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…
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The one where a new mother nearly killed my Dad
Nurturing Birth Owner and Doula Course Facilitator, Sophie Brigstocke, shares a story which has influenced her doula practice This week I was so thrilled to make it back to my Somerset home, a working farm, and arrived half way through calving season. My father, who became a farmer in his retirement, has a beautiful herd of…