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Your Northern Ireland Doula

I’m Anne, an experienced birth & postnatal doula.

There’s no greater pleasure than to be part of your birthing journey, as you welcome your precious baby into your family. I love working with families and will continue to learn and gain valuable experience with every family I support.

I trained in June 2015 and I am registered as a birth and postnatal doula with Doula UK. I’ve been teaching HypnoBirthing since 2017 with fantastic results!

Anne Glover Doula

More about me

Family life is and always has been very important to me. My interest in birth and babies stems from my own experience as a mother of 3, childminding, leading Mother and Toddler groups and creches. Since being a birth partner for my sister, I feel passionate about supporting your pregnancy journey to achieve the kind of birth experience you desire, whatever that might be. It has been my personal experiences and my passion that have drawn me to birth and post natal support for families.

My role as your doula is to support you practically and emotionally during one of the most life-changing and preciousexperiences in your life.

Memories of birthing your baby will stay with you forever and that is why it is so important to have a satisfying and positive birth experience.

As your doula, I will help you to prepare for the birth, empoweryou tomake informed decisions, discuss your expectations and your parenting preferences.

You can find out more about the servicesI currently offer.

In 2020 I co-founded the first Doula Collective in Northern Ireland with Sara Benetti to provide a dedicated, individualised service for you! We offer a variety of packages to suit your requirements, hire birthing equipment with any profits going to local charities to support positive birthing experiences and are launching the first ever Northern Ireland based doula training!

I abide by Doula UK’s Philosophy and Code of Conduct. I am also trained as a Family Support Volunteer with TinyLife and I have a successful Enhanced NI Check. I am a volunteer for AIMS and member of Birthrights. I am also the area representative and doula mentor for Doula UK.

I’m also delighted to offer the hire of a birthing pool, a cub birthing stool, TENS machine and Birth Sling as part of my services.

I have gained invaluable experience supporting over 200 families including:

  • Natural birth (home and hospital)
  • Water birth (home and hospital)
  • Freebirth
  • Inductions
  • VBAC and HBAC
  • IVF pregnancies
  • Caesarean births (urgent and elective)
  • Medicalised births
  • Assisted births
  • Teenage pregnancies
  • Single mums
  • Neurodiverse families
  • 40+ year old
  • HIV+
  • Multiples
  • Premature babies
  • Rainbow babies
  • BBA – baby born before arrival
  • Freebirth (unassisted)

See more about my professional development here

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here are some reviews from my clients – read more here

    I felt safe with Anne right from the off. She was recommended to me through another doula I went to school with and after a previous traumatic emcs I really needed a professional I could trust. On the big day she intuitively knew when to be there and when to…

    Suzanne

    Every woman needs Anne at their birth!! Honestly, hiring Anne early on in my first pregnancy was the best decision we ever made! Anne is just the most loving, soft, caring woman. She is full of knowledge in birth & we felt so comfortable with her from the start! Anne…

    Stephanie, Sean & Rose

    I got in touch with Anne when I found out I was pregnant with our third child. My first birth was a classic ‘cascade of intervention’, leaving me with ongoing gynae issues and a complete fear of childbirth. My second was an elective Caesarian due to breech baby. So I…

    Rachel

    After much searching and reflecting, I met with Anne, a Doula whose patience and a passionate interest, support and experience in the wellbeing of women before, during and after childbirth meant I felt connected from the word go during our initial meeting during the latter part of my second trimester.…

    Rebecca

    I can’t recommend Anne enough for her ongoing help and support throughout my pregnancy and during the birth of my baby. Anne kept me informed about my birth options and was always on hand to answer any of my questions. She was a great advocate for me throughout the whole…

    Jaime

    I definitely recommend Anne as a doula, she is so considerate and is an absolute pleasure to work with. She’s friendly, energetic and makes you feel so so comfortable to be around.  From day one I knew Anne was the doula me and my partner wanted to help us birth…

    Kacey

    I think that especially in Northern Ireland the conversation is more likely to be ‘have you thought about having a doula?’ as many people are still not familiar with the idea and the associated benefits. I would strongly encourage anyone to have a doula involved in their birth. I think…

    Caroline

    Anne was absolutely invaluable to us throughout my pregnancy. We heard about Anne through two different couples who both had home births. From the moment I got in contact with Anne I just loved her. Anne has such a calming presence and a wealth of knowledge on birthing. You can…

    Rebecca

    We were so grateful to have Anne as our supporter while preparing for our home birth. Her warmth, heartfelt presence, and deep knowledge were an immense help, allowing us to feel even more secure throughout the birthing process. It was wonderful to follow this independent path, and to experience birth…

    Nina & Dan

    From the start Anne was supportive, understanding and helpful.  She listened to my concerns and through the birth of our daughter, her support was fantastic.  Anne really helped us to stay focused. Having Anne as our doula was awesome! 

    Richard