By Sophie Brigstocke My daughter and I sat down to watch an episode of one of her favourite American TV dramas the other evening – something of a chore for me because I think the acting is so incredibly bad. The heroes had, as always, saved the day and all seemed to be well until…
What makes good feeding support – National Breastfeeding Celebration Week – June 2016
By Sophie Brigstocke What makes good breastfeeding/chestfeeding support? As a Breastfeeding Peer Supporter I have been volunteering on the postnatal ward at my local hospital for the past four years. Each time I go in I spend a few hours visiting with new parents and their babies and it gives me the most amazing opportunity…
Do you want to find a birth doula or postnatal doula?
Nurturing Birth is so proud to present the Nurturing Birth Directory – an easy way for pregnant women and people, and new parents to find birth and postnatal doulas. There’s no need to register or give any data, just type in what you are looking for and a local list of Nurturing Birth doulas will…
New Nurturing Birth Directory Launched!
We are so excited to launch the Nurturing Birth Directory – a new, free, online directory for parents to find Nurturing Birth Doulas – both birth doulas and postnatal doulas. Easy to use, international, with a wide range of services on offer – a one-stop shop for parents to find the support they need. If…
Postnatal Doulas article in Juno Magazine
We were so thrilled to be asked to write an article about Postnatal doulas for the Autumn edition of Juno Magazine. There was a lot of lovely feedback on social media, and a recognition that the postnatal doula is a bit of an unsung heroine! We hope that the awareness of doulas continues to spread….
New film about the NB Doula Course
We are delighted to launch a film featuring several of our doulas explaining more about the Nurturing Birth Doula Course. So, for anyone who is interested in becoming a doula, or knowing how the Nurturing Birth Doula Course works, please visit https://vimeo.com/138516966