Samantha Gadsden

Doula, birthkeeper and celebrant for women and families.

Ethical support for the whole of life’s journeys.

From pre-conception, through pregnancy, childbirth and parenting.

In-person support across South Wales and the South West & virtual support internationally.

Home Birth Support Group UK

The Home Birth Support Group UK is a large, national on-line, peer to peer support group found on Facebook, the group is truly life changing for our members, facilitated and guided by Samantha, an experienced Doula. .

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Exploring Freebirth and birth before arrival

A new paradigm of freebirth group, one in which women who own their power, who freebirth, birth before arrival, unassisted birth and pregnancy, wild birth, and sometimes, change pathways and hospital or midwife led unit birth, all come together and support each other.

My Pregnancy And Beyond Shop

Resources, affirmations, crystals, gifts and other lovely items.

Wear your activism with merchandise

Declare your activism with, Home Birth, Freebirth , Goddess, Witch wont burn, Cult of Cunt, Floppy Face Floppy Fanny and an every growing range of merchandise, t-shirts, hoodies, mugs, water bottles, tote bags and more.

My Blog

Birthy Words and Random Musings

Breech Birth with Spina Bifida

Incredible birth story of Baby J, with fetoscopic, in utero surgery for spina bifida and such a powerful, supported, breech birth.

Beautiful Stillbirth of William Ronnie

Williams Ronnie. Born sleeping at 20w+3 Second baby, his sister Freyja was born sleeping in April, around 7 months ago. As of yet we have no answers as to why we have lost either of our precious babies.

Georgina’s FIELD birth

Okay guys here it is my FIELD birth story πŸ™‚ sorry it took me a while .. Field birth- I feel this will be rather therapeutic writing this down as it all happened so fast I don’t know if I’ve truly got my head around it. Sorry may of made this longer than I needed πŸ˜‚ 3rd baby 1st Boy πŸ’™ gender a surprise

Children and Stillbirth

A beautiful thread came up in my The Village parenting and life support discussing how to talk to children about stillbirth. I am so grateful to my group members for their open hearts and willingness to share with and support each other. They offered resources, listed at the end of the blog, their inboxes, their love and the importance of talking about their children, saying their names, keeping them alive in different way. These are some of their stories and how they spoke to their children about their siblings who had died at birth.

Home Birth followed by general anaesthetic placenta removal.

🀎 38+4 weeks 🀎 Surprise baby boy 🀎 Austin (Ozzy) James, 7lb 9oz 🀎 Planned and actual home water birth 🀎 Birth combs, tens, water, gas & air 🀎 TW: emergency transfer and GA for manual placenta removal and PPH

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