Your birth. Your decisions. Your terms.
North London Birth & Postnatal Doula & Pregnancy Yoga
I'm Jos — an experienced birth and postnatal doula, and a pregnancy and postnatal yoga teacher, based in North London.
I work best with families who come to birth with curiosity and an open mind: people who want to ask questions, understand the evidence, and make decisions that feel genuinely theirs. I'll always tell you the truth, not the sugar-coated version, because that's what real preparation requires.
If that's you, I'd love to work with you.
Doula & Yoga Support
Doula and yoga support for your pregnancy, birth, and postnatal journey — built around real preparation, evidence-based information, honest conversations, and decisions that are genuinely yours.
Hi, I’m Jos - a Birth & Postnatal Doula and Yoga Teacher
I'm based in North London, where I live with my husband, our two teenagers, and our dog.
I've been fascinated by birth for as long as I can remember, and my own experiences of it only deepened that. Years later, teaching pregnancy and postnatal yoga, I started hearing the same stories again and again — disappointment, fear, mistrust, women who simply hadn't been given the information they needed. That's what pushed me toward doula work.
I bring calm, steady, personalised support, rooted in a deep respect for your choices. I've sat in enough birth rooms to know the difference between care that's actually about you, and care that's about managing risk on paper — and I've seen, again and again, that birth works when it's given the right conditions. My job isn't to manage your birth for you, it's to protect those conditions and stand firmly in your corner.
Whether you're preparing for your first baby, wanting a different experience after a previous birth, or figuring out life with a newborn, that's what I'm here for.
FAQ about Doulas
Choosing the right support during pregnancy and birth is a big decision. Here are some answers to common questions about Doula.
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A doula is trained, experienced support through pregnancy, birth, and early parenthood — someone who's there for you, not the hospital or the system. I'm not medically trained and I don't replace your midwife. Instead, I signpost you to evidence-based information, facilitate the conversations that help you make informed decisions, and bring calm, steady support into a birth space.
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Because preparing properly changes how birth goes, and how you feel about it afterwards. I help you understand all your actual options, ask the questions that matter, and walk into birth having already done the work — not hoping it goes well and figuring it out as you go.
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Midwives provide your clinical care — monitoring you and your baby, and making the medical decisions. I don't do any of that. My focus is on you: your body already knows how to do this. Labour can feel bigger than you, or harder than you expected — I'm there to remind you of your own instincts and your own strength, to help you stay connected to what you already know, even in the moments that feel the most uncertain.
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No — and that's not the job. I support your birth partner too, so they know how to help rather than standing by feeling out of their depth. You end up with a bigger team, not a substitute for the one you already have.
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Support is shaped around what you actually need, not a fixed package. Here's how that can look:
Antenatal and birth preparation — real preparation, not just reassurance, so you go in informed. Available in person or virtually.
Continuous support through labour and birth
Postnatal support, in the early days and weeks after birth
Help navigating appointments — preparing for or debriefing after consultant meetings, so nothing gets decided without you fully understanding it
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The evidence here is solid. Continuous support from a doula is linked to real, measurable differences in birth outcomes and the early postnatal experience:
Reduced likelihood of Caesarean birth
Lower chance of assisted birth (ventouse or forceps)
Decreased need for epidurals or pain medication
Lower rates of labour induction
Shorter duration of labour
Greater satisfaction with the birth experience
Increased likelihood of initiating and continuing breastfeeding
Lower rates of postnatal depression
Improves equity and provides culturally responsive care
Based on research from Cochrane Review, Evidence Based Birth, and other trusted sources.
Still have questions? Let's chat — that's exactly what the discovery call is for.
"Birth is about so much more than the wriggling of a tiny body out of a larger one. When we birth, we don't just birth babies. We birth ourselves, we birth our families and we reshape our lives."
Dr Sara Wickham
Let’s talk.
Get in touch and book a free discovery call — we can chat about where you're at, and see if we're a good fit.
josipa.smith@gmail.com