Birth PREPARATION

3 x 1 hour sessions that will help prepare you (and your whānau) for your dream birth.

We can work together to visualise what your dream birth looks like, talk about how a physiological (natural)

birth unfolds and how having access to the beautiul important hormones that our body naturally produces will

benefit you and pēpi leading up to, during and after birth.

We will talk about importance of environment and safety, and go over any fears that might come up for you.

We can incorporate haputanga (traditional māori massage) into our sessions if you wish, these sessions are so nourishing and can help with relieving tension, and aid in relaxation for both you and pēpi.

$180 exchange (3 x 1 hour sessions)

Please contact me via email to make a booking or if you would like to talk about combining this with one of my other offerings.

*Note that all of my offerings have payment plan options available.


Birth Doula Support

My birth support package includes:

  • Available for any questions at any time via text message from the time of booking.

  • Ideally 4 in person sessions prior to your birth depending on time of booking - these sessions will be 2 hours long and will include a combination of birth preparation, breath work/meditation, and haputanga (traditional māori pregnancy massage).

  • You are welcome to borrow any birth books I have in my book library.

  • Resources - articles, book and podcast recommendations.

  • I will be on call for your birth from 37 weeks

  • 1 visit post birth whenever you are ready, I will provide a nourishing home cooked organic meal for you and your whānau.

— $1600 exchange

Please contact me via email for any questions or to make a booking.

*Note that all of my offerings have payment plan options available.


birth trauma support

Birth doesn’t always go as planned and if this is the case for you, perhaps you have experienced feelings of sadness, anger, confusion and guilt.

It is important that we process and move through our grief so that we aren’t holding onto any negative emotions around our birth, and/or beliefs that we may have formed around ourselves and our capability.

During a healing birth session I will provide a safe space for us to go into your birth story, unravel your birth experience and help you to better understand why your birth may have played out the way it did. Trauma is very subjective and personal to the person who has has the experience and what may be traumatic for some may not be for others.

I want you to now that every experience is valid and all feelings are welcome.

A 1:1 healing birth session with me will look like:

  • I will start by introducing myself, tell you about my background/work and answer any questions you may have.

  • You will share your birth story with me

  • We will unpack your story together, to help you gain clarity around why things may have gone the way they did, and why you have been left feeling the way you do.

  • I will share some tools and resources with you personalised to your experience that will help you for your ongoing processing and healing journey.

  • Discussion on what a future birth might look like for you

Allow for 3 hours (it could be shorter or longer depending) — $99 exchange

Please contact me via email for any questions or to make a booking.

*Note that all of my offerings have payment plan options available.

  • “Such a wonderful session with Mererina exploring how my son’s birth unfolded and holding that space for me to reflect and build some boundaries i want to put in place for my next birth. She brings such a warm, gentle presence and is very easy to open up to. It has given me some tools to take forward to my second birth and lots of recommendations for podcasts, books and articles that are personalised to my story and what I need. Thank you!”

    — Sian

  • “Had the most beautiful experience with Mererina. I felt at ease sharing my experiences with her because of her compassionate and supportive energy. She was able to support me through some of the challenging emotions and experiences I had both before and after giving birth, aswell as offering me resources to continue my healing process beyond our session. Leaving our session I felt more at peace with myself and my birthing journey. She is someone I wholeheartedly recommend.”

    — Georgia