By Leslie Altic Leslie is a birth and postnatal doula, although she’s drawn more to the antenatal and birth aspect of doulaing. When did you first hear about doulas? I had vaguely heard about doulas when I was pregnant for the first time, but didn’t really know much about what they did until after I…
Doula Stories
Why did I become a Doula?
By Michelle Every The answer to this question is simple. I became a Doula because people who knew me asked me to be present and support them at the births of their children. At this time I lived in Mid Wales and was privileged to have a job which was predominantly connecting and supporting the…
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…
Nurturing Birth; Nurturing Doulas; Nurturing You
By Sophie Brigstocke When I first became a doula I joined an online doula forum (shows how long ago it was that Facebook hadn’t gained notoriety yet!) I was an excited new doula, keen to find a tribe of like-minded people, share my experiences of training and ask for support. When I introduced myself to the group…
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…
Comedian James Mullinger talks about the birth of his children with doula support – a guest blog
As doulas it is incredibly special when a client chooses to write a testimonial talking about their positive experience. In this testimonial comedian James Mullinger talks about the difference doula support made to him and his wife. My wife and I decided to work with a doula because we wanted the birth of our first…