about
Hi! I’m Ellie
and this is the work that led me to create Birth Boss:
Where it began
My birth experiences were the most empowering experiences of my life. I came out of birth feeling confident, capable, and deeply changed — with a sense that I could take on anything, and a deep awe for what the body can do.
Those experiences stayed with me and inspired me to train as a hypnobirthing teacher, with a passion for helping more families experience birth positively. That was almost 6 years ago, in a maternity landscape that looked very different to the one families are navigating today.
Wanting to go deeper, I trained as a doula so I could offer ongoing, continuous support — preparation, guidance, advocacy, and care through pregnancy, birth, and beyond. And that’s when everything changed.
What I began to see
In my first year as a doula, I watched confident, well-prepared families get swept up in a system that wasn’t designed to protect birth as a transformative experience. I saw care become complex, plans unravel, and confidence slowly eroded. I found myself advocating for basic communication, consent, and choice — things that should never be in question.
Those experiences fundamentally reshaped how I work.
Why my work looks the way it does now
Drawing on everything I’ve seen over the past 5 years, I now offer what I think of as real birth preparation — support that goes beyond positive birth ideals and into the realities of the system you’re birthing within. I help families understand how maternity care works, build advocacy and decision-making tools, and feel confident in their care earlier in pregnancy, so it can genuinely shape their experience.
Holding space for what happened after
Those same experiences also led me to train as a birth trauma practitioner. I support parents who have had difficult or traumatic births to process what’s happened, make sense of it, and move forward in a way that feels grounded and positive.
This is the heart of Birth Boss — support shaped by lived experience, professional training, and a deep respect for how profoundly birth experiences can stay with us.
Letting experience shape the work
Drawing on everything I’ve seen over the past 5 years supporting families through pregnancy, birth, and the postnatal period, my work has evolved far beyond traditional birth preparation.
I now focus on helping families understand how maternity care actually works, building the communication, advocacy, and decision-making skills that allow you to stay informed, confident, and involved in your care from an earlier stage in pregnancy so decisions can feel less reactive and more considered as things unfold . This preparation isn’t about aiming for a particular type of birth — it’s about understanding how to navigate the system you’re birthing in, so your care can better reflect your needs, values, and preferences as things unfold.
This shift is what led me to redesign my 1:1 Birth Preparation work, create The Birth Boss Membership, and offer Doula Support that prepares families not just for birth, but for the realities around it. Those same experiences also led me to train as a Birth Trauma practitioner. I saw how many parents were carrying unresolved birth experiences and felt a deep pull to support them in making sense of what had happened, and moving forward.
This is the belief that sits at the heart of my work:
When parents understand what’s happening, feel able to ask questions, and have space to make decisions without pressure, their experience can feel genuinely positive — even when care becomes complex.
Care grounded in experience and training
My work is grounded in both lived experience and professional training, and shaped by years of supporting families through a wide range of circumstances.
I am a qualified hypnobirthing educator, birth and postnatal doula, breastfeeding counsellor, and trained birth trauma practitioner.
Just as importantly, my approach is non-judgmental, trauma-informed, and centred on your autonomy. There is no “right” way to give birth, feed your baby, or move through early parenthood. My role is not to direct or decide for you, but to offer steady, informed support so you can find your own way with confidence.
Every family I work with brings their own history, hopes, and concerns. I meet you where you are, and we move at a pace that feels safe and manageable for you.
If you’d like to explore whether my support feels right for you, you’re very welcome to book a clarity call. I’d love to speak with you!
If you’d like to stay connected, I share honest insights, reflections and guidance in navigating pregnancy, birth, maternity care through my newsletter.
You can sign up below: