By Anna Le Grange, of Mindful Breastfeeding. I always get excited when I find myself working with doulas (I have a not-so secret ambition to become one myself one day!) There’s something so beautiful about the gift a doula gives to new and expectant families. What a wonderful time to be supporting families whilst they…
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The man who birthed his babies
Nurturing Birth doula and writer Emma Ashworth interviews Yuval Topper, trans man from Yorkshire and birth father of three to find out more about his experiences, and how doulas can better support trans men during pregnancy and birth. Emma: Tell me about yourself, where you’re from. Yuval: I am married to Matan, I’m from Israel…
Trusting your instincts with Michelle Every
By Michelle Every,Mentoring Coordinator and Supporting Every Birth facilitator On the Nurturing Birth Doula course we talk about how to empower clients by creating a safe space for them to be able to let go of other people’s expectations and to listen to their own instincts on what feels right for them. In reality, as…
Can we be doulas and birth activists?
By Emma Ashworth, Nurturing Birth doula Why are you a doula (or want to be a doula)? At the heart and soul of it, we passionately want women and people to have incredible, empowering, beautiful births, right? And because we see when that’s not happening and we want it to stop! For many of us…
Black Lives Matter. Black Maternal Health Matters.
By Simone Dyer Black Lives Matter. Black Maternal Health Matters. These realities are both so close to my heart, firstly as a black/mixed woman myself and secondly as a Doula. Take a deep breath. After the horrifying murder of George Floyd in the US, the voices, the anguish and the exhaustion of the black community…
Racism and the maternity world
By Sophie Brigstocke This week we saw, yet again, that racism is alive and well in the world. Many of us watched or heard of the senseless killing of a man at the hands of another. It was shocking and deeply upsetting. It was also not an isolated incident. How does this relate to doulas and maternity? Sadly, far…