Qualifications
Founding Director
Nurtured Birth
Doula
Rhea Dempsey
Childbirth Educator – Trained
Royal Woman’s Hospital
Certificate IV Massage Therapy
Sage Institute
Certified Nurture Life Practitioner
Pregnancy Massage Australia
Certified Pregnancy Massage Therapist
Pregnancy Massage Australia
Spinning Babies workshops
Ginny Phang
Optimal Maternal Positioning workshops
Ginny Phang
Advanced Massage for Pregnancy
Suzanne Yates
Creative Ways of Making Space for Baby
Jenny Blyth
Reiki
Level 1 and 2
Thai Massage
Old Medicine Hospital
Ayurvedic Massage
India
Fertility Massage Therapy
Clare Blake
MEET SARAH
Sarah Goldberg is the founder of Nurtured Birth, a Melbourne-based birth doula and childbirth education practice supporting women through pregnancy, birth and the profound transition into motherhood.
For more than 16 years Sarah has worked alongside women and families as a birth and postpartum doula, birth educator and birth debrief facilitator. Her work is grounded in deep listening, holistic care and a belief that when women feel informed, supported and nurtured, birth can become one of life’s most powerful and transformative experiences.
Today Sarah offers:
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- Birth and Postpartum Doula Support
- Birth Education and Preparation
- Birth Debriefing Sessions
- Mentoring for Doulas, Birth Workers and Mothers
- Mentoring for Heart-Led Business Owners
Her work continues to be shaped by years of supporting women through pregnancy, birth and early motherhood, alongside her own lived experience of becoming a mother.
“The physical and emotional wellbeing of a woman is the foundation of her ability to care for her new baby.” – Sarah Goldberg
A Journey That Began Far From Home
Nurtured Birth was born in 2010 when Sarah returned to Australia after spending 15 years living abroad. During those years she travelled widely, lived among different cultures and immersed herself in holistic healing traditions and lifestyles.
In 2006 she became a mother to her son, who was born at home in the mountains of Peru. His birth was one of the most challenging and glorious experiences of her life. It revealed both the immense power of birth and the vulnerability of the postpartum time. Navigating her own difficult postnatal period deepened Sarah’s empathy and continues to inform the compassionate support she offers women today.
While living in Peru, Sarah was also exposed to traditional approaches to pregnancy and birth that honoured the emotional, spiritual and physical wellbeing of mothers. These experiences sparked a deep fascination with birth and the ways different cultures shape how women experience it.
When she returned to Australia, she began to notice a gap between the care women often received and the deeper support many truly needed. Nurtured Birth was created to help bridge that gap.
The Creation of Nurtured Birth
What began as Sarah’s personal practice, combining bodywork and birth doula support, gradually evolved into a multidisciplinary clinic supporting women through fertility, pregnancy, birth and early parenting.
Over the years Nurtured Birth grew organically, attracting a community of passionate practitioners who shared a commitment to holistic, respectful care. Together they supported thousands of Melbourne families through massage, osteopathy, women’s health physiotherapy, Chinese medicine and acupuncture, naturopathy, childbirth and breastfeeding education, pre and postnatal yoga, meditation and mindfulness, as well as birth and postpartum support.
The clinic became widely known as a home away from home, a safe, nurturing space where women could feel truly seen, heard and supported through pregnancy, birth and early motherhood.
In December 2025, after fourteen years, Sarah made the incredibly difficult decision to close the doors of the Nurtured Birth clinic in Windsor. While closing the physical clinic marked the end of a very special chapter, it also created space for a new phase of her work.
Today Nurtured Birth continues as Sarah’s personal practice. The heart of the work remains unchanged: creating spaces where women feel safe, informed and deeply supported during one of the most transformative periods of their lives.
While the clinic itself has closed, Sarah’s collaborative approach remains central to her work. She continues to work closely with midwives, obstetricians, physiotherapists, lactation consultants, mental health professionals and other allied health practitioners to ensure women receive thoughtful, well-rounded care.
A Holistic Foundation
Sarah’s background in holistic care began in 1999 when she trained in a variety of bodywork modalities including Swedish massage, relaxation massage, traditional Thai massage and Ayurvedic massage.
Over time she specialised in pregnancy and postnatal bodywork, supporting women through the physical and emotional changes of pregnancy, labour preparation and postpartum recovery.
Years of Vipassana and Vedic meditation practice, along with study in mindfulness, body awareness and energy healing, continue to underpin her work today.
Her approach blends practical knowledge of modern birth systems with deep respect for the wisdom of the body and the emotional journey of becoming a mother.
Why Women Come to Work With Sarah
Women often seek Sarah’s support because they want more than information, they want someone who truly understands the emotional, physical and practical journey of pregnancy, birth and early motherhood.
Sarah offers calm, grounded guidance and the reassurance that comes from having supported hundreds of births and thousands of women over the years.
Her work helps women to:
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- feel informed and confident about their birth choices
- process previous birth experiences through birth debriefing
- prepare both practically and emotionally for birth
- feel deeply supported in the early postpartum weeks
- navigate motherhood with greater trust in themselves
For doulas and heart-led business owners, Sarah also offers mentoring drawn from over a decade of experience building the Nurtured Birth brand and business centred on supporting growing families.
Birth Photography
Alongside her birth work, Sarah also has a background in photography and has quietly documented many births over the years.
Her approach to photography mirrors her approach to birth work, gentle, respectful and unobtrusive, capturing intimate moments of strength, tenderness and transformation.
These images become treasured memories for families, preserving the powerful story of their baby’s arrival.
“Sarah Goldberg of Nurtured Birth is a passionate believer in the possibility of empowering birth experiences. She is drawn by the age-old heart’s calling to support pregnant and birthing women, their babies and families. She has wide experience of birth, both in different cultures and now in Melbourne’s hospitals as well as home settings. She has an understanding of birth and the present birth culture; a capacity to gently guide women into their power; a warm, generous and nurturing presence and strong, sure, skilled hands to soothe and nurture through pregnancy and during birth. Women and their families will delight in their experience with her.” — Rhea Dempsey
Every birth story is unique. If you’d like to hear from families Sarah has supported over the years, you can read their stories on the Testimonials page.
