Hi, I'm Mikayla, the heart behind Nurtured.

My story

Nurtured didn't start as a business plan. It started with a feeling I couldn't shake.

While studying midwifery, I kept seeing the same thing play out: clinical care does an enormous amount for a woman's body, but it isn't built to hold everything else that comes with pregnancy and postpartum. The late-night worry. The practical overwhelm. The need for someone who has the time to actually sit with her and help her think things through. None of that requires a clinical qualification. It requires presence, patience, and someone who genuinely cares about getting it right for her.

The more I spoke about this with people, the more I realised I wasn't imagining a gap. I was naming one. So much of this work is about caring for the whole woman, her body, her mind, her baby, holistically, not just the clinical pieces. And when she's supported well, that support naturally extends outward to the people around her too.

This is the career I'm building, not something I'm doing on the side until I finish studying. I take it seriously, and I've put real structure and care into how I support women through this, because that's what this work deserves.

One thing I want to be upfront about: I'm not a midwife, and I never want this to read as if I'm trying to be one. My place is in the non-clinical side of her care, the support, the listening, the practical help, working alongside her midwife or doctor, never in place of them.

What stands behind this work

• A background of study in midwifery, shaping how I support you, without ever providing clinical care
• Working With Children Check and Working With Vulnerable People Check
• Current First Aid & CPR certification
• Professional indemnity insurance