About me

Welcome, I’m Helen, the founder of the Happy Baby Centre. I believe passionately in empowering women and their families to make informed decisions about their health and wellbeing throughout pregnancy, birth and the precious postnatal period. My own experience of having my two amazing children was the beginning of my personal journey of blending the amazing modern medicine practices we are lucky to have access to with more traditional childrearing and birthing practices. I believe that finding the right balance between the two means women can experience joyful and natural pregnancies and births.  

Whilst it must be acknowledged that modern medical advances have made childbirth safer for women than ever before there is a move from many women back towards a more natural and intervention free birth as possible. Using techniques such as meditation, massage and encouraging women to get to know their bodies helps women manage the challenges they may experience during birth and pregnancy with the strength and courage women have been using for centuries.  

I am a qualified Nursery Nurse and Birth Rocks Mentor having completed extensive training from the wonderful Birth Rocks Academy. I have spent many years caring for children and their families in the North East and Ireland. Working with women and their babies is so rewarding that I couldn’t wish to be doing anything else, I can’t wait to get to know you and your families.