart work — it’s vital community support — and that enforcing rigid regulations on a non-medical role will ultimately further restrict women’s choices and reproductive rights.

    While I use the terms interchangeably, ‘birthkeeper’ (one who respects, advocates for and actively protects the sacredness of physiological birth) is the one I currently feel much more drawn to using.

  • No. Though some doulas have a background in midwifery, their role as a doula is non-medical. Cohesion among your birth team is paramount. There should be no competition to support you and ideally, no hierarchy. I have a deep respect for the vocation of midwifery and hope my support allows them to do their work even better.

  • Absolutely! But it takes a special person to be okay with the unknown, to hold their nerve, and to self-regulate. To do all of this while seeing the person you love seemingly ‘in pain’ is a huge undertaking to expect of our loved ones. They, especially the non-birthing parent, deserve to meet their baby nourished and not too sleep-deprived!

    I welcome partners to our meetings if that is your preference, and I can show them all the ways to support you in early labour.

    Outsourcing a doula as your personal birth cheerleader isn’t dismissing your loved ones; it frees them up to remain centred, fed and watered so they can also hold space for your needs and this beautiful unfolding.

    Everyone’s relationship dynamics are different, and I have the most experience working with women who were birthing alone (sanctuary-seeking and refugee women), so discussing who you want in your birth space is something important for us to cover.

  • My current package is £1200.

    Once we both decide we’d like to work together, a 50% deposit should be made to secure my services. The remaining payment should be made by week 38. Payment plans can be arranged to help you spread the cost.