News & resource centre for doulas in the UK
A blog by Emma Ashworth, Birth Activist and DD Specialist Companion. You can book sessions with Emma to pick her brain on all things human rights in childbirth or for support with specific situations your clients’ rights are not being respected. NHS care prides itself on being evidence based – right? Yet, how often, in … Read more
Ok I admit it, I chose that title to get your attention. Now you’re here, let me explain. Right now, maternity services are in a state of collapse. Like all places of chaos, things can be pretty unpredictable – sometimes doulas see their clients getting top notch care and sometimes care can be slapdash, unkind, … Read more
This talk was part of a longer, 60 minute podcast, called the Maternity and Midwifery hour. It also featured our midwife friend Faiza Rehman, talking about the wonderful Raham project, supporting women in the S. E. Asian community. You can listen to the full podcast here
This post is by a Developing Doulas graduate who volunteers for the March With Midwives campaign – a UK wide campaign, started by doulas in our community to protest against the poor working conditions that midwives are enduring and how these conditions impact on the women and people they serve. Elle’s essay beautifully explains what … Read more
Neither and Both! There is no easy answer to that question. What a doula earns varies immensely from doula to doula, place to place and time to time. It might also depend of what other revenue streams you have and how you go about your marketing. It certainly isn’t a predictable salary. Here at Developing … Read more
3 Tips for dealing with a crossroads and transitions in life and some help deciding if becoming a doula might suit you.
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