Laura is an artist, midwife, award-winning writer and birth activist. She combines her artistic and healthcare practice, to bring a fresh interdisciplinary perspective to support reproductive justice, and evolve feminist readings of the body.   

Blog - Birth, Art & Culture
Podcasts - The Maternal Journal Podcast hosted by Laura, & contributions to Woman Up! Lockdown Babies & The Parentverse
Producer - Maternal Journal the creative journaling movement & Birth Cafe
​an inclusive event for all.
​Winner of the JKP Writing Prize, 2023 'Stories of Resistance' (below).

Image left: Laura (in green) with daughters (left and right) and centre with Dr Ronx at the SOSNHSDEMO, March, 2023

The Maternal Journal Book, co-written with Samantha McGowan, was published in October 2021 - a creative guide to journaling through pregnancy, birth and beyond, featuring >80 guides created by artists, midwives, doulas and therapists. Available to order now!

You can read Laura's essay, 'How to be a Mother Artist' in this excellent anthology - An Artist and a Mother, published in March, 2023 by Demeter Press, that speaks to the diverse ways artists balance creative life with the demands of mothering.