Feel Calmer
& more Confident during Labor and Birth!
Personalized doula support in New York City — blending mindfulness, hypnosis and intuitive guidance to help you feel supported and prepared for your baby’s arrival.
About Maeva
I’m Maeva — a certified childbirth educator, doula and mindfulness guide with over a decade of experience supporting NYC families through pregnancy, labor and postpartum.
My work weaves together the wisdom of HypnoBirthing®, Spinning Babies®, and mindfulness meditation — a holistic approach that helps you release fear, prepare mentally and trust your innate power to birth.
After training with pioneers like Marie Mongan, Penny Simkin, and Gail Tully, I created my own comprehensive method Confident Birth to help women move through birth not just prepared physically but also mentally.
I believe birth isn't something that just happens to you — it is an experience you can participate in and meet with calm, and confidence.
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What We’ll Work On Together
Breaking the Fear–Tension–Pain Cycle
Fear causes tension. Tension intensifies pain. Pain fuels more fear. Our work focuses on addressing your fears to interrupt this cycle — so you can work with your body instead of against it.
Learning Mind–Body Tools
You will practice daily tools like breathwork, affirmations, viusalization and tapping (EFT) to release fear and learn to soften instead of tensing during contractions.
Partner Preparation
Birth is teamwork. We will teach your partner practical, hands-on techniques to comfort and support you — so you both enter labor feeling confident and connected.
Spinning Babies®
Exercises for optimal fetal positioning to encourage a smoother labor.
Post-Partum Planning
We will design a postpartum plan that supports your physical recovery, emotional balance, and rest — including nourishment, community support, partner communication, and space to process your birth story.
Testimonials
“Thanks to my work with Maeva I was able to relax and trust my body to finally meet my baby boy! I felt incredibly proud of my body and so empowered after giving birth. I highly recommend her to anyone who is looking to overcome fear or just have a more positive birth experience.”
Lindsay Ellingson
Founder of @Wanderbeauty
“I am so grateful for what I learned with Maeva! I was terrified and super scared of birth given all the stories I've read, movies I've watched. And I was also very fearful of the idea of epidural. I felt a lot less scared after taking the class and I was very happy to report that I managed to give birth to my son without epidural!"
Siqi Mou
Mum of 2 and
Founder of Hello Ava Beauty
“Preparing with Maeva gave me and my partner the information and confidence we needed. Not a tiny bit of fear crossed my mind, and even though I was in pain, I felt joy after every contraction, I knew she was coming closer to me.”
Model and Mum of 2
“Maeva was an incredible doula. She guided me with calm and confidence through every stage of labor, helping me stay grounded and connected to my own rhythm - even in the hospital. She was also a wondefrul partner to my partner.”
Mum of 2
Prefer to start with a class?
Start your journey with my Confident Birth Classes — designed to help you release fear, work with your body and practice the same mind–body tools I teach my private clients — all in a supportive group setting. These group and private sessions complement my doula care and are a wonderful way to begin your preparation journey.
Join an upcoming in-person or online class and start preparing for the birth of your baby.
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Get in Touch
For further information about doula support, classes and general questions, please contact me.
I can also be reached at info@hypnodoulamaeva.com