No woman should have to navigate pregnancy, postpartum or her health alone.
Postpartum Matters is a women-led organisation working to reduce women’s health inequalities through care, community and advocacy.
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We offer trauma-informed support across the North East through one-to-one doula care, restorative bodywork, peer support groups and the Women’s Health Hub in Hartlepool. Our work exists because too many women are dismissed, unsupported or left to cope alone at some of the most vulnerable points in their lives.
We are building something different.
A space where women are listened to, believed and properly supported.
What We Do
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Women deserve care that is compassionate, informed and centred around their real lives.
Postpartum Matters provides support at every stage of a woman’s journey, including pregnancy, postpartum recovery and wider health transitions.
Full-spectrum doula care that protects your choices and helps you feel informed, confident and supported throughout pregnancy and birth.
Practical, emotional and body-based care designed to support rest, recovery and the transition into motherhood.
Free groups, creative sessions and wellbeing activities through our Women’s Health Hub in Hartlepool.
Practices such as Closing the Bones ceremonies that support physical and emotional healing after birth and other life transitions.
The Women's Health Hub
The Women’s Health Hub in Hartlepool sits at the heart of our community work.
It is a free, peer-led space created with and for local women. A place where women can gather, talk openly about their health and find support without judgement.
At the Hub, women can:
• access peer support groups
• connect with others who understand their experiences
• learn about their bodies and health
• take part in creative and wellbeing activities
• find pathways into wider support services
Many women arrive feeling isolated or unheard.
They leave with community, confidence and connection.
Private Support Services
Alongside our community work, we offer private support services across the North East.
These include:
• full-spectrum doula care
• pregnancy massage
• birth preparation and postpartum planning
• Closing the Bones ceremonies
This work provides deeply personalised care while also helping to sustain the wider mission of Postpartum Matters.
About Zoe
Hi, I’m Zoe.
I’m a full-spectrum doula, researcher and the founder of Postpartum Matters.
After navigating my own complex birth and postpartum experiences, I saw first-hand how easily women’s needs are overlooked within maternity and health systems. I created Postpartum Matters to build the kind of support that should exist for every woman.
What began as one-to-one care has grown into a community health project supporting women across Hartlepool and the wider North East.
Our work now spans peer support groups, community health programmes, advocacy and direct care. All rooted in one simple belief: women deserve better support.
What Women Say
"I felt truly listened to for the first time. Zoe held space for me in a way that no professional ever had."
"The Hub gave me somewhere safe to go when I felt completely alone after having my baby."
You Don’t Have to Do This Alone
Whether you are pregnant, newly postpartum, navigating menopause or simply looking for a place where your experiences are understood, you are welcome here.
Support can look different for every woman. We are here to help you find what you need.