It’s hard to put into words the amount of gratitude and privilege we feel having had Cheryl as our doula. As someone with an unfortunate history of trauma, I was anxious about the birth of my daughter being difficult and traumatic. Fortunately, we stumbled across Cheryl and, despite not having originally planned to have a doula, we instantly knew she would be a critical part of our team. Cheryl’s deep expertise, evidence-based approach, knowledge and warmth shined through when we first met her, and from then on, she was hands on with us, providing valuable preparatory sessions, working with us to understand triggers and fears and reframe challenges as something we could tackle together. Bub ended up arriving at 42 weeks and with Cheryl by our side we were able to have our aspired intervention free birth. She was the best support not just for myself, but also for my husband, providing much needed assistance with tackling any unnecessary administrative burdens and helping me work through child birth. At the end, what I feared would be a traumatic birth ended up being the most powerful and beautiful experience I could have ever imagined. I truly never dreamt I would be able to walk away from the birth of my child feeling happy and empowered, at most, I’d hoped I’d walk away from it only mildly traumatized. But with Cheryl by our side, we ended up with so much more than we could have hoped for. This dream birth allowed us to start the bonding experience with our baby girl immediately – we are beyond fortunate and will forever remember the positive impact that Cheryl has had in our lives.
Give yourself the best chance of a positive birth in a hospital setting. A new book by one of Australias leading doulas, Cheryl Sheriff.
Sharing wisdom from her 30 years experience as a midwife and doula, and her presence at over 1000 hospital births.
After reading this book you will have more direction, and feel confident, excited and less daunted by the experiences to come.
