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Offerings
Traveling Birth keeper offering.
Your journey to birth and beyond. .
Supporting you to uncover your clarity and confidence.A New Zealand wide support Program for women, spanning ten moons that will guide you back to yourself as you find clarity and calm to prepare to birth in your power.This is an intimate program holding you every step of the way as you gain confidence, knowledge and understanding in what you need on your transformational journey to motherhood.From our first connection through to the final one postpartum you receive one to one guidance via voice messaging, text or email to have space held for you, to enable you to ask questions and bounce ideas. Also, facetime sessions where we can connect and dive deep into unpacking any fears and conditionings and if relevant, debriefing on any birth trauma. I will provide on call labour and birth support, whether a drive or a flight away, I will be available by phone and to attend you at your home to support you. (timing of in person support is flexible and can be discussed, based on your needs and where in the country you live).A former midwife, with over a decade of experience supporting hundreds of women through their journey to motherhood, and with my extensive knowledge in physiological birth, I am also a mother and a grandmother, with decades of life experience as a nurturer. I am trained in birth debriefing and birth trauma support, also hypnobirthing, massage therapy, spinning babies’ techniques, acupressure, homeopathy and aromatherapy. I have all this experience, and tools to offer when I am supporting you through your pregnancy to post-partum. Inflatable birth pool available on request.I know how important continuity of care is when working in the pregnancy and birth space, which is why I also offer in this package as well as attending you in birth, a minimum of 48 hours of nurturing in home post-partum support and a continuation of my support, virtually for one month after that.A maximum of twelve spots available for the year.Investment: $3000. (Travel/accommodation expenses may apply)A 20% deposit will secure your space in my calendar. Payment plans available.If you are looking for support, but do not need or want in person support, my virtual package might be right for you.
Virtual pregnancy and birth Support Package.
Your Birth BestieNeed a best mate to walk along side you through your pregnancy and birth journey?This package may be your answer!You will receive unlimited virtual support via phone/text, voice message or email to answer any questions and provide support and information throughout your pregnancy from the first month to the tenth. Also at least four facetime sessions where we can dive deep into unpacking fears and conditionings and if relevant, debriefing on any previous birth trauma.On call for your labour and birth in a virtual sense. Available for you to call anytime day or night when you think labour has started. To provide you tips or guidance through early labour.After baby has arrived, you will receive a follow-up call/facetime, for you to debrief your birth with me. You also receive one month of virtual postpartum support to help guide you with any support and information you need as you navigate early postpartum.Investment: $1450.You are unsure whether you want to work with me? I offer a free 30-minute clarity call. Which is enough time to see whether what I offer is what you are looking for.
Connection Call
Do you have a great support network and just want a one-off call?For $75 you get an hour with me on phone or facetime.
Doula mentoring
Are you a new doula, or are you wanting to support birthing women? I am now offering a service for you!
With my background in midwifery and witnessing hundreds of women birth, I can hold space for you to share, debrief, reflect and be your sister in birth work.Package includes:
Six months of support
Monthly connection call (can be in person if you live near me)
Unlimited digital access to me via text/messaging or email to answer any questions.
Providing you on call support if you need.
Investment $750.
TESTIMONIALS
We discovered Nell in my third trimester whilst chatting to a friend who had hired Nell’s support for her birth earlier in the year.Being in Arrowtown and choosing to birth outside the maternity system, trying to find someone to support us who both my partner and I felt comfortable with had been a journey! Finding Nell, and with her openness to travel to support us was to say the least such a relief! We instantly connected and had aligned values.Nell travelled down and stayed with us; she was here for over a week before we welcomed baby Jai at home. To have the experience we did together was unexpected and so welcomed, we felt so grateful and blessed. Especially for our two-year-old to get to know and trust Nell before his baby brother came. He felt so comfortable with her in the birth space. Eli warmed to Nell very quickly which for him was huge, a testament to Nell’s nature and way of being.Once Jai started his way earthside Nell was there, baking his birh day cake. I could feel her presence; she respected my space and left me to the birth dance until I asked for some support. Nell intuitively got the pool filling and was there by my side.We could not have manifested or created the outcome for our birth team and birth experience any better.We had all been hanging out in the evenings leading up to Jai’s arrival, my partner and I were reflecting on the experience and saying how we wish every family could have this experience; being in the comfort of your own home being loved on with foot rubs and massages, chats and connecting, and with support around the house. Such a wonderful experience which we would encourage every family to consider.My partner and I are happy to chat to anyone considering hiring Nell as their traveling birth keeper. Thank you, Nell, we are so grateful for you, the work you are doing and the service and support you offer.- Renee & Matt
Having Nell as my birth doula has been the most incredible gift, I could give myself.It is truly clear that her life passion is supporting women as a birth keeper, and she lives and breathes women led birthing.Nell’s experience in birth, and physiological birthing knowledge is an invaluable asset, this helped me to make informed decisions, also encouraged me to stand strong in my power as a woman and a mother.Nell goes beyond to ensure your needs are supported for a memorable experience. Providing nutritious food and hydration, birthing props and techniques, the list goes on…Such privilege to have had and continue to have Nell support me and my family, and for the work she is so devoted to.- Taylor
About Me
Welcome!Meet Nell, a woman born and raised in the stunning Bay of Islands, New Zealand. She is a devoted wife, loving mother, and proud grandmother.From an early age, Nell felt drawn to nurturing and caregiving roles, but it was through the powerful experience of pregnancy and birth that she discovered her true calling—supporting birthing mothers. She recognized that birth is a deeply transformative journey and felt compelled to be a guiding presence during that sacred time.In 2009, Nell began her path as a midwife by enrolling in a direct-entry midwifery degree program. After qualifying, she served as a homebirth midwife in the Bay of Plenty for ten years, offering care to hundreds of women. Over that decade, she consistently witnessed that birth unfolds most harmoniously when left undisturbed—when women feel safe, supported, and unobserved.The term “midwife” means “with woman,” a philosophy that resonated deeply with Nell. However, as medicalized protocols increasingly shaped midwifery practice in New Zealand, she found herself struggling to provide the level of personalized, woman-centred care that she believed in.In 2020, Nell had a pivotal experience supporting a family through a homebirth during the lockdown—a moment that profoundly influenced her direction. She stepped away from formal midwifery practice following the mandates introduced in November 2021 and redirected her energy toward a new role: an authentic birth keeper.As a birth keeper, Nell now offers non-medical, private support rooted in deep reverence for the sacredness of birth. She supports families with emotional, physical, and spiritual care throughout pregnancy, birth, and the postpartum period. Her aim is to hold space and witness birthing mothers’ step into their power in alignment with her values of truly being “with woman.”Nell travels across New Zealand, offering her services to families planning undisturbed, sovereign homebirths who are seeking compassionate and feminine guidance. She believes every woman deserves to feel energetically held through such a powerful life transition.If her approach resonates with your journey, Nell welcomes the opportunity to connect.
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