About Radiant Birth
Radiant Birth is a heart-led doula collective based in Melbourne, offering personalised, compassionate care through pregnancy, birth, postpartum, and beyond. Owned and led by Josie Hipwell, a full spectrum doula, Radiant Birth supports families through life’s biggest transitions with practical guidance, emotional support, and deep respect for each person’s unique journey. Our support includes birth and postpartum education and in person doula support in birth and postpartum.
At Radiant Birth, we believe in safe, supported, and empowered care. Whether you’re preparing for your first birth or navigating postpartum after baby number three, our doulas walk alongside you with warmth, knowledge, and presence. We offer birth and postpartum doula support, birth education, circles, planning sessions, and resources that honour your intuition while grounding you in evidence-based care.
We know birth and parenting don’t look one way – so our support doesn’t either. From hospital births to homebirths, from VBAC to caesarean, from joyful to complex experiences – we’re here to meet you where you are, hold space, and help you feel confident, calm, and deeply seen. Let us help you build your village. Your story matters here.
Areas of expertise
Radiant Birth is a collective of experienced and compassionate doulas offering holistic support through pregnancy, birth, and the postpartum journey. Our team brings together a wide range of skills and qualifications, including trauma-informed care, neurodivergent-affirming support, hands-on postpartum assistance, internal pelvic release, birth education, and mindfulness-based practices.
We provide a unique blend of emotional, physical, and practical care, ensuring every family feels supported, informed, and empowered—whether you’re planning a home or hospital birth, navigating early parenthood, or healing after birth. With diverse backgrounds in health, disability support, bodywork, and coaching, we tailor our care to meet your individual needs and create a safe, nurturing space for your transition into parenthood.
Company values
Accessibility
Diversity & Inclusion
Women Owned
Birth + Postpartum Education
Our birth and postpartum education courses at Radiant Birth are designed to inform, empower, and ground you. Blending evidence-based knowledge with embodied, heart-led practices, our sessions support you to feel confident, connected, and prepared for birth and beyond. We cover physiology, birth mapping, postpartum planning, partner support, and emotional wellbeing, offering a safe space for questions and reflection. Whether it’s your first or fifth baby, our courses nurture clarity, confidence, and calm in your unique journey.
Learn MoreGet in touch
- Melbourne Vic
Need assistance gathering your village?
Book a Consult
Learn about the support you didn't know you needed.
We have cherry picked the most useful resources for your fourth trimester so that you don't have to waste precious hours searching.
eBook - Louise Barton + Elisha Wildblood (Not Another Onesie)
Mama’s Guide to Prepping for Pregnancy, Birth & Beyond
Mama’s Guide to Prepping for Birth, Pregnancy & Postpartum is your ultimate pregnancy and postpartum guide designed to help you feel informed, supported, and ready for every stage of motherhood. Covering key topics for each trimester, birth preferences, a hospital bag checklist, breastfeeding tips, and essential postpartum care, this downloadable PDF is packed with expert-backed advice and practical tools.
Article - Elise Clement (Elise Clement Psychotherapy & Coaching)
Tips to avoid maternal burnout
Perfectionism is not a healthy habit. Even less so when it comes to motherhood, unless you’re keen to rub shoulders with overwhelm, resentment, rage and the feeling of never being satisfied, which can eventually lead to maternal burnout.
Article - Fiona Maria (Sing High Sing Low)
The Surprising Power of Singing Together: A Mums Group with a Difference
I started Sing High Sing Low to create spaces where women of all life stages could connect, unwind, and experience the joy of shared song. The work I do is inspired by the beautiful model developed by Singing Mamas in the UK, which has been recognised by the World Health Organization for its positive impact on perinatal mental health and maternal wellbeing.
