Former Midwife Christine Duffill came on our Nurturing Birth Doula Preparation course in 2017. In this piece she reflects on the challenges facing her in transitioning to a different role in the birth world. As a former midwife there are colleagues who would argue that it wasn’t necessary for me to train as a doula,…
Archives for February 2018
A reflection on mentoring
By Michelle Every Nurturing Birth Head of Mentoring, Michelle Every, shares her thoughts as one of the doulas she is mentoring comes to the end of her Initial Mentoring Programme “Nearing the end of mentoring a doula through her Nurturing Birth 15 month Initial Mentoring Programme I have been reflecting on how our relationship has…
The challenges of being a doula – a video blog
There are some aspects of being a doula which are really hard. It’s the best job in the world, with experiences which are just wonderful. However, sometimes it’s tough – so what are the challenges of being a doula – and let’s raise a glass to those amazing doulas out there! “I love doulaing with…
Comedian James Mullinger talks about the birth of his children with doula support – a guest blog
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…