The AIMS Guide to Giving Birth to Your Placenta, principal author Emma Ashworth, is available from AIMS and costs £8. Rachel Quickenden, Nurturing Birth doula shares her thoughts on this new book Like many doulas, I came to birth work after giving birth myself. My first birth, un unplanned hospital birth, ended with a retained placenta –…
Supporting second-time mothers in the shadow of Covid
Written by Nurturing Birth doula and epidemiologist, Georgia Ladbury It’s now three years since Covid first arrived on our shores, and it’s hard to remember a time where we didn’t live alongside this disease. What’s more, with the world now chugging along as if nothing ever happened, it can be harder still to remember that…
Book Review: Breastfeeding Twins and Triplets. A Guide for Professionals and Parents by Kathryn Stagg
Lesley-Sheena Robbins, Nurturing Birth doula, shares her thoughts on Kathryn Stagg’s book As a birth worker, I am always keen to get my hands on resources that are easy to digest, relatable, evidence-based and practical. A little while back I received an enquiry from a client who was pregnant with twins. The thought of breastfeeding…
Neurodivergence and me – Sam Sheppard
“I can’t facilitate in person“ After 3 years of facilitating the Nurturing Birth Distance Course online and loving every second, this is what I told myself as I sat in front of the eager eyes of the new participants on my first Expansive ‘in-person’ course. All eyes were on me … and goodness I felt…
The four pillars of doulaing
I want to share something with you that may shift your perspective if you have been holding back on training as a doula, or starting your doula business. I’ve had many conversations with people recently where they say something along the lines of I don’t know enough yet to be a doula or I’ve…
Nurturing the Doula: Doula Christmas Gifts
Looking to treat the doula in your life with something she’ll REALLY love this Christmas? Or are you a doula who is tricky to buy for? Want to get some inspiration of lovely gifts that you would truly welcome finding underneath your tree? Why not drop a hint to your loved ones by leaving this…