Hi, I'm Emma - Birth Keeper

Here to support you to create the birth you desire


Do you feel that current pregnancy and birth care doesn’t resonate with your inner knowing or align with your values?

Are you finding you are not being asked about what you want?

Do you feel like you’re on a conveyor belt, being funnelled into a care system without enough information or thought for who you are?

Are you finding pregnancy care is more about measuring and checking and ticking boxes and not about creating a service that works for you?

Are you finding mainstream pregnancy care is a “one size fits all” service and you are NOT a one size fits all woman?

Your journey can be different...

You do not have to be herded into care that does not honour you during this rite of passage to motherhood.

Having spent decades in the healthcare system as a midwife, I know how it works.

And fighting for your ideal birth within this system... simply doesn’t work.

There are alternatives...

Soul and Science Birth Support: The Path to Powerful Birth and Intuitive Mothering

A Birth Keeper...

Rooted in the belief that birth is a sacred rite of passage, a Birth Keeper honours the emotional, physical, spiritual and energetic aspects of the birth.

She is an expert on physiological, undisturbed birth.

She holds space for mothers, witnessing the natural unfolding of birth without trying to manipulate or control the process.

A Birth Keeper respects the inherent knowledge women hold to instinctively birth their babies.

A Birth Keeper is not a saviour.

She recognises that each woman is the true expert on her body and her baby, guiding her own journey.

Her mission is to facilitate and witness.

My Role...

As a Birth Keeper I walk alongside you, respecting your autonomy and innate wisdom.

I help you to realise that you know your body better than anyone else ever could.

I facilitate your connection with your inner power, to learn to listen to and trust your body and your baby.

I provide education, encouraging you to understand your rights and the birthing process. By being informed, you can make choices that best serve your family and align with your values.

I maintain a safe space for you to remember that the power you seek is already within.

I believe in you and will be fully present and willing to serve in whatever capacity you desire.

My Offerings

Through, Soul and Science Birth Support:The Path to Powerful Birth and Intuitive Mothering, I offer support throughout pregnancy, home birth and early mothering in person in the Clarence Valley, Northern NSW and online globally.

Together we will explore these areas during your pregnancy in preparation for birth at home and the postpartum time. There will of course be variations, as I respond to your individual needs and requests.

  • Create Your Intuitive Birth Vision- Cultivate your inner wisdom and intuition: your greatest ally for birth and mothering.
  • Facing and Exploring Your Fears Around Birth- Explore the origin of your fears and learn ways to process them.
  • Nourish and Move for Pregnancy and Birth- Lay the foundations of a healthy pregnancy that work for you.
  • Understanding and Trusting Work of the Womb- Creating optimal conditions for the hormonal landscape of birth.
  • Pelvic Pathways and Birth Biomechanics- Discover how pelvic tissues and structure influence birth.
  • Womb Wisdom- Reclaiming Birth as a Sacred Passage- Learn about the stages of birth and your journey through them.
  • Surrender to the Diversity of Birth Potentials- Develop the mindset to experience your birth as powerful and transformational no matter how it unfolds.
  • Reflection and Recovery: Postpartum and Beyond- Create the support that honours a gentle postpartum experience and mothering.

Plus, a list of resources to enable you to further surround yourself with those who honour the sacred experience of birth and cultivate your knowledge and wisdom.

    This Package Includes...

    Birth is an opportunity to transcend. To rise above what we are accustomed to, reach deeper inside ourselves than we are familiar with, and to see not only what we are truly made of, but the strength we can access in and through birth.

    Marcie Macari

    Science and soul Birth support:

    the Pathway to Powerful Birth and Intuitive Mothering

    Your investment for this package is $3500.

    For experienced homebirthers, confident in your body’s ability but wanting a wise woman to support you on your journey, contact me for a bespoke reduced care package that suits you.

    For those wanting online support, a care package is available at a reduced investment.

    Free Consultation

    I offer a 1 hour free consultation to give us the opportunity to connect and see if we are a good fit.

    This is one of the most intimate times of your life and it is vital to ensure that the people you share it with support you and your choices.


    1:1 Consultations

    I also offer in person or online consultations for any pregnancy, birth or postpartum questions, needs or support. These are tailored to your needs so please contact me so we can work out what's best for you.

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    Women's Stories of My Support

    I found out I was pregnant three months after the birth of my first boy. I was very happy and grateful. At the same time I was worried that the birth would be same as the first one which was nothing like the hypnobirth I was getting ready for. I was in the hospital, paralysed with pain (we agreed with my husband we wouldn’t use epidural at any cost and he was the one who helped me not to go down that road). My cervix was swelling and bleeding, I lost almost 2 litres of blood and my boy had to be literally pulled out with the forceps. I felt defeated and like a failure. I had beautiful healthy boy but it took me a month to feel love, joy and happiness. So I made myself a promise the second birth would be nothing like that. I surrounded myself with many wise people, mainly motherly women who helped me to understand my body and mind better, become stronger, more resilient and most of all to forgive myself. Emma was my pillar support. When I first met her she reminded me of Mother Nature in her raw but loving form. The way I described her to my husband was ‘like a woman who just came down from the mountains, hardened by storms and harsh winds, now walking down the meadow with flowers in her hair’. Her knowledge of pregnancy and physiological birth is vast, but what was crucial for me was her immense feminine power and depth and her skill to impart all that powerful skill set (or at least a fragment of it). She gave me great confidence. Even though my obstetrician marked me as a ‘high risk patient’ because of the bleeding at my first labour and issues with thyroid. All that even though my pregnancy was absolutely perfect and healthy. Without Emma I would give in to the narrative that my birth would need a whole bunch of specialists present. Emma made me strong and confident. She taught me to believe I have the power to birth my baby, that my body was made to birth, that it perfectly knows what to do, my baby knows what to do and I just have to step aside and let them both do their best. She taught me that fear is the main cause of all problems. She was like a tree providing support, safety and space for all my thoughts. So when the contractions started I was in full control, counting my breath, almost like riding on a tide. I asked my husband to fill the birthing pool once they were much stronger. The hot water was so relaxing. I didn’t push, my baby slipped into my husband’s hands. It was such a surreal unimaginable unbelievable experience. And all could happen gently and easy mostly because Emma provided the safe space for it all. I will be forever grateful for her guidance. Not only did she walk me through this short but important part of my life but she also gave me a lesson how to be a better person for myself and my family. Look no further, Emma is a true gem.

    Marketa

    Clarence Valley