Did you know that doulas support ALL births? Did you know that doulas support caesarean birth? Last year Sophie wrote an open letter to magazine editor Natasha Pearlman after she shared in the mainstream press about her traumatic first birth experience. Now, a year later, Natasha is pregnant with her second baby and has shared […]
Sophie challenges a GP’s recent assertions that doulas charge “extortionate prices”. She considers the value of doula support, how it breaks down and how doulas can actually end up saving you money! Click here to read Nurturing Birth doula Paula Cleary’s response to the same article in the BJGP. Click here to read Father and […]
As doulas it is incredibly special when a client chooses to write a testimonial talking about their positive experience. In this testimonial comedian James Mullinger talks about the difference doula support made to him and his wife. My wife and I decided to work with a doula because we wanted the birth of our first […]
2018 – 17 years since Doula UK was founded, nearly 10 years after the establishment of the largest American doula organisation, DONA, and doulas are now appearing on mainstream TV programmes and films, so we thought it would be fun to share some of the recent viewings! For those who are fans of the Pitch […]
Sophie Brigstocke talks about the relationship between midwives and doulas, the question most parents ask at a doula interview and how we can move forward in a positive way. For another blog which looks at a positive relationship between midwives and doulas visit https://nurturingbirthdirectory.com/wisdom-freedom-birth-story/ Contact us at Nurturing Birth if you would like to talk more […]
Sophie explores the superhuman qualities of doulas in this video blog. For more information about doulas visit www.nurturingbirthdirectory.com or contact us at info@nurturingbirth.co.uk
Today we chat about how a doula works with a Dad (male birth partner) during the labour, and how a doula’s role differs from the midwife’s. To find a doula visit www.nurturingbirthdirectory.com or contact us info@nurturingbirthdirectory.com
Hi! My name is Gracie Gray, Norland Nanny, certified birth and postnatal Doula, and mother of two. I live just south of the beautiful city of Bath with my husband, two wonderful (energetic) sons and our two (even more energetic) dogs. I am the second oldest of six siblings and have always thrived in […]
I’m Inês, a mother of three based in Lisbon, Portugal. With motherhood I was reborn as Human Being and Woman and I realized that my mission is care, service, presence and commitment to women (and families) from preconception to postpartum in these phases of discovery and transformation. I believe that the world will become a […]
