Providing Experienced Doula Care in Essex, Hertfordshire & Beyond
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About Me
About Me
My name is Cheryl and I've spent over two decades working in healthcare - in paediatric nursing, as a midwife, midwifery lecturer and eventually as an independent midwife.
I've had the privilege of supporting families through the most extraordinary and beautiful moments of their lives.
Somewhere along the way, I fell completely in love with a different kind of care, doula care.
Because doula support allows me to be present with you in a way that NHS clinical care rarely allows. No handovers. No shift changes. No system to answer to. Just me, beside you, for your whole journey.
My Background
My background means I understand the clinical world you may be navigating, and I can help you feel informed, prepared, and truly seen within it - without ever overstepping my role as your doula.
In 2025, I was proud to receive the GHP Healthcare Award for Best Personalised Maternity Care in South East England - a reminder of why this work is so important and matters so much to me.
Outside Work...
I'm also a wife, a mum to four teenagers (including non-identical twins), and we share our home in Chelmsford, Essex with our two rescue dogs, Coco and Pepper who love a big muddy walk in our local woods.
I absolutely love a vegetarian curry and movie night, you will also often find me with my nose in a birthy book and I’m a hand cream and scented candle aficionado!
If you're looking for someone who will hold your hand, hold your space and hold the knowledge - book a discovery call and I'd love to chat to you.
Qualifications
DBS checked and fully insured
Fedant accredited antenatal education teacher
Member of Doula UK
The Birth Bliss Academy Doula Course Birth Bliss Academy - 2026
PGCert – Advanced Midwifery Practice Anglia Ruskin University, Chelmsford, Essex - 2022
BSc Hons Midwifery – 1st Class Degree
Anglia Ruskin University, Chelmsford, Essex - 2016
Biomechanics For Birth Training – 2021
Beyond Bea Bereavement Training – 2021
Diploma in Hypnobirthing
KGHypnobirthing Teacher Training Course - 2018
Certificate of Aromatherapy for Childbirth - 2017
Diploma in Body Massage - 2012
