Dr. Špela Peternel

Doula, DreamBirth® Practitioner & Doula Trainer

Dr. Špela Peternel began her career as a biomedical researcher developing new drugs and therapies. Her experiences with birth and personal health challenges led her to explore a holistic approach to health and birth support, seeking ways to nurture the balance between body, mind, emotions, and energy.

Her journey inspired her to take an active role in her own wellbeing and explore complementary approaches. She became a homeopath, flower essence consultant, and Saphire Imagery and DreamBirth® practitioner. Her passion for babies, birth, and the transition to parenthood led her to become a birth doula, doula trainer, and childbirth educator. Since 2007, she has supported more than 450 families during birth and many more throughout pregnancy and the postpartum period. Through studying birth and the lifelong influence of our prenatal experiences and birth, she has also turned her attention to exploring ways to heal early childhood trauma.

With DreamBirth® visualisation exercises she supports families struggling with conception and with childbirth preparation, helping families prepare emotionally for empowering and often magical birth experiences. As a BRM Pro practitioner, she also supports physical balance and body preparation for birth. Her work reflects her belief in the value of a holistic approach to childbirth. She supports mothers and families throughout pregnancy, labour, birth, and the postpartum period, offering guidance on breastfeeding, babywearing, and infant massage.

She is the founder and facilitator of the MY DOULA association and manages the LUPINICA Facebook and Instagram pages, dedicated to education and support throughout pregnancy, birth, and parenthood. Her mission is to empower women to trust their bodies, reconnect with their inner wisdom and intuition, and approach birth and motherhood with confidence and awareness. She believes every family deserves compassionate, respectful, and informed support during one of life's most profound transitions.