Krista McCrimmon-Birth and Postnatal Doula

28/05/2026

A 2025 study published in AJOG adds powerful, up-to-date data showing associations between doula care and improved maternal and newborn outcomes.

Key Maternal Outcomes:

More vaginal births after cesarean (VBAC): For every 100 patients who received doula care, there were 15 to 34 additional VBACs compared with those without doula care.

Higher postpartum follow-up attendance: 5 to 6 more per 100 received postpartum office visits.

Key Neonatal / Infant Outcomes

Increased exclusive breastfeeding rates: Babies whose families had doula support were more likely to breastfeed exclusively.

Fewer preterm births (and early preterm births): Doula-supported births showed a reduction in preterm birth rates.

In short, the study links doula care with improvements in birth outcomes — across birth mode (more VBACs), infant health (less prematurity), and early infant care (breastfeeding, postpartum follow-up).

Read more: https://internationaldoulainstitute.com/2025/11/evidence-for-doulas-new-ajog-study-finds-doulas-improve-outcomes/

26/05/2026

26/05/2026

As I prepare to take a year away from my doula work, I’ve found myself walking gently down memory lane — reflecting on all of the women, babies and families who have welcomed me into some of the most intimate and life-changing moments of their lives over the past 11 years.

Every birth story, every postpartum visit, every late-night phone call, every tear, every laugh and every tiny newborn cuddle has left its mark on my heart. It has been such a privilege to witness not only births, but the personal journeys of women stepping into motherhood in their own unique way.

This week I had my final postpartum visit before this next chapter begins, with beautiful Tahlia and her precious baby Audrey, alongside adorable big brother Henry. It felt very full circle and incredibly special.

While this is a season of new beginnings for me, my love for this work has not changed. I still deeply believe in women being supported, informed, encouraged and cared for through pregnancy, birth and postpartum.

I truly hope women continue to seek out and embrace the incredible support available within our beautiful birth community — the wonderful doulas, childbirth educators, midwives and practitioners who all work so passionately to help families have positive and supported experiences.

Thank you to every family who trusted me over these last 11 years. What an honour it has been to walk beside you. 💖

21/05/2026

There is something so special about watching women continue to support and nurture each other beyond birth 🤍

Knowing my beautiful friend and past client Colette will be the instructor running the Mums & Bubs Pilates classes at my favourite Pilates studio S47 honestly fills my heart.

And in this little video is another of my gorgeous clients new mama Emily with her beautiful baby girl Etta, alongside other lovely mums all taking a little time to care for themselves while being together with their babies.

Motherhood can feel isolating at times, so spaces like this — where women can move their bodies, chat, feed, settle babies and simply be amongst other mums — are incredibly valuable.

It is such a beautiful reminder that the village truly does exist 🤍
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21/05/2026

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Can’t remember the words or don’t feel safe enough to say them? Another option is to write them down, take them with you into appointments and hand them to your care providers if there’s a need.

If you’d like to develop the capacity to verbally advocate for yourself in this way, you can book a session with a Reconnected Birthing Practitioner. This is one of the many things we do in pre and postnatal sessions to help you get your needs met in birth, postpartum and parenting.

And yes, whilst I wish the post wasn’t necessary, from years of working in the birth debrief space I know that it very much is.

Words, tone, professional roles or a care provider being in a reactive nervous system state, can all activate things inside those of us being cared for. Having tools like this can be helpful in minimising trauma for you and your baby.

We hope this post is helpful.

If you’re a care provider and found this post triggering, I want to acknowledge all that you hold in your work. A gentle invitation to sit with what may be arising for you.

If you’d like more holding and support, a reminder that doors to the modern birth workers village close May 25th. This is your place to come and be held so you can continue to do all that you do for those in your care.

15/05/2026

Last Saturday’s Birth in Tasmania Expo was such a beautiful reminder of how far our birth community has come here in Tasmania.

To see so many incredible practitioners, services, and support people all together in one space for women and families was honestly so special.

Women were able to meet and connect with people who can support them through pregnancy, birth, postpartum and early motherhood in so many different ways, and that feels incredibly important.

As a Doula for the past 11 years, it truly makes my heart happy to see how connected our birth community has become. It no longer feels like we are all separate little businesses working alone — there’s a real sense of community now. We know each other, support each other, refer to each other, and work alongside one another so women can find the support that feels right for them and their families.

And so much of that is thanks to women like Ayla Judd from Blossom Motherhood. Ayla is such a shining light and a true go-getter. Since becoming a postpartum doula, she has brought so much passion, connection, and support into the birth world here in Tasmania — not only for women, but also for all of us who work within this profession.

One of the most special parts of the expo for me was walking in and seeing three of my own past clients now following their hearts into birth work themselves. Bek as a homeopathic practitioner, Samara as a postpartum doula, and Dani as a birth as a postnatal doula.

Often when I support women through the birth of their babies, it feels like something quietly awakens within them. Birth can open doors to curiosity, confidence, passion, and pathways they may never have imagined for themselves before. Through all they learn and experience, they sometimes discover a calling to support other women too.

As I slowly move toward taking a break from this work, seeing these beautiful women stepping into the space feels incredibly emotional in the loveliest way. They are the new beginnings.

And what a beautiful legacy for our birth community to continue. 🤍
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07/05/2026

“Sometimes the most powerful part of birth is not what others see, but the quiet knowing a woman carries within herself’

As I sat down to write about beautiful Tahlia and the birth of her precious baby girl Audrey back in April, I realised this post was never really about sharing the intimate details of her labour and birth story.

Talia is a private person, and I want to honour that wholeheartedly.

But what I do want to share is what her birth reminded me of so deeply.

Women deserve to know that positive birth experiences are possible.

Not because birth always goes exactly to plan.
Not because every labour unfolds perfectly.
But because women who feel informed, supported, respected and deeply involved in their own care are far more likely to walk away from birth feeling strong, capable and empowered.

Birth is one of the biggest physical and emotional experiences we will ever move through. It asks so much of women. Mentally. Physically. Emotionally. Spiritually.

And yet so many women enter birth carrying fear, uncertainty and little understanding of how powerful they truly are.

This is why preparation matters so much.

Preparing your body during pregnancy.
Learning about labour and birth.
Understanding your options.
Building a support team that makes you feel safe, heard and encouraged.
Learning coping strategies and comfort measures for labour.
Knowing what options your care providers can offer you , if birth takes a different path.
Learning how to make informed decisions in moments that can feel vulnerable and overwhelming.
Trusting your own intuition. ✨

Because sometimes birth unfolds differently to what we hoped or imagined. That is the truth of birth.

But positive birth is not only defined by how a baby is born.

It is shaped by how a woman feels during her experience.
Was she listened to?
Did she feel respected?
Did she feel safe?
Did she feel involved in decisions surrounding her birth?
Did she feel supported and encouraged instead of fearful and powerless?

This is how we help prevent birth trauma.
This is how women leave birth feeling proud of themselves instead of broken by the experience.

And this is exactly what I hope women see when they look at these beautiful images of my birthing goddess Tahlia.

Strength.
Trust.
Preparation.
Support.
Power.

Beautiful Audrey is here, and Tahlia birthed her with such courage and determination.

What an absolute privilege it was to walk beside them 🤍

06/05/2026