Lina Nowak — Doula Services
Neurodiversity-Affirming Doula & Health Coaching · Luxembourg

Held, supported, and truly understood

Pregnancy, birth and motherhood support built around how your brain and body actually work — not a one-size-fits-all script. For autistic, ADHD, and otherwise neurodivergent mothers, and anyone who wants care that adapts to them.

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Care that adapts to you — not the other way around

Most maternity care is built on one version of "normal": one pace, one way of communicating, one sensory environment. If that's never quite fit you, you're not the problem.

My practice starts from your profile, not a checklist — so the support you get actually works for your nervous system, your communication style, and your reality.

How I adapt for you

Support shaped around your profile

Every client starts with a sensory and communication profile, so care is built around you from the very first visit.

Sensory profiling

We map what helps and what overwhelms — light, sound, touch, smell — so your prenatal visits, birth space and postpartum care can be shaped around it.

Reasonable adjustments

Shorter or split sessions, written summaries instead of verbal-only recaps, advance notice of what to expect — built in, not something you have to request.

Communication, your way

Direct and literal, or gentle and warm — whichever you need. No assumptions about eye contact, small talk, or how you show you're listening.

Pacing & flexibility

Processing time, repeated explanations, and plans that can change without judgment — birth and postpartum rarely go in a straight line.

Environment

Dimmed lights, quiet spaces, or your own comfort items and stimming tools welcomed and protected wherever your care takes place.

Navigating the system

Support advocating for your needs within Luxembourg's maternity system — so you're not the one having to explain or justify what you need, alone.

Doula Services

Tailored to your needs, every step of the way

Prenatal visits
Aromatherapy
Birth support
Tools & information
Postpartum visits (incl. basic homekeeping)
Creative family workshops
Night nanny
Babyshower / Mother blessing events
C-section recovery plans
Sensory profiling & reasonable adjustments
Nutrition support
Luxembourg maternity system specifics
Common questions

You might be wondering

What if I need more processing time?

Take it. Sessions are never rushed, and I'll always check in rather than assume silence means you're done thinking.

Can visits be shorter, or split into parts?

Yes — we build your visit schedule around your capacity, not a fixed template. Shorter, more frequent visits are just as valid as longer ones.

Do you use plain, literal language?

Always, unless you tell me you prefer something else. No vague hints, no reading-between-the-lines required.

What if my birth plan needs to change on the day?

We prepare for flexibility in advance, including how you want to be informed of changes, so shifts in plan feel manageable, not destabilising.

I'm not diagnosed, but I suspect I'm neurodivergent — can I still work with you?

Absolutely. This approach is here for however you experience the world, diagnosis or not.

Neurodiversity-affirming, always

Every part of my practice — from sensory profiling to how I run a prenatal visit — is built to respect your body, your choices, and your way of experiencing pregnancy, birth and motherhood. You don't have to mask, translate yourself, or push through to be cared for well.