Written by Nurturing Birth doula and epidemiologist, Georgia Ladbury It’s now three years since Covid first arrived on our shores, and it’s hard to remember a time where we didn’t live alongside this disease. What’s more, with the world now chugging along as if nothing ever happened, it can be harder still to remember that…
Pregnancy, Birth, Postnatal and Infant Feeding
Book Review: Breastfeeding Twins and Triplets. A Guide for Professionals and Parents by Kathryn Stagg
Lesley-Sheena Robbins, Nurturing Birth doula, shares her thoughts on Kathryn Stagg’s book As a birth worker, I am always keen to get my hands on resources that are easy to digest, relatable, evidence-based and practical. A little while back I received an enquiry from a client who was pregnant with twins. The thought of breastfeeding…
Doulas Supporting Families With: Positive Induction Birth
By Jade Gordon My Top 5 Tips for a More Positive Induction Jade Gordon shares her top tips on having a positive induction of labour. Nurturing Birth’s series of specialist articles are written to help you to help your doulas clients, so do feel free to share these articles with your clients, and, of course,…
Doulas Supporting Families With: A Diagnosis of Down Syndrome
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…
Doulas Supporting Families With: Twins and Multiples
By Sarah Hawkins Around one in every 250 pregnancies are twin pregnancies, so it’s quite possible that you’ll be asked to support a family who are pregnant with two babies – or more! As a doula supporting families pregnant with twins and multiples, what are some helpful things to know about? Sarah Hawkins, twin mum…
Doulas Supporting Families with: Formula Feeding and Mixed Feeding
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….
