Dula Silvie
My name is Silvie Rosenová and I would be honored to support you through your pregnancy, accompany you during childbirth, and assist you throughout the postpartum periodThe arrival of a new baby is a life-changing moment for any family, which is why I strive to ensure you can experience it to the fullest and according to your wishes.
Certified Doula
Czech Doula AssociationI am a certified doula with the Czech Doula Association and a mentor for newly qualified doulas.
14 years of experience
accompanying births since 2012I offer birth support in Prague and the Central Bohemian Region. I live with my family in Prague 8, Kobylisy.
Bulovka Maternity Hospital
and other maternity hospitals in Prague and the Central Bohemian RegionI work as an "internal doula" in cooperation with the Bulovka Maternity Hospital, but I provide birth support in all maternity hospitals.
certified doula
Why I Decided to Become a Doula
My own experience with motherhood sparked my deep interest in bringing children into the world. My first birth in 2006 was a conventional, medically managed experience. Although it wasn’t dramatic, I left feeling dissatisfied with how it unfolded and felt a strong need to "learn" how to give birth better next time.
Around that time, I happened to hear a talk by midwife Milada Barešová from the Neratovice hospital on the topic of natural birth. With just a few sentences, she convinced me of my own competence to give birth—provided I had the right conditions. This completely transformed my perspective.
From that moment on, I stopped seeing the term "natural birth" as something overly "alternative" in a negative sense; instead, it became a synonym for a normal birth. I am grateful that I had the opportunity to experience my subsequent births (2008, 2011) in a normal and natural way.
One of my main motivations for enrolling in a doula course was hearing from many friends that childbirth is a terrible experience that women should try to forget quickly. It saddened me that babies were coming into the world in such an insensitive way and that mothers often walked away with trauma. I felt that the generation of our mothers, who gave birth during the socialist era, weren't able to offer the kind of guidance we needed.
I wanted to learn more about what can be done for laboring women so they don't view birth negatively. During my second birth, I had a doula present alongside my husband. I experienced firsthand how her presence gave me courage, strength, and trust in my own body. She brought a sense of calm to the room, allowing my husband to experience everything more fully without feeling that the entire weight of responsibility rested solely on him.
I have learned how vital it is for a laboring woman to feel comfortable and safe. In such a moment, she can "switch off" her mind and let her body work instinctively. Women are born with the incredible skill to give birth. Given the right conditions, they can fully use this ability and find joy in their own strength.
Education & Training
- Words in Silence – The Doula as a source of support and sensitive communication in situations of perinatal loss (June 2025)
- Supporting Natural Birth from a Physiotherapist’s Perspective (Marika Bajerová) – 2021
- Pelvic Floor Changes during Pregnancy, Birth, and Postpartum (Petra Levá) – June 2021
- Seminar with Angelina Martinez Miranda (Mexican Midwife) – Care for women during birth and postpartum, Rebozo techniques (September 2019)
- Postpartum Care and Herbal Compress Massage (Světluška Hradilová) – Spring 2019
- Postpartum Care and Bone Closing Ceremony (Katka Beardmore) – Autumn 2018
- Spinning Babies Seminar – Optimizing fetal positioning through specific muscle and ligament stretching (May 2015, April 2017)
- Czech Doula Association (ČAD) Certification – April 2014
- Sensory Perinatal Exercise Seminar – 2013
- Basic Shiatsu Course – 2011
- Doula Training Course – 2009–2010
- Prague University of Economics and Business (VŠE) – 1997–2003