Feel confident & supported during your pregnancy, birth & parenting journey with an experienced doula by your side

Hi - and welcome! I’m Samantha Gunn, a Sydney-based birth and postpartum doula, hypnobirthing practitioner, bodyworker and President of Doula Network Australia.

I support families across Sydney's North Shore, Northern Beaches, Eastern Suburbs and Inner West with personalised pregnancy preparation, continuous birth support and practical, nurturing postnatal care.

My approach combines experience, building trust, evidence-informed education and time to understand your individual goals. This way you can approach birth and early parenthood feeling informed, supported and confident.

10 Years Supporting Families | Around 250 Births | President, Doula Network Association

“ At every stage she offered thoughtful guidance, practical knowledge, and unwavering confidence in my ability to birth my baby.”
— Rebecca & Chris

You can enjoy continuity of care throughout this incredibly special time, I bring calm, experienced guidance to this journey - you can see the testimonials from past clients HERE

Check out my Birth Doula and Postnatal Doula services to see how I can support you or get in touch to have any questions answered or schedule a meeting

I also offer Hypnobirthing Australia™ classes in both group and private settings - click HERE to see more information about my North Shore Hypnobirthing education - discounts apply for doula clients

“Sam . . . was a constant source of wisdom, comfort, support and inspiration. I can’t imagine having gone through such a life changing experience with any one else.”
— Sonja & Leon
“Sam was the most amazing mix of support and knowledge. She blended in very well with the medical team and brought her own calming energy to the mix for us both.”
— Emma & Matt
“Sam . . . was there for us every step of the way . . we really felt supported and cared for . . . more than anything else, I can’t thank Sam enough for reminding me of my strength as I enter the doors of motherhood.”
— Gerrica & James
“Sam provided our family with such loving pre and post-natal support.... she is the perfect mix of gentle, kind, strong, and protective.... and really went above and beyond our expectations.”
— Natalie & Pierre

Servicing all areas of Sydney including the CBD, North Shore, Northern Beaches, Inner West, Eastern Suburbs and more.
Based on the North Shore, I support all types of births in all types of environments, including home, birth centre and hospital. Some of the hospitals I attend include the Royal North Shore Hospital Public (RNS), Royal North Shore Private North Sydney, The Mater Hospital, Northern Beaches Hospital, Hospital for Women (RHW), Prince of Wales Private (POWP), Royal Prince Alfred (RPA), Hornsby Hospital, The Sydney Adventist Hospital (SAN) … and more.
Want to know if your area is serviced? Please get in touch using the Contact Form, I’d love to hear from you.