Where Photography Meets Heartfelt Support

Photography + Personal Support Work + Doula Support + Doula Business Mentor

Services to Choose from

photography

  • Family & Small Business Branding

  • Intimate & Organic Moments

  • Warm & Bold Editing Style

  • Investment based on your needs

personal support work

  • Care – Personal / Respite / Post-Operative

  • Short-term In-home Support

  • Certified & Insured

  • For in-person support, clients need to be a 30 min drive from Grimsby Ontario

  • Investment – $30/hr

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doula support

  • Birth & Postpartum

  • Home & Hospital Support

  • 6+ years of Experience

  • For in-person support, clients need to be a 30 min drive from Grimsby Ontario

  • Investment based on your needs

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doula business mentor

  • Foundation Building & Growth

  • Virtual Support

  • Open to Canadian Doulas

  • Investment based on your needs

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Supporting families since 2018

6+ yrs

Hands-on Experience

15+

5 Star Reviews

50+

Families Supported

Meet your Sidekick

Thanks for stopping by! Erika Matkovich is a personal support worker, doula, photographer and doula business mentor serving Grimsby & surrounding areas. She owns and operates The Maternal Sidekick.

Behind the camera, she loves capturing organic everyday events in a way that showcases warmth and bold, true-to-life moments in time.

Her own life experiences alongside 6 years of supporting clients, she understands the beauty and the chaos of adjusting to life after bringing home baby and over the years, she’s learnt to deal with adjusting expectations for herself and family to meet the ever-changing demands of reality.

More recently, she acquired her Personal Support Worker Certificate from Niagara College. She loves providing an extra hand to those that need everyday support due to life altering events.

Her mission is to help families and individuals feel seen and empowered.

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MY PASSION IS TO PROVIDE EACH FAMILY WITH A
POSITIVE & REALISTIC POSTPARTUM EXPERIENCE

After the postpartum experience with my firstborn, I realized there needed to be more support for new families. The feelings of isolation and insecurity of becoming a new mother were too overwhelming to ignore. Since 2017, I have been taking strides in bringing awareness in postpartum support in the Hamilton community and beyond.
Postpartum support means more than just holding a baby for a few hours. Supporting the entire family for even a few hours at a time can have a positive impact in the postpartum experience. Benefits can last a lifetime!