By Anne Glover Anne trained as a doula with Nurturing Birth in June 2015. Since then, she’s been a full time doula based in Northern Ireland. Are you primarily a birth or postnatal doula? I love doing both birth and postnatal doulaing, but the demand seems to be primarily for birth doulas here in Northern…
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Victoria White – My Journey to becoming a doula
By Victoria White I first heard about doulas when I was pregnant with my second child. I had really struggled during my previous postpartum, and I was looking to source some more support second time around. Unfortunately I couldn’t find any doulas working in my local area. But I did come across the Nurturing Birth…
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…
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…
When will I know I’m ready to be a doula?
By Sophie Brigstocke Are you waiting for a perfect moment to train to become a doula? For the kids to start school, to have left your 9-5 day job, for your redundancy to be confirmed, for your family to need you less, for your friends to validate your choice, to get pregnant, to leave midwifery,…