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Every birth is unique. The Gentle Birth Method at Medcare offers personalised physical, emotional and practical support to help you approach childbirth feeling informed, prepared and confident. From pregnancy and birth preparation to labour and the first days of motherhood, our services are shaped around your needs, choices and birth preferences.
Medcare’s Gentle Birth Method and Doula Services combine one-to-one preparation, gentle movement, breathing, relaxation, self-hypnosis, antenatal education and continuous non-clinical support. A doula is a trained, non-medical professional who provides continuous physical, emotional, and informational support to a person before, during, and after childbirth. The programme works alongside your Medcare obstetric and maternity team, complementing your clinical care without replacing it.
The service does not promote one particular type of birth. It prepares and supports you for your individual journey, including vaginal and caesarean birth, even when circumstances or your original birth preferences change.
The Gentle Birth Method is a holistic approach to birth preparation that brings together gentle movement, bodywork, breathing, deep relaxation, self-hypnosis and emotional support. Through personalised sessions and practical classes, expectant mothers develop techniques they can practise throughout pregnancy and use during labour, birth and early recovery.
The programme can help you:
Doula and Gentle Birth Method Practitioner
Priscilla brings warmth, experience and reassurance to every mother she supports. Her approach respects each woman’s individual needs, values and choices, helping mothers and their partners feel heard, informed and supported throughout the journey.
These guided classes combine gentle mobility, pelvic preparation, micro-movement, breathing, deep relaxation and self-hypnosis. Regular practice helps the techniques become familiar, making them easier to draw upon during labour.
Medcare’s antenatal classes provide clear, practical information for every stage of pregnancy, helping mothers and partners make informed choices and prepare for birth and early parenthood.
For the first and second trimesters, covering common pregnancy symptoms, nutrition, movement, stress management, bonding with your baby and practical partner support.
For the third trimester, covering the stages and signs of labour, breathing and comfort techniques, different birth scenarios, postpartum recovery, lactation and the first weeks with your baby.
Classes are available at Medcare Women and Children’s Hospital, Medcare Royal Speciality Hospital and Medcare Hospital Sharjah. Mothers who attend an antenatal education class receive one complimentary hypnobirthing and mobility session.
Who Can Join the Programme
Gentle birth preparation services, classes and workshops are available to expectant mothers at any stage of pregnancy, including women who are not currently Medcare patients.
The Complete Doula Package, which includes attendance during pregnancy and birth, is exclusive to women giving birth within the Medcare group.
Birth preparation with labour attendance
AED 10,000 | All-inclusive | Exclusive to Medcare patients
The Complete Doula Package provides continuous support throughout pregnancy, labour, birth and the first days of motherhood. Your dedicated doula helps you prepare physically and emotionally, understand your choices and feel supported throughout your birth experience.
The package includes:
Birth preparation without labour attendance
This package is designed for women who want comprehensive physical and emotional preparation but do not require their doula to attend the birth.
The package includes:
The five one-to-one sessions are spaced across your pregnancy so your preparation develops gradually. Timings are indicative and may be adjusted according to your stage of pregnancy and when you join the programme.
From booking
Meet your doula, discuss your pregnancy and personal needs, establish self-care foundations and receive an introduction to the Gentle Birth Method for your current stage.
During the second trimester
Explore posture, movement, bodywork, optimal foetal positioning and practical exercises that can become part of your daily routine.
Around 30 to 32 weeks
Identify and work through fears or anxieties surrounding birth while deepening your breathing, relaxation and self-hypnosis practice.
Around 34 to 36 weeks
Explore your options and develop your birth preferences in coordination with your Medcare clinical team. Partners are encouraged to attend this session.
From 37 weeks
Complete your final preparation, including perineal preparation, signs of labour, when to call, coping during early labour and creating a practical plan for the day of birth.
From 37 weeks, your doula is available around the clock for questions, reassurance and early labour guidance. At the agreed stage of labour, she joins you to provide continuous non-clinical physical, practical and emotional support.
Support during birth may include:
The package includes up to 12 hours of birth attendance. Additional hours may be arranged at an agreed hourly rate. Any transition in support will be discussed with you.
Because birth cannot be scheduled, a named backup doula supports continuity of care. Your backup is an experienced Medcare doula who will meet you before birth and become familiar with your preferences. She will attend only if your primary doula is unavailable because of another birth, illness or an exceptional circumstance. The package price remains unchanged whether your primary or backup doula attends.
Your postpartum session takes place at your bedside or home during the first days after birth. It provides a supportive space to discuss recovery, feeding, newborn settling and your emotional wellbeing.
Postpartum support may include:
Private sessions are held at Wellth by Medcare. In-hospital arrangements are available for patients based in Sharjah. Antenatal education is available across Medcare Women and Children’s Hospital, Medcare Royal Speciality Hospital and Medcare Hospital Sharjah.
To provide meaningful one-to-one birth support, only a limited number of Complete Doula Packages are accepted for each estimated due-date period. Places are confirmed on a first-come, first-served basis once booking is completed.
Booking before 28 weeks is recommended to secure availability and allow the full five-session programme to be delivered gradually. Later bookings may be considered depending on availability and stage of pregnancy.
Speak to your Medcare obstetrician or contact the Gentle Birth Method team to arrange an introductory conversation with Priscilla and find the support option that is right for you.
You do not need to be an existing Medcare patient to join the birth preparation services, classes or workshops. The Complete Doula Package with birth attendance is exclusive to women giving birth within the Medcare group.
You may join at any stage of pregnancy. Booking before 28 weeks is recommended for the Complete Doula Package because availability is limited and early enrolment allows the five private sessions to be spread across your pregnancy.
Yes. Partners are welcome at private sessions and classes. Shared preparation can help your partner understand your preferences and feel more confident supporting you during labour and birth.
Yes. Support is adapted to your individual birth pathway, including planned and unplanned caesarean birth, with guidance continuing into recovery.
No. A doula provides non-clinical physical, practical and emotional support. She does not provide medical advice, diagnosis or treatment and works alongside your Medcare obstetric and maternity team.
A named backup doula supports continuity of care. She will meet you before birth, become familiar with your preferences and attend only if your primary doula is unavailable because of another birth, illness or an exceptional circumstance.
The Complete Doula Package includes up to 12 hours of birth attendance. Additional hours may be arranged at an agreed hourly rate, and your doula will discuss any transition in support with you.
Unused sessions and classes are non-transferable and non-refundable unless agreed otherwise in advance.
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