Your best guide for a smooth birth and postpartum experience in Italy
Choose the emotional and practical support of a certified doula.
Invaluable before, during, and after childbirth, no matter your choices.
What I can do for you
I’ll walk alongside you on your birth journey
A doula is a valuable guide throughout your pregnancy – a crucial time in your life as you prepare to welcome a new addition to your family. Following your lead, without trying to teach you anything, I offer emotional and practical support to help you tap into your inner strength. Having a doula by your side will make you feel stronger and calmer.
Preparing for birth
You’ll experience the benefits of closeness and attentive listening, while also engaging in practices to help you ground, embrace the present moment and envision yourself as a mother-to-be. For expat women living in Italy, having a doula during pregnancy offers an invaluable source of support, understanding, and guidance in navigating the healthcare system and cultural differences. You’ll be empowered to make your own choices every step of the way
Support during labor and birth
Having a doula by your side helps to prepare every aspect of childbirth in advance. Once labor begins, you can count on me for all-round support: I’ll promote a sense of security and relaxation, help you regulate breathing and find the most comfortable positions. In the birth space, communication is key: I will be there to ease mutual understanding with healthcare personnel. If you choose a home birth, an option increasingly favored by mothers in Italy, I can be there with you as part of your team for as long as you wish.
Together throughout postpartum
These are the most exciting yet stressful days, where doulas continue to make a difference! During my commitment to you in postnatal care, I’ll see you and your needs while everyone else is focused on the baby. My presence can be continuous for the first 40 days postpartum – even beyond if our bond requires it. Being in a foreign country can add an extra layer of difficulty: I will support you as you create that special bond with your baby, helping you to bridge the gap of cultural difference. I will make you feel right at home!
Doula Chiara Lops
Your birth, your needs.
Since each of us comes from a unique background, we each have our own way of approaching motherhood and choosing how to navigate it. Likewise, for me, every relationship represents a different and special bond. I’ll enter your space and time with sensitivity, understanding the changes you’ll face.
I’ll learn to comprehend your needs, moods, doubts, and unspoken feelings. I will approach the cultural traditions of your country with curiosity and respect. I’ll be there to listen and accompany you: you can open up, knowing that every thought will be held without judgment.
Get to know your doula
Discover why I chose to become a doula. My story and my decision reflect a desire to support future mothers in having the best possible birth experience, especially while living abroad in Italy
Are you living in Italy and expecting your baby here?
If you’re an expat mom living here permanently or temporarily, I’ll be your guide for a peaceful pregnancy and birth. I can communicate with you in both English and Italian, providing online and in-person support throughout Northern Italy.
For a special motherhood journey
Why choose to hire a Doula
You'll get the emotional and practical support of someone experienced in pregnancy and motherhood.
She understands your needs and stands by you through the continuous changes of this precious time.
She helps you tap into your inner resources, strength, and courage during difficult times.
She provides useful information to help you make informed choices, helping you understand and navigate the Italian healthcare system
She comforts you during the crucial moments of labor and birth, whether in the hospital or at home.
She listens, encourages, and protects your needs in the early days of parenthood.
She offers practical assistance in daily life as you care for a new life.
She increases your awareness to face the new responsibility of parenting.
She supports couples, facilitating the partner’s involvement in the birth and care of the newborn.
By the side of expectant mothers
Let’s get in touch!
After such important news—the arrival of a new life—it’s time to get organized!
Is this your first pregnancy?
Let me accompany you: I am a certified birth and postpartum doula, who experienced birth and postpartum abroad firsthand. I can guide you through this unfamiliar situation. In a journey filled with joys but also concerns, I foster the serenity and confidence that are ideal for a new mother.
Do you want to approach this motherhood differently?
My support can make a difference, even during second or subsequent pregnancies. Welcoming a new life, while living abroad and caring for older children can definitely bring a whole new meaning to the word “challenging”. However, having the right support by your side will help you live this new experience with ease and confidence.
Are you considering hiring a doula?
Take some time to explore my services [link] and then feel free to contact me for a phone call, a video chat, or a coffee together in Milan and its surroundings. Talking and getting to know each other is crucial to understand if I’ll be the right doula for you!
Doula Chiara Lops
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