Given that our company name is Nurturing Birth we often talk as a team about what it truly means to nurture. It really saddens me when I see doulas caring for everyone but themselves! There seems to be a belief that those in caring professions should put themselves last. However, there are two expressions that…
The Coach and the Cheerleader
By Sophie Brigstocke How would you describe the work of a doula? It’s a question we ask before the start of any doula course because there is still a lack of clarity for many people about what a doula actually is or does. Recently, I worked with a lovely group of yoga teachers and asked…
My Doula Story: Lisa Sykes
Lisa Sykes joined Nurturing Birth’s doula training course facilitator team in September 2021. We’re delighted to share Lisa’s story of her journey to doulaing! I am a trained birth and postnatal doula focused mostly on birth and offering postnatal support specifically for my birth clients. I can’t actually remember exactly when I first heard about…
Read a (birth) book day!
Enjoy some of Nurturing Birth’s top doula book recommendations! Fancy settling yourself down with a good read? Wanting to know what pregnancy or birth book to treat yourself with? Thinking of expanding your doula library? Look no further – Nurturing Birth has gathered a list of some utterly gorgeous books that every doula and doula…
Doulas only support natural birth … and other myths
By Sophie Brigstocke I had a conversation the other day with someone who really wants to be a doula, but she was doubting her ability because she ended up having a caesarean when her baby was born – not the birth she had planned. She felt that somehow she wouldn’t qualify as a doula because she hadn’t had…
He Didn’t Get It (What is a doula?)
By Sophie Brigstocke A couple of years ago I went to a party where I was asked by a stranger what I did for work. When I replied that I was a doula the man looked baffled – he clearly hadn’t heard of doulas before. When I attempted to explain my role to him he replied with…