By Sarah Ojar When a family discovers that their baby has, or may have Down syndrome, it can be news that many people struggle to immediately accept. There is often so much negativity surrounding a diagnosis of Down syndrome during pregnancy that there is often an expectation from family, professionals and wider society that the…
Training to be a Doula
Cally Edwards: Training to be a doula
By Cally Edwards I work both as a birth doula and a postnatal doula, but I tend to get more enquiries about birth doulaing. My work before training as a doula had nothing to do with birth at all! I have worked in public and private art galleries since I’d completed my Masters in Museology…
Train as a doula – Frequently Asked Questions!
Here are some of the most frequently asked questions about doula training, with some helpful answers! How can I juggle becoming/being a doula with a young family? How do other doulas with children manage their commitments? Firstly, remember that what you choose to offer as a doula is entirely up to you, and can adapt…
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…
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…