Why Neurodivergent Birth Matters

Victoria White is a birth and postnatal doula based in Aberdeen, Scotland. She believes women and birthing people have the right to a positive birth and postnatal experience, and that this requires consistent and compassionate support. She is also a trained Traumatic Birth Recovery 3 Step Rewind Practitioner, and Perinatal Emotional Health and Wellbeing Practitioner. Victoria identifies as a neurodivergent person and is a mum of two girls, one of whom is autistic and has ADHD. Her passion for improving support for neurodivergent people perinatally led to the creation of The Neurodivergent Birth Podcast in 2023, and Neurodivergent Birth CIC in 2024.

• Introduction1 Neurodivergent Perinatal Experiences 2 Sensory Processing3 Communication 4 Executive Functioning5 Mental Health6 Supporting Neurodivergent Lactation and Feeding 7 Neurodivergent Birth and Postnatal Planning 8 Birth Rights and Reasonable Adjustments 9 Accessing Support 10 Celebrating Diversity Conclusion Further Reading and Resources References Acknowledgments Index