Birth support including doula service, for expecting parents in Hull and the East Riding Mumbler.
These listings are in alphabetical order, A-Z. We endeavour to keep the listings as up to date as possible but please contact all providers/venues before attending anything, they will have the very latest information. Some are pre-book in advance only. If one of your favourites is missing, drop us a line here to add it. Thank you.
Hi I’m Meg, AKA The Dungaree Doula, a local 5* experienced birthworker providing doula and hypnobirthing services to expectant families locally to help them prepare for their best birth, and standing alongside them supporting through it whilst attending their births! I also work virtually supporting clients all over the World with my virtual doula service, digital birth preparation courses and podcast ‘The Doula’s Guide To Preparing For Your Birth’.
Courses: My in-person hypnobirthing courses run from Hull Yoga Studio on Princes Avenue, I also run regular free taster sessions to see if hypnobirthing is for you! Please book a space via Eventbrite here.
121: If you’d prefer 121 support I offer my full hypnobirthing and essentials hypnobirthing courses in your home or mine, or if you’d like a doula for full continuity of care on this gorgeous journey then simply check out my website for all of the details.
You can find out more about me and my offerings on my website and by following on instagram @thedungareedoula. If you’re ready to feel confident and excited for what’s to come then I’ve got you, hope to work together soon, Meg.
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Independent Midwife offering one to one safe and empowering care. One-off clinical visits through to full packages of antenatal, birth and postnatal care. Specialist home-birth midwife but also able to support you in your hospital birth plans. Covering all of Hull and East Yorkshire.
Contact me to chat through your options at any point in your maternity journey – 07761 910900, [email protected].
East Yorkshire Hypnobirthing offers a complete ante natal course for both mum and birth partners. It is a programme that has been tried, tested and evolved over a number of years. Sandra has been teaching for over 13 years both with straight forward pregnancies and those that may be more challenging. She is also recommended by midwives in the area who have seen the benefits firsthand. It is more than just relaxation for birth, it is an in-depth course covering everything you need to know to keep you healthy and informed in your pregnancy.As a clinical hypnotherapist, Sandra can also offer you help with past birth trauma, phobias or general anxiety.
Please contact 01482 845952, 07947902922 or [email protected]
The Fatima Allam Birth Centre is an Alongside Midwifery Led Unit situated on the Labour & Delivery Suite on the 2nd floor of the Hull Women & Children’s Hospital. The environment is more homely, and the focus is on birth without medical intervention. Our ethos puts women at the centre of their own care; supporting them in making decisions about how they want to give birth whilst ensuring safe and high quality care is maintained.
The Birth Centre is staffed 24 hours by midwives who provide midwifery led one-to-one care to women who have uncomplicated pregnancies. We have a team of midwifery assistants working on the Birth Centre who work in partnership with women and midwives to provide supportive, individualised care.
There are 3 en-suite birthing rooms that are designed for women to stay in throughout labour, birth and after birth until transfer home or to the postnatal ward should this be required. Two birth partners (adults) can be present throughout your whole stay here on the Fatima Allam Birth Centre.
The Fatima Allam Birth Centre has a friendly home-from-home atmosphere which can help women feel more relaxed. The spacious birthing rooms are beautifully presented with dimmed and coloured mood lighting, with facilities to allow women to play their own music via CD or Bluetooth.
Each room has a birthing pool providing women with the option of using water to assist their movement, encourage relaxation during labour and birth. The Fatima Allam Birth Centre is an ideal place for healthy women with uncomplicated pregnancies, who do not want a home birth, and yet don’t want or need a hospital-like facility. Women may consider birthing here if they would like to use different coping methods such as birthing mats, balls and stools; these help women to adopt different positions to aid their comfort throughout labour and birth. We also support the personal use of complementary therapies and TENS machines which have been agreed in the plan of care made by the woman and her midwife.
If you’re a healthy first time mum and having a straightforward pregnancy, planning to give birth in a birth centre is particularly suitable for you because it’s as safe for your baby as planning to give birth in a labour ward, and you’re less likely to have medical interventions. Similarly if this is your second, third or fourth baby then birth in a birth centre is as safe as giving birth in a labour ward but with a reduced chance of medical interventions. If you’re unsure about being eligible for a birth centre birth please speak to your midwife or contact 01482 607860.
Could you benefit from free, emotional and practical support through pregnancy, birth and beyond?
A doula will provide 121 ante natal support with bag packing, birth planning, birth support if required and 6 weeks of postnatal care for you and your baby.
Call Goodwin to find out more on 01482 497811 or email [email protected]
Are you expecting a baby? Then pop along to a HEY Baby carousel event at Hull Women & Children’s hospital to find out lots of useful information about having a baby! Midwives will be giving out information, plus representatives of different groups and organisations including breastfeeding support, post natal mental health support, heath visiting, home birth, car seat fitting and lots more. See a virtual tour of the birth centre. Also vaccination clinic to get whooping cough and flu jabs.
Middle Wednesday of the month, 6.30-8.30pm in the cafe/ground floor area of the Hull Women & Children’s’ Hospital, Anlaby Road, Hull. 2025 dates:
The event is free, just turn up. Email [email protected] for more information.
The Hull & East Riding Sling Library hire out slings for you to wear your baby in. They offer advice on the right sling and help with fitting. Regular sessions are held in Hull, Willerby, Beverley and Hessle. It’s run by Jill Harrison, for more info and to contact her call 07865046999, email [email protected] or visit their facebook page here.
Facebook support group and in-person meetings approx every 6 weeks.
The Hull and East Yorkshire Home Birth Support Group was set up in October 2011 by local women who have all given birth to their children at home, and want to be able to support other parents to have a positive home birth experience.
The group currently meets around every 6 weeks and is attended by local midwives, doulas, hypnobirthing practitioners, breastfeeding peer supporters and antenatal teachers, who have had home births themselves, and can offer additional information and support. Everyone is welcome – partners, along with other birth partners, other children and friends. The meetings are a great opportunity to meet other people who have had or are having a home birth, ask any questions, seek reassurance and support. Please check out our facebook and Instagram for dates. Find out more on our website.
They also have a closed discussion group on Facebook – search for Hull and East Yorkshire Home Birth Discussion Group.
The Goodwin Trust are always looking for local mums to become Breastfeeding Peer Supporters or Doula’s (offering support to local pregnant women in the final stages of pregnancy and labour).
Intakes are twice a year in April and October. If you are interested please get in touch with The Goodwin Trust by emailing [email protected].
Peach and Pea is a Sling Library with a difference – we offer a free support service. We can help with getting your own sling to fit just right or try one of ours to rent out. Free home visits can be done or join in one of our group sessions.
For more information email [email protected] or visit their website here.
Offering a totally holistic approach to pregnancy and birth. The Well Birth Company offers Hypnobirthing classes, Placenta Remedy Services and Mother & Baby skincare.
Based in Pocklington but also teaching in and covering York, Hull and surrounding areas. Make your birth the best it can be. Check our website for more information or email [email protected].
A Hull based Pregnancy and Postpartum Coach, Ayurvedic Practitioner, birth and postpartum doula, Vanessa has been running both her businesses helping women to live more conscious healthy lives for the last 10 years. She guides women confidently and peacefully through their pregnancy, birth and into the first year of motherhood using the timeless, complete and unchanging wisdom of nature, combined with modern day birthing and mothering. If you want to feel more in in harmony and balance with your health, pregnancy, family and partner then I can help you with a bespoke programme of holistic care. Book a treatment, come to a natural pregnancy or postpartum care workshop, consider hiring a birth and/or post natal doula and let me take the stress out of what can be, a challenging but hugely transforming journey.
For more information – Call: 07908 612271 or Email: [email protected]
The UK’s leading diagnostic baby scan and women’s health clinics.
Pregnancy scans: We prioritise the health of mum & baby while creating unforgettable experiences for your family. Our pregnancy scans start with diagnostic checks of baby from medically qualified sonographers, as well as giving you the excitement of finding out if you’re having a baby boy or girl, allowing you to see amazing 3/4D pictures of your baby, get baby’s measurements, and more. Choose us for peace of mind and to make precious memories.
Women’s health and fertility scans: Our firstScan clinics offers a range of women’s health & pelvic scans to suit a number of needs, from a check-up of the womb and pelvic area, to endometrial thickness measurements for those undergoing IVF overseas, and fertility scans to assess the condition of the endometrium, ovaries, and to identify an estimated ovulation window.
A wide range of blood tests: for pregnancy, fertility, and general men’s and women’s health – will be available soon.
For more information call 01482 238 069. Unit 1A, Fretwells Business Park, Oslo Road, Sutton Fields Industrial Estate, Hull, HU7 0YN
