My name is Tara Bungard and I run Mother Nurture, offering antenatal classes, breastfeeding education and support, doula and placenta encapsulation services and baby massage classes. I have three children - Amy, Megan and Oliver who were born in 2007, 2009 and 2011.
I started my journey when I trained as a doula with Nurturing Birth in April 2008. I am now a Certified Doula with Nurturing Birth and a Doula UK Recognised birth and postnatal Doula. As a doula I have supported vaginal and Caesarean births, VBAC and vaginal breech births, home births and water births and have postnatal experience of twins and premature as well as full-term babies. I have attended workshops on waterbirth, breech birth, supporting fathers during pregnancy and birth and using homeopathy in pregnancy and labour and have also trained in the art of the rebozo - a mexican scarf that is used as a labour tool to facilitate optimal foetal positioning and assist a woman in certain positions useful for labour and birth. I have also attended a Nurturing Birth Advanced Doula workshop.
I hold a Diploma in Childbirth Education from Childbirth International and offer traditional childbirth classes, private childbirth preparation sessions and also breastfeeding education sessions.
I am also a qualified Breastfeeding Counsellor, having
trained with Childbirth International. This course involved study of
the anatomy and physiology of breastfeeding, problems with breastfeeding
and how to overcome them and specific issues relating to neonatal
illness and breastfeeding as well as prescribed case study scenarios and mentored one-to-one breastfeeding support. I have
also attended two breastfeeding study days facilitated by
renowned Canadian paediatrician, Jack Newman.
I offer a Placenta Encapsulation service, having trained through Koala Therapies in April 2010 and am also a qualified baby massage teacher, having trained to teach Developmental Baby Massage with Peter Walker.
I have birthing balls and TENS machines available for use by my clients and various books on pregnancy, birth and breastfeeding which clients are welcome to borrow. I also have a birthing pool available for hire.
Postnatally, I have a small selection of baby carriers/slings for you to try if you are interested and am due to train as a Babywearing Consultant in 2012.
I am a member of Doula UK, the National Childbirth Trust, the Association of Breastfeeding Mothers, La Leche League, the Association for Improvement in the Maternity Services, hold a St John’s Ambulance First Aid Certificate and am fully insured and CRB checked.
