Gold Coast Birth Doula
Feel informed, heard and supported through your birth.
Birth can be exciting, powerful and deeply transformative. It can also bring uncertainty, unexpected decisions and moments when you wish you had someone in your corner.
I'm Chantelle, a Gold Coast Birth & Postpartum Doula. I offer evidence informed, holistic support that brings together practical preparation, emotional care and gentle energetic support, woven around you and your individual needs.
Whether you're navigating a higher-risk pregnancy, considering your options, preparing for a planned caesarean or simply wanting to feel more confident as you approach birth, I'm here to walk beside you.
You don't have to navigate it alone. Your circumstances may shape your journey, but you deserve to feel heard, respected and supported every step of the way.
Support that meets you where you are.
Every pregnancy and birth journey is different. You might be feeling excited and prepared, overwhelmed by information, or navigating unexpected news and decisions you never anticipated.
If you're experiencing a higher-risk pregnancy or preparing for a birth that may look different from what you first imagined, having a familiar, supportive person beside you can make space for your questions, feelings and concerns.
Together we can explore your preferences, prepare questions for your care team, build your understanding of available options and consider practical ways to feel more grounded throughout your experience.
My approach is evidence informed and centred on you. I'll support you to engage with your midwife, obstetrician and wider care team, helping you feel more confident participating in conversations and making decisions that are right for you.
Evidence-informed care, with space for the whole you.
I believe you deserve support that honours both the practical realities of birth and the deeply personal experience of becoming a mother.
Our work may include birth education, exploring your options, comfort measures, emotional preparation and partner support. Alongside this, gentle holistic and energetic practices can be woven into your care where they feel supportive to you.
Your support is always shaped around your preferences, your circumstances and what helps you feel comfortable.
This is care that makes room for the evidence, the emotions and the person at the centre of it all - YOU!
Your birth, your choices, your support.
There is no single right way to give birth, and my role is never to steer you towards a particular outcome.
Whether your birth unfolds as you hoped or takes an unexpected direction, I'm here to offer continuous emotional and practical support, help you navigate questions and provide a steady, familiar presence alongside your clinical care team.
You deserve to feel informed, respected and cared for, however your birth journey unfolds.
I am here to walk beside you through pregnancy, labour and birth, offering continuous emotional, physical and informational support, so you can feel more confident, grounded and supported, however your birth unfolds.
Whether you are growing your first baby or welcoming another little one into your family, you deserve support that leaves you feeling informed, prepared and held. With a calm, heart-led presence and years of experience walking alongside women through pregnancy, birth and postpartum, I am here to support both the practical and emotional parts of your journey.
Why have a doula in your corner?
Someone who listens to your hopes, fears and questions without judgement.
Someone who helps you understand your options and feel more confident navigating decisions.
Someone who reminds you of your strength when you need it most.
Someone who is beside you when plans change and the unexpected unfolds.
Someone who helps you feel heard, respected and supported, whatever your birth looks like.
What does birth support look like?
Every journey is different. Your support is tailored to your needs, your circumstances and the kind of preparation that feels right for you.
Before birth
Feel informed, prepared and more confident in your choices.
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Birth mapping and planning: Explore your preferences, priorities and questions, and create a plan to share with your care team.
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Personalised birth education: Understand your options, common interventions, pain relief and different birth scenarios.
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Practical preparation: Explore comfort measures, breathing, positioning, rebozo techniques, acupressure and other tools for labour.
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Emotional and holistic support: Make space for fears, uncertainty and the emotional side of preparing for birth.
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Postpartum planning: Consider what support you might need once baby arrives
During labour and birth
Continuous support, however your birth unfolds.
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On-call availability from 38 weeks until your baby arrives.
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Continuous emotional and practical support during labour and birth.
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Comfort measures, positioning, reassurance & support with navigating your options.
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Access to be birth toolkit throughout the birth
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A calm, familiar presence for both you and your partner.
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Support when plans change, helping you feel grounded as you navigate your experience with your clinical care team.
After your baby arrives
The first weeks with your baby can be beautiful, overwhelming, exhausting and everything in between. You deserve care, too.
As part of The Full Journey package, our two in-home postpartum visits are an opportunity for you to slow down, feel nurtured and receive the kind of support you need most in those early weeks.
Your postpartum support may include:
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Nourishing food and drinks - simple, nourishing meals and snacks (1 - 2 serves), herbal teas and comforting drinks to support you during recovery and early motherhood.
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Emotional care and birth processing - space to talk through your birth experience, feel heard and gently process whatever your journey has held.
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Newborn support - guidance with breastfeeding and newborn care
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Practical help around the home - light household tasks such as dishes, laundry, tidying or freshening your bedding
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Restorative, nurturing care - gentle touches such as a foot soak, foot massage or head, neck and shoulder massage
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Ongoing emotional support - a compassionate check-in, reassurance and connection as you find your feet in your new role as a mother.
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Local referrals and resources - helping you connect with additional support when you need it.
Every visit is shaped around you. Some days you might need a nourishing meal and a little help around the house; other days, you might need to talk, rest, ask questions or simply have someone beside you.
The Full Journey
Pregnancy, Birth and Postpartum
$2800
For the mother who wants continuous, wrap-around support from pregnancy
through to birth and into early motherhood.
INCLUDES:
FREE 30min Connect Video Call
three × 1.5 hour prenatal sessions
On call from 38 weeks until birth
Continuous birth attendance
Golden Hour Photography
(includes editing / 10-15 images)
two × 2 hour postpartum visits
(within the first 6 weeks)
Text & phone support
Wanting more support or something different?
Please reach out to have a chat to discuss a custom package to suit you!
"Chantelle is incredible! I had my dream of having a VBAC at home after a challenging emergency caesarean with my first born. My labour was long and arduous and I could not have gotten through without Chantelle's continuous support and comforting presence. I also really enjoyed our Reiki session and her incredible nourishing postpartum meals. We have such beautiful memories from the birth of our baby girl and we are so grateful!"
- Rosina-
Held in Birth
Pregnancy & Birth Only Support
$2200
This package for woman who want an experienced, trusted presence by their
side during birth without the full postpartum container.
INCLUDES:
FREE 30min Connect Video Call
two × 1.5 hour prenatal sessions
On call from 38 weeks until birth
Continuous birth attendance
Golden Hour Photography -
(includes editing / 10-15 images)
Text & phone support
Wanting more support or something different?
Please reach out to have a chat to discuss a custom package to suit you!
"If you’re wondering whether to hire Chantelle, this is your sign. From the moment she came into our lives, I knew we’d made the right decision. She has the rare ability to make you feel completely seen, supported and safe. It never felt like I was talking to a professional - it actually felt like I was talking to a dear friend. During my birth, she was such a calm, encouraging presence. She believed in me when I needed someone to believe in me, and I truly believe it’s because of her support that I was able to have the beautiful VBAC I’d hoped and prayed for.
Her postpartum care was something I’ll never forget. She never arrived empty-handed! She brought the most incredible, nourishing meals and snacks that cared for our whole family at a time when we needed it most. Her food nourished our bodies, but her presence nourished my soul!"
- Elizabeth -
Additional Extras
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Additional Prenatal or Postpartum Visits $200 per visit (2hrs) (discounted price) - or ask for a custom package
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The Postpartum Kitchen $320 - You buy the ingredients and I come and cook in your kitchen! Warm, healing meals lovingly cooked in your home using traditional postpartum ingredients. More info here
** BOOKING NOTE - To secure your booking, a 20% deposit is required. The remaining balance is due by your 36th week of pregnancy. Payment Plans Available
Those first sacred moments — captured quietly and with love.
** Photos captured by Chantelle, & shared with permission
If something here has resonated with you, I would love to connect and hear more about
your journey.The next step is simple, fill out my enquiry form and I'll be in touch within
24–48 hours to arrange your FREE 30 minute Connect Call.
A chance to meet, ask anything on your mind, and see if we feel like the right fit for each other.
And no matter where you are in your pregnancy, it is never too early or too late to reach out.