I am a birth doula based in London.
I support women and families through pregnancy, birth and the early days of becoming a parent — with presence, knowledge and deep listening.
I never planned to come to this work but it found me.
My superpowers?
Mmmm… I am only human!
But I can tell you what others have told me:
Apart from bringing deep listening into the space, I am warm and somebody you can talk openly to. Partners during birth have also told me how much my presence meant to them. I am knowledgeable and resourceful, good at researching the questions and concerns that arise in your conversations with maternity services. I’ve also been called ‘a baby whisperer’. It seems there is something about my energy that helps newborn babies settle and find ease. And by the way, I love singing to newborns!
And even if not relevant – because ultimately what is relevant here is that you and your baby can have a positive and peaceful birth experience – I also come from Argentina and I used to be a medical student, very close to graduation.
But more on that as you read…
Photo by Sadie Wild Photography
I have been supporting births for 7+ years in London
With vast experience in hospitals, homebirths and midwifery-led settings. I have witnessed both natural and medicalised births and worked with Latin American, expats and British families alike.
First time mothers, women planning a VBAC or HBAC, twins, second births after trauma, third babies, births with epidurals, caesareans, pregnancy loss, birth outside of guidelines – I have been present for a wide and humbling range of human experiences.
A few years ago I discovered vocal improvisation and embodied voice practices. One of the things I’ve witnessed most consistently as a doula is an increasing disconnection from our bodies, our babies in the womb, our felt sense, our intuition. Singing to our babies in the womb can be an incredibly easy way to come back to ourselves and to them, in an era of screens, detachment and separation.
I am a Buddhist and a student of the Chinese internal arts – Nei Gong and Qi Gong – which informs how I relate to life, uncertainty, and transition. These practices teach me daily how to slow down, stay present, and meet life as it is, rather than how it should be.
And last but not least, I am recognised by Doula UK and a proud member of the Womb and Bloom collective, a network of experienced perinatal professionals supporting women through pregnancy, birth and postpartum. My network of contacts is vast and I can confidently signpost clients to excellent support when relevant. I have also volunteered with the Neighbourhood Doulas charity, supporting asylum seekers and women facing domestic violence, financial hardship and language barriers, a reminder that birth is not only a personal event, but something shaped by context, systems and access to care.
But… How did I get here? Or rather, how did this find me?
The path to become a birth doula wasn’t a straight or predictable one…
I couldn’t reconcile a model that treated the body as mechanical, disconnected from emotion and meaning.”
Years ago, I was a medical student at the University of Buenos Aires. I was disciplined, committed, with very good grades and well on my way – until something began to crack. I began questioning the idea that medicine was always the art of healing and I felt an increasing distance from a system that often managed bodies without truly listening to them.
I became deeply aware of how our culture relates to symptoms: how quickly we try to silence, numb or override what the body is expressing.
Symptoms are not mistakes. They are communicating something.”
This questioning eventually led me to discover different views and paradigms in health such as the Germanic New Medicine and, once those veils were lifted, I knew I could no longer continue my medical training as it was. After what was a very difficult decision, I left medicine in my 5th year. I felt I couldn’t continue studying a discipline that did not reflect my philosophy, ethos and values.
I needed to reconnect with my own voice and redefine my approach to health, medicine, and my professional life.
What began as an existential crisis turned into a deeply personal quest, one that led me to travel through different countries, connecting with diverse practices and more intuitive ways of relating to the body. I had always loved singing, so I began taking singing lessons, rediscovering my voice, my creativity, and my center along the way.
Still feeling somewhat lost, I went back to uni to train as an English-Spanish interpreter. I’d really enjoyed learning English growing up. I also lived in the States for a few months and I always felt the pull to migrate to other English-speaking countries later in life (Argentinians do like to migrate!). I eventually graduated and did my final thesis on respected childbirth, a topic that had opened up during my quest for new views around health and healing.
I then moved to London in 2017. I worked within the NHS and community services, supporting Spanish-speaking migrants in the UK as they navigated healthcare, social systems, and maternity care. I witnessed firsthand both the strengths of the system and the profound gaps, especially the lack of continuity, time and emotional holding. In the end, I realised I belonged somewhere else. Rather than only helping with translation, I wanted to make a difference working with women themselves, having a more active role in serving and supporting them during their pregnancies and births.
Imagine when I found out that…
Michel Odent, renowned natural birth obstetrician, was living in my neighbourhood in London!
Birth began calling me back more clearly and I trained with him to become a certified birth doula in 2019. Thus, Doulatina emerged as a natural continuation of everything I had been living, questioning and integrating.
Birth is not something to be managed. It is something to be protected.”
For me, birth is a physiological, emotional, and deeply human experience. We need to reconnect with the innate intelligence of this process. We live in a culture where the process has become overly standardised, with fear-based narratives and a constant sense of risk.
My work is grounded in presence. I don’t come in with an agenda to fix or direct. I come to listen, to hold and to support each woman in staying connected to her own rhythm and decisions.
Presence is often the most powerful form of support.”
Today I feel grateful and fulfilled.
I feel my work matters, is deep and meaningful. When a family invites me to hold them during their birth journey, I feel deeply honored to be part of such a sacred time in their lives. I enter their space with humility, respect and admiration.
When I am not attending births, you will most likely find me singing, studying, moving, or sitting quietly with my Argentinian mate drink.
So… This is the human being behind the work, and who you are inviting in.
MY CREDENTIALS?
Here they are but, honestly, they don’t really matter. What matters is our connection and how you feel about me being present in your sacred and intimate birth space.
Homebirth
emergencies
Homebirth emergencies workshop (Joy Horner) London, 2023.
Pospartum
recovery
Postpartum recovery traditional treatments with Ecuadorian Doctor, Ethnobotanist and Curandera Rocio Alarcon. Clophill, 2023.
Rights in
Childbirth
Consent: Rights in Childbirth with Emma Ashworth, Maddie McMahon & Verina Henchy. London, 2023.
Shellie
Poulter
Biomechanics in pregnancy and birth with Shellie Poulter. London, 2022.
Closing
the bones
Closing the bones. United Kingdom, 2022.
Dr. Odent
& Lammers
Paramana Doula Course with Dr. Michel Odent and Liliana Lammers. UK, 2019.
Kicki
Hansard
BirthBliss Academy doula training with Kicki Hansard. UK, 2019.
Denise
& Horn
Breastfeeding through vulnerability with Veronique Denise and Anna Horn.
Domestic
abuse
Supporting survivors of domestic abuse (facilitated by Solace)
I am also a volunteer for Neighbourhood Doulas, which is a community funded organization that helps vulnerable expectant mothers experiencing financial hardship in London.