Doula |Birth Photographer
Award Winning Tasmanian Birth Photographer
Sheridan Nilsson
Welcome
Let me introduce myself, I’m a mother, nurse, doula and award winning birth photographer specialising in capturing maternity, birth and newborns.
As a doula I provide educational, emotional and physical support to expecting mums and families during pregnancy, birth and beyond
In my role as a doula I offer individualised support and continuity of care and I have a passion for helping women feel empowered, safe and respected in their birth. I believe in a woman’s innate birthing wisdom and the power of physiological birth. Whether you have decided on a hospital birth or a home birth, I will support you and your partner to achieve the best possible birth outcome. I’ll be there for you. I’ll also take some amazing photographs that you will treasure forever.
I service Launceston the North West and the East Coast of Tasmania
Doula Support
What is a doula? A doula is not a health professional. Their primary role is to support birthing women and their birth partners by offering information, advocating for your intentions and needs, and providing physical and emotional support. Doulas have been around for as long as midwives. A decade ago, doulas started gaining popularity as more women actively prepared for their birth and better understood the need for trusted support in pregnancy, labour, birth and postpartum. A doula doesn’t have a birth preference and will not judge your birth choices; they are trained to support you to have an informed birth, regardless of where and how you birth. Studies show that the presence of a doula definitely increases your chances of having an unmedicated birth
We know that continual support through continuity of care has been shown to improve birth experiences and outcomes, and yet here in Tasmania most women don’t have access to this model of care in the hospital system. A doula is ideal if your care options are limited. Evidence shows that when doulas attend a birth, labours are shorter, with fewer complications, and babies breastfeed more easily
Birth Photography
Birth is just not any day, its a day you will remember for ever. It’s unlike anything you imagined. Birth photography captures the most powerful moment of your life, your strength, your passion, the joy and the relief………your journey into motherhood.
Every birth story is unique to see your birth unfold through photography is incredibly powerful. Documenting your journey to motherhood helps you understand what occurred on that day, imagine being able to visually see your birth unfold, again and again.
I proudly support all birth choices and all types of families
Maternity Portraits
A pregnancy photoshoot is a time to celebrate YOU and to remember this journey you deserve to look and feel beautiful and celebrated
Pregnancy is an amazing time in a woman’s life and a maternity shoot is an unique opportunity to capture the joys, love, and excitement of expecting a baby. I strive to create beautiful images that will last a lifetime and bring back the memories of this incredible time.
Tasmania offers so many unique and picturesque locations from the forests to the beach. These images are the story of your family, the miracle of a precious new life added, the beauty within you.
