About
It will always be a part of who you are.
It will change your life, your body, your mind and soul. It can even change the world!
Qualifications
Qualified as a Physiotherapist in Portugal (2005) and after as a Woman Health specialist (2007)
Manual Lymphatic Drainage, Ecole de drainage lymphatic, M’ethode Leduc (2006)
Initial Doula training, Portuguese Doulas Association (2009)
UNICEF/WHO breastfeeding counsellor course (2009)
Paramana Doula course, Dr. Michael Odent and Doula Liliana Lammers (2010)
Tradicional techniques in pregnancy, labour and post-natal, Midwife Naoli Vinaver (2016)
Breastfeeding peer supporter training, Association of Breastfeeding Mothers (2019)
Doula course, Nurturing Birth (2019)
Supporting every birth workshop, Doula Michelle Every, Nurturing Birth (2019)
Gathering in the knowledge course, Midwife Sarah Wickham (2020)
ABM Conference (2020)
Services
Birth and Postnatal Doula
Individual consultations
Pregnancy support
Birth plan set up
Birth debriefing
Postnatal recovery
Breastfeeding support
Knowing your newborn
Virtual doula / Birth preparation
– 3 sessions:
Healthy pregnancy
Wonderful Birth
Gentle postnatal
– Continuous support since booking until 1 week after your baby is born
Post-natal Support
Continuous support for 6 weeks after your baby is born
Birth support
1 antenatal session
On-call from 38 weeks until the birth
Virtual support during labour and birth
Continuous support since booking until 1 week after the baby is born
COST : Varies, please contact me for prices
Testimonials
Silvia is an amazing human being. She is really empathetic, in a few days it seemed we knew each other for ages. It is impressive how she can be so professional and so friendly at the same time. She has good energy always transmitting calm and balance. And she has a huge background with woman health what gives her knowledge and confidence to help a woman during puerperium. Cristiane Soster, May 2020
I met Silvia out of pure serendipity and loved her right away. She supported me throughout my pregnancy (it was my second pregnancy), making me feel reassured and helping me make informed decisions along the way, supporting me irrespectively of which choices I made. I was very anxious and afraid of how the birth might go and she helped me find strategies to deal with the anxiety. She also organised a lovely Mother Blessing with some of my friends and brought the womanly energy and power to my home, which remained until I had my lovely home birth. As an amazing bonus, she has a magical touch! She gave me a massage and I swear as soon as she touched me I felt instantly relaxed! She also supported me through post-partum and kept checking up on me, reminding me to rest and to take care of myself as well, which is so important. Couldn’t recommend her highly enough!
Ana Sofia Reis, April 2020
You definitely need a doula in your life to help and support you in your hardest job ever! Silvia is just the right person with the warmest personality and all the knowledge. Having Silvia as my Doula was very important to me.
Neringa, November 2019
Her presence helped me feel stronger, capable and secure during all my journey through pregnancy, birth and early motherhood. When I was in labour she stayed with me all the time, she gave me confidence in myself and helped me with every contraction with movements, massages and positions until my baby came to this world.
Sara Palolo, October 2019