Bree Stafford
Doula, Bodyworker and Childbirth Educator
About me
My name is Bree and I have three divine children who’s births have completely opened my heart to what is possible. My two beautiful boys, whose arrivals took me on a journey through an intervention filled hospital birth, resulting in a Cesarean with my first. The process of planning a vaginal birth after cesarean (VBAC) with my second, resulting in a repeat, yet empowered cesarean. And my daughter, who after realising that everything I needed was within, not external to me, was lovingly birthed at home.
Becoming a Doula
Combined with my doula training with Rhea Dempsey in 2009, my experience has shaped the way I support women throughout pregnancy, labour, birth and the transition into motherhood.
I am passionate about holistic birth preparation and providing expectant mothers and their birth partners with the knowledge, tools and confidence to approach birth feeling informed and empowered. I have a particular interest in VBAC (vaginal birth after caesarean), having experienced and achieved a VBA2C myself, and understand the importance of compassionate, individualised support for women planning a vaginal birth after caesarean.
My calling is to share the wisdom, evidence-informed information and practical guidance I wish I’d had before the birth of my first son.
Childbirth Education
In 2017, I trained as a She Births® Educator and had the pleasure of teaching the course to couples across Melbourne. This experience sparked a deep passion for childbirth education and for empowering birthing women and their support partners with the knowledge, tools and confidence to navigate their birth journeys.
Today, I teach my own childbirth education classes, thoughtfully weaving together everything I’ve learnt, witnessed and experienced throughout my 17 years of birth work, including my own birthing journeys and techniques from Spinning Babies®. My classes bring together the very best of this knowledge and experience to help women feel informed, prepared and empowered as they approach birth.
Bodywork
Internal Pelvic Release Work
One of the things I am commonly asked is what do I think made a difference in my 3rd labour to achieve a VBA2C. There are lots of things that I did differently in my preparation for this birth so I can’t attribute it to just one thing, however one of the missing pieces for me was in Internal Pelvic Release Work. I had the honour of having Fiona Hallinan as my midwife for this birth and during my pregnancy she offered me this care. I’ve known for a long time that I would move into offering this gift to other women, and in 2025 I completed my training under the attentive and wise guidance of Fiona from The Pelvic Space.
The G.Lorri™ Fetal Positioning Method
In October 2026 I completed The G.Lorri Fetal Positioning Method three day hands on workshop, and I’m a G.Lorri Trained Practitioner. If you haven’t heard of Gabrielle Brennan’s incredible fascia work please check her out here https://www.instagram.com/g.lorrimethod/
Nothing else compares to watching a woman move mountains with her own self, watching her rise to a challenge and meet the moment with all that she has. I feel privileged and blessed to have found my calling in birth work. I am passionate about informing and supporting women to achieve an empowering birth experience through nurturing physical and informational support both before and during their births.
I provide emotional, physical and spiritual support during your pregnancy and your baby’s birth, I live in the Dandenong Ranges and can travel up to 40min to either your hospital or home birth.