"Birth is not only about making babies. Birth is about making mothers ~ strong, competent, capable mothers who trust themselves and know their inner strength." -Barbara Katz Rothman-
About Me
My name is Helena Hentz. I am originally from the Czech Republic and worked in Austria and in Rep. of Maldives for several years before my husband and I came to Perth in 2006. I am a mum to two gorgeous children – Noel Zizou and homebirthed Luna Aiyana (video). During my first pregnancy I truly discovered my interest in pregnancy, birth and parenting; I found everything so fascinating. The birth of my son Zizou in 2007 was a life changing experience. In the last months of my pregnancy I learned about Hypnobirthing, and the techniques that I gained allowed me to look forward to my birth and enjoy every moment of it. After my beautiful and calm birth experience I realised I was on the right path to find the "something" missing in my life; the "work" that I could truly love with all my heart:
I often met mothers who didn’t speak about their birthing experiences as positively as I did. This made me realise that this was something I could help with:
I love supporting and helping women & couples to achieve an empowering and transformational birth.
I love seeing women thrive and embrace pregnancy, birth, and motherhood when they feel held, loved, empowered, well-informed and confident.
I believe that knowledge, wisdom, and trust in the birth process ensures a positive experience.
I want women and families to remember the birth of their children with joy and happy memories.
I want to show them how positive and calmer giving birth can be by using relaxation techniques during birthing, how ecstatic, empowering and life changing a birth can be.
I love guiding women to disarm their fears and concerns, and become more attuned to their feminine nature, connect deeper with their bodies and trust their innate body wisdom. I believe this is so important, especially in these times of frequent intervention and medical interference.
I believe that the way we welcome new life into our world touches all of us.
I know that a woman can find her power, confidence and wisdom within herself, without the need to rely on anybody’s influence or authority.
I truly believe that every woman and every baby deserves a positive and empowering birth experience.
My initial interest has grown into a deep passion. I completed my first training as a Doula in 2010 and since then many other trainings and workshops with various organizations and I am a Certified Hypnobirthing practitioner since 2008 (the Mongan Method) and soon to be a Certified Ecstatic birth practitioner (July 2023).
I believe it is a privilege to be invited to share this very personal time with couples. I feel so honoured for being invited to be a part of many births; I have welcomed more than 470 Dreambirth babies into the world since I started my doula journey in 2010. All these experiences and years I have spent in birthing spaces, all the lessons I gained through all the journeys, made me to one of the leading doulas in Australia. I have supported families through many different births, including hospital, birth centre and about 30% of my births are home births. I have supported mothers/couples through planned and unplanned caesarean births, to avoid inductions, through medical and natural inductions, medicated and unmedicated birth. I have journeyed with couples from many different cultural backgrounds, belief systems and lifestyles, without judgement and with fully unbiased support. I have also supported those who chose alternate forms of conception via egg donation, embryo adoption or IVF.
I value the role I play in being a part of this special time on the way to parenthood so deeply.
During my second pregnancy I decided to learn more about baby massage. I have massaged my son since he was born but I never really knew if I did the “right way”. I attended the IAIM instructor course and after the birth of my daughter in 2009 I became a Certified Infant Massage Instructor. Since then I run baby massage classes monthly.
In 2020 as a mum of two teenagers, a daughter who is blossoming into a woman, I trained with Jane Bennett – Celebration day for girls and have started to run menstruation workshops for preteen girls and their mothers. www.lunabloom.com.au Some of my doula babies have already attended this special day.
In June 2022, I have started a yearlong training with Sheila Hay Kumara to become Ecstatic birth practitioner.
If you think I could be the right person to share this special time of your life and would like to know more about my services, please contact me. You won’t find me actively posting on social media, Im not on Instagram and rarely post on facebook. Please call me or email me, or send me sms <3 .
I look forward to hearing from you soon.
Professional Affiliations
Childbirth International
Hypnobirthing International Institute
Hypnomothering Institute
Ecstatic birth with Sheila Kamara Hay
Celebration day for girls with Jane Bennett
International Association of Infant Massage (IAIM)
APPAH - Association for Prenatal and Perinatal Psychology and Health
Stillbirthday Academy
Continuing Education
November 2023 – Embodied feminine arts (100 hrs training with Tina Nanc)
April 2023 - Microbirth conference
March 2023 – Yin yoga and meditation training (60 hours) with Sarah Powers
December 2022 – Red nose session – Supporting parents who lost their baby
June 2022 – June 2023 – Ecstatic birth practitioner training
May 2022 – Birth debrief with Rhea Demsey¨
April 2022 – Failure to progress – webinar by Evidence based birth
March 2022 – How temperament impacts breastfeeding and parenting - webinar by GoldBirth and beyond
March 2022 – Doula conference online in Australia
October 2021 – Prevent tearing – webinar by Evidence based birth
June 2021 – Rethinking the second stage – Goldbirth and beyond webinar
October – December 2020 – Goldbirth and beyond online symposium - Postpartum
October – December 2020 – Infant sleep symposium by Goldbirth and beyond
November 2020 - Tongue Tie symposium organized by Goldbirth and beyond
June 2020 – Resolving shoulder dystocia course by Spinning babies
May 2020 – August 2020 Celebration day for girls facilitator training with Jane Bennett www.celebrationdayforgirls.com
July 2019 - Group B Strep (GBS) - a ten hour online course (www.microbirth.com)
March 2019 – Why induction matters – a full day workshop with Rachel Reed (https://midwifethinking.com)
March 2019 - From pain to pleasure – a full day workshop with Debra Pascali Bonaro – Orgasmic birth founder
March 2019 – Better birth 360 World summit:
Michel Odent (an internationally known speaker, multi-book author, OBGYN Doctor, and the founder of The Primal Health Research Center) - Childbirth in the age of artificial light
Penny Simkin (an internationally known author, doula, childbirth educator, and birth counselor shares her insights on When Survivors Give Birth
Debra Pascali-Bonaro (internationally known for her award-winning documentary Orgasmic Birth, which has been featured on several TV Shows and numerous parenting and health magazines) - How to Turn Labor into an Empowering and Pleasurable Birth Experience also known as Pain to Power with Pleasure
Gail Tully who is the founder of Spinning Babies and also a homebirth midwife with over 20+ years experience shares - Activities for Pregnancy Comfort and Promoting an Easier Birth with Fetal Positioning
Barbara Harper (founder and director of Waterbirth International, midwife, international childbirth educator, doula trainer, and author of Gentle Birth Choices book and video) - How to Promote a Calm, Comfortable, Shorter, and Unmedicated Birth with Water Births
Dr. Rachel Reed (a registered midwife, senior lecturer at the University of the Sunshine Coast, writer, presenter, and author of the MidwifeThinking Blog) - How to Support a Women's Instinctive Pushing Behavior during Birth
August 2018 – Menstruation workshop with Jane Bennet - one of the co-founders of Mense-Ed an exceptional training program which provides practical and engaging menstrual education workshops for teachers and school staff to support the creation of a positive menstrual culture (http://janebennett.com.au)
November 2018 - When Survivors Give Birth workshop with Jenn Fontaine
March 2018 - Better birth 360 World summit:
Michel Odent (an internationally known speaker, multi-book author, OBGYN Doctor, and the founder of The Primal Health Research Center) - Childbirth in the age of artificial light
Dr. Sarah Buckley (an internationally known speaker, General Practitioner, Family Physician, and Author of Best Selling Book Gentle Birth Gentle Mothering) - Hormonal physiology of childbearing and its implications for women, babies, and maternity care and how we as birth professionals can promote, support, and protect normal physiology of birth
Sheila Kamara Hay (an Ecstatic Birth Advocate, Speaker and Trainer) shares her insights on how to promote a pleasurable and joyful birth in her exclusive interview with Better Birth 360.
Rhea Dempsey (an internationally known speaker, Founder of Birthing Wisdom, Birth Doula, Childbirth Educator, Trainer, Counselor, and Author of the book Birth with Confidence) How to help your client’s birth with courage and confidence in order to promote a normal and physiologic labor and birth
Maryl Smith (an internationally known speaker, homebirth) - how to work with survivors of sexual abuse and promote a calm, comfortable, empowering, and positive birth experience
Kerry Tuschoff (an internationally known speaker, Author, Founder and Director of Hypnobabies) How to promote a natural, more comfortable, and positive birth experience with childbirth hypnosis
December 2017 – 100 hrs Yoga teacher training – Embodied mindfulness with Tina Nance in Bali (www.tinanance.com)
November 2017 - Acupressure workshop for birthing professionals with Ian Russell from East meets west clinic
September 2017 – Microbirth webinar - Understanding the Infant Microbiome (www.microbirth.com)
August 2017 – Spinning babies’ workshop with Ginny (www.spinningbabies.com)
August 2017 – Holding space for pregnancy loss training – with Amy Glenn (www.birthbreathanddeath.com)
August 2017 – Certified Stillbirth and Bereavement Doula (SBD) (www.stillbirthday.com)
June 2017 – Started studies with APPA – Association of Placenta preparation arts (www.placentaassociation.com)
May 2017 – Healthcare provider CPR First aid course
May 2017 – Blood Borne Pathogens course
March 2017 – Better birth 360 World summit:
Giudietta Tornetta (international speaker, hypnotherapist, doula, multi book author) - How to turn the fear of labor into a calm, comfortable, and intimate birth experience
Barbara Harper (founder and director of Waterbirth international, midwife, childbirth educator, doula trainer, author of Gentle Birth Choices book and video) - How to promote a calm, comfortable, shorter, and unmedicated birth with water births
Naoli Vinaver (Rebozo Instructor in over 40+ countries and certified professional midwife) - How to promote a natural, easier, and positive birth experience using rebozo
Stephanie Fritz (a licensed midwife, essential oil educator, public speaker, multi-book author, therapeutic gemstone practitioner, and aromatouch technique instructor) - Essential oils for pregnancy, birth, and postpartum care
Gail Tully (the founder of Spinning Babies) - Activities for pregnancy comfort and promoting an easier birth with fetal positioning
Dr. Stuart Fischbein (a Board Certified MD, Fellow of the American College of Obstetrics & Gynecology, specializing in out of hospital VBAC, breech and twin vaginal births) - The rights of a women to true informed consent, birth options, home birth as a choice, and breech and twin skills
Dr. Rachel Reed (a registered midwife, senior lecturer at the University of the Sunshine Coast, writer, presenter, and author of the MidwifeThinking Blog) - How to support a women's instinctive pushing behavior during birth
Julie Bonapace (an international speaker, researcher, author of Trusting Birth, and the founder and trainer in the Bonapace Method) - Non-pharmacological approaches to pain in childbirth
Lesley Page (an international public speaker, President of The Royal College of Midwives, advocate and activist for midwives, mothers, and babies) - The midwifery approaches on how to promote a natural and more comfortable birth and also the importance of Midwifery led continuity of care
Lakeisha Dennis (the president of International Cesarean Awareness Network (ICAN) - Informed consent and shared decision making as it relates to VBAC and cesarean births
February 2017 – Webinar with Debra Pascali Bonaro (Doula trainer, author of Orgasmic birth book and documentary) – Moving from pain to power, with passion and pleasure
August 2016 – Webinar with Penny Simkin – The significance of Childbirth to the birthing person
March 2016 – Perth, Homebirthing conference; workshop with Dr. Rachel Read and Jenny Blyth (http://midwifethinking.com) - the author of 2 books on natural birth – The Down to Earth Birth Book & Birthwork, and filmmaker of 3 films on natural birth – The Big Stretch, The Big Stretch Sequel & A World of Birthworker, www.birthwork.com
November – December 2015 – Perth, Fremantle Art Centre, Photography course
September 2015 – started to study Birth psychology with APPAH
July 2013 – DONA International 19th Annual Conference – speakers – Henci Goer, Penny Simpkin, Terry Coates, Ricardo Herbert Jones, and many others.
May 2014 – Perth, Hypnomothering course run by HypnoMothering’s developers, Kira Dorrian and Tracy Adams
January 2014 – Perth, Aromatouch Workshop for Doulas run by Midwife and Childbirth educator Faye Read
September 2013 – Perth, Conference for Midwives, Birthworkers and Women - "Crises of Confidence" and "Caesarean Prevention” presented by Childbirth Educator, Doula and "Face of Birth" Expert Rhea Dempsey
July 2013 – DONA International 19th Annual Conference – speakers – Henci Goer, Penny Simpkin, Terry Coates, Ricardo Herbert Jones, and many others.
June – July 2013 – a 5-week distance course Using Birth Art for Childbirth Preparation and Healing, presented and taught by Pam England – the author of Birthing from within, Labyrinth of Birth
26th April, Perth – a full day workshop - Moonsong and Shamanic pregnancy
June – November 2013 – Placenta Encapsulation Specialist Training Course through Placenta Benefits.info (PBi)
7th March 2013, Perth - Fundamentals of Belly Dance for birth workshop - BellydanceBirth® - a one day Professional Training - presented by Maha Al Musa
January – February 2013, a 8-week distance course Birth Story Listening presented and taught by Pam England – the author of Birthing from within, Labyrinth of birth
12th – 16th of October 2012, Indonesia – Bali – LovingThe Mother and Celebrating Womanhood workshop – conducted by Robin Lim (Midwife and CNN Hero), Ellen Watson (Creator: SpiritDance/SoulSong™, Touching Essence™, Senior Trainer: Esalen® Massage, Giuditta Tornetta (Best-Selling Author and Doula), Ingrid May (Director Oasis School of Massage & Healing) and Rachel Love
23rd - 25th February 2012, Perth – a three-day Introductory Mentor & Doula workshop – BIRTHING FROM WITHIN conducted by Virginia Bobro (the Senior Workshop Facilitator & Managing Director of BIRTHING FROM WITHIN®)
December 2011 – Photography course with Perth Photography
8th of September 2011 - Perth - Seminar by Birthrites & KEMH - Next Birth After Caesarean Clinic: Outcomes, Clinical Management & Experiences
11th – 12th of June 2011, Singapore – Natural Birth Workshop for Professionals facilitated by experts from Australia, the US and Singapore Keynote speakers: Kim Wildner (author of Mother’s intention: How belief shapes birth) George Betsis – Dunstan (the co-founder and director of Dunstan baby language) Marilyn Colvin Boon (director of The Alternative Centre – Queensland, Australia)
9th - 10th of June 2011, Singapore – Hypnobirthing workshop (refresher) conducted by Sherry Gilbert - Director of Hypnobirthing institute
28th of November 2010, Perth - Doula Study day organized by Australian Doulas; speakers include Jan Owen (Owen Homeopathy), Birthrites (VBAC Workshop) and Nicole Lloyd (Crystal Singing Bowls)
10 - 12th of September 2010, London, UK - Paramana Doula Course a three-day doula "training" with Michel Odent (author of 12 books published in 22 languages - The Farmer and the Obstetrician, Birth and Breastfeeding, Birth reborn etc and creator of the Primal Health Research database) and with Liliana Lammers (an experienced doula)
11th of August 2010, Perth – Birth International Seminar
The hormonal physiology of normal birth and The hour after birth Presented by Dr. Sarah Buckley (Author of Gentle Birth, Gentle Mothering)
20th of March 2010, Perth - ABA Health Professionals Seminar
“Nurture and Nourish”
Keynote speakers – Gill Ripley (author of Baby led weaning)
6th of September 2008, Perth - Birthrites and Australian College of Mdwives (WA) “Getting clear about fear”
Keynote speakers - Henci Goer (author of The Thinking woman’s Guide to a better birth, Obstetric myths Versus Research Realities) - Heather Hancock (Co-author of Better Birth)
Affiliated with the HypnoBirthing® Institute.