Wooden Birth Stool

"With the pull of the earth beneath you, your baby is born through the strength written in your body."

Introducing The Gaia Stool

Australia’s first adjustable-angle wooden birth stool – thoughtfully crafted with the birthing mother in mind.

Designed to honour the instinctive wisdom of labouring bodies, The Gaia Stool features a smooth, wide seat with two interchangeable leg sets, allowing for a gentle forward incline, decline or a flat, grounded position. The Gaia Stool can be used in hospital, at home, or in a birth centre, to support upright, open pelvic positioning without compromising on comfort or beauty.

Handmade locally in South Australia, The Gaia Stool is not mass produced. It’s intentionally designed, from the detachable legs for easy transport, to the engraved timber finish. Every detail reflects our belief that birth furniture should be as sacred, adaptable and strong as the women who use it.

The Gaia Stool is available for purchase Australia wide. If you would like to enquire about purchasing a Gaia Stool, please fill out the enquiry form below.

The Gaia Stool

Adjustable incline with two leg sets for flat or forward-tilted positions (8° tilt ideal for labour)
Compact & portable design with easily detachable legs — perfect for homebirth or on-call midwives / doulas
Handcrafted Australian made from solid timber with a smooth, sealed finish — strong, durable, and easy to clean
Thoughtfully designed seat: wide, curved for comfort, and 5 cm thick for sturdy, grounded support
Aesthetic design, without skimping on functionality — blends into sacred birth spaces or living rooms

The Gaia Stool is thoughtfully designed to support the body’s natural instinct to move, lean, and ground during labour. Its gentle forward tilt encourages upright, open pelvic positioning to promote comfort, confidence, and progress.

Crafted from solid, sealed timber with curved edges and engraved details, it’s a beautiful alternative to clinical plastic which is perfect for sacred birth spaces or professional settings.

Ethically made in Australia and built to last, The Gaia Stool is sturdy, adjustable, and easy to assemble. Whether birth is unfolding at home, in a birth centre, or in hospital, it travels with you.

You’re not just buying a tool – you’re investing in conscious, grounded birth.

The Gaia Stool is such a wonderful resource for labour and birth. The design truly holds the physiological process of birth at the centre. I love how it offers the option to create an incline, facilitating a pelvic tilt, and therefore supporting fetal positioning and the baby's cardinal movements. It was so easy to set up and pack down, and is such a high quality product. I highly recommend the Gaia Stool for mothers and for birthworkers to add to their toolkit.

As a homebirth mumma, I can see what an amazing tool the birth stool is. Though my babies were born in water, the instinct to stay upright and lean against the edge was something that came naturally. If I had opted against water birth, the Gaia stool would be an amazing option to utilise staying comfortable in the same way. Where history meets modernisation, this birth stool is a must have in the homebirth space.

As a physiotherapist, I love tools that support natural movement and comfortable positioning during labour. The Gaia Stool allows the pelvis to stay open and mobile, helping reduce strain on the back and hips while encouraging instinctive, upright positions. A supportive option for those wanting freedom of movement and comfort throughout labour.

HypnoBirthing International supports woman to move their body intuitively in birth. Whether that is crawling on all fours or using a birth stool. We absolutely encourage an upright birthing position, because of the benefits for mum and baby. The most obvious, allowing gravity to help gently pull baby into this world, upright positions work with the natural physiological path a baby takes. Birthing stools or tools to keep a mother upright, can significantly help create a safe, grounded and calm birthing environment

The Gaia Stool Includes

Wooden Birth Stool Australia

Our wooden birth stool comes with the following:

The Gaia Stool engraved seat
Set of 4 regular screw in legs
Pair of 2 long screw in legs
Cotton drawstring leg bag
Easy carry canvas bag
How to use card
Tips and safety card
Buyers guide booklet

The Gaia Stool is priced at $1,195. If you are interested in purchasing a Gaia Stool, please fill out the enquiry form and we will get back to you as soon as possible.

*Please note our stools are handmade in small batches. If we are currently out of stock, we will be able to add you to our pre-order list for when the next batch will be ready