By Shel Banks and Emma Ashworth Doulas who are supporting families postnatally will frequently work with women and birthing people who have made the decision to feed their baby formula, or to mix feed (part formula, part breastmilk). The decision to formula feed or mix feed can be a very positive one for some families….
Sam Sheppard: Why I trained to be a doula
Sam Sheppard is a doula based in Chelmsford, Essex, and is known as The Unapologetic Doula 😉 This is the story of why she decided to train to be a doula. I’m primarily a birth doula, but I also do postnatal work from time to time. I think, actually I know, that I tend to…
The importance of physiological birth
By Sophie Brigstocke My father, who became a farmer in his retirement, has a beautiful herd of Ruby Red Devon Cattle and there is something so special about being around them. Several years ago, when the herd was managed by someone else, I witnessed one of the first-time heifers calving. She was out in her field, surrounded…
Nurturing Birth Book Review: Nurturing the family, a doula’s guide to supporting new parents
Book review by Lynsey Montgomery Nurturing the Family, a Doula’s Guide to Supporting New Parents by Jacqueline Kelleher is available from Praeclarus Press in the US, or local bookstores/Amazon in your own country. When I first saw “Nurturing the family, a doula’s guide to supporting new parents” on offer for review I just knew this…
Danielle Fox: My Journey to Being a Doula
By Danielle Fox, Nurturing Birth’s Doula Mentor Coordinator I am usually a very busy birth doula but enquiries for postnatal support have been at their highest since Covid started. I’m the doula mentor coordinator with Nurturing Birth. I first heard about doulas about ten years ago when my mum said she’d found the job I…
How should I price my doula services?
By Charlotte Bailey When setting up your doula business, one of the most fundamental things you need to decide is how much to charge for your services. Setting your pricing correctly from the outset is an important part of your business success – although don’t worry, you can tweak it as you go along, too!…