By Sophie Burns Sophie has received permission from her clients to share their details in this article. In February last year I got my first booking from a birth client. This was what I had been waiting for and I was so excited. Coronavirus was being talked about in the media, and on my birthday…
Nurturing Birth Book review: Informed is Best
Book review by Margherita Drago Informed is Best: How to spot fake news about your pregnancy, birth and baby by Amy Brown is available from Pinter and Martin as a printed book, or on Kindle, for £12.99: https://www.pinterandmartin.com/informed-is-best
Nurturing Birth Book Review: The AIMS Guide to Your Rights in Pregnancy and Birth
Book review by Marius Griffin The AIMS Guide to Your Rights in Pregnancy and Birth, by Emma Ashworth, is available from the AIMS shop as a printed book or on Kindle, for £8: https://www.aims.org.uk/shop
A grandmother’s perspective on stillbirth: For Cillian
By Sharon Bridges During my mentoring session with Michelle Every, facilitator of Supporting Every Birth, Michelle suggested that I write an article on the experience from a grandparent’s point of view. Around this same time, my daughter bravely made a Vlog offering support and sharing her own experiences, so I felt this was a suitable…
When a baby dies
By Michelle Every What do you say when someone – a doula client, a friend, a relative – tells you that they have experienced a miscarriage or stillbirth? Michelle Every offers some support, information and signposts. When I trained to be a doula in 2007 I was astonished and saddened that supporting baby loss was…
Nurturing Birth Book Review: The AIMS Guide to Resolution After Birth
Book review by Natalie Stringer The AIMS Guide to Resolution After Birth, by Shane Ridley, is available from the AIMS shop as a printed book or on Kindle, for £8: https://www.aims.org.uk/shop “An absolute must-have resource.” This book from the Association for Improvements in the Maternity Services (AIMS) is an absolute must have resource guide. It…