How the Back-to-School Season Can Inspire a Journey Towards Becoming a Doula

As summer fades and the first hints of autumn colour the trees, a familiar rhythm returns to many households across the country. Parents wave goodbye at the school gates, sending their children off to another year of...

Embracing the Essence of Doula Work: Why Being 'Just a Doula' is More Than Enough

In a world that often equates value with versatility, the profession of a doula stands as a poignant reminder that sometimes, the greatest impact comes from mastering a single, profound skill. As doulas, our primary...

There’s a lot that’s said about birth plans. Are you thinking of making a birth plan but are not sure whether it’s right for you? Should you write a birth plan?

A couple of years ago I decided to read the autobiographical tale “It’s Going to Hurt” by Adam...

I want to share something with you that may shift your perspective if you have been holding back on training as a doula, or starting your doula business.  

I’ve had many conversations with people recently where they say something along the lines of...

I don’t know enough yet to...

After every Nurturing Birth doula training course, we ask for feedback from the participants, and the themes are the same every time. We thought that we’d share some of these with you, as you try to decide which doula training company you want to train with, in your journey to your new...

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...

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...

Sam is a Nurturing Birth course facilitator and has worked for many years as a doula in Chelmsford, Essex. 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...

No one told me it would be like this. I had wanted a baby since my teenage years. I’d craved the closeness of a newborn, fantasised over the kind of happy, centered mother I’d be and yearned for the love shared between parent and child. However, when my first child was born, what I...

Being the second eldest and with seven siblings my doula journey started early on in life. I was blissfully unaware that I would still be in a position to be doing something that I love to this day and with a confidence that has grown over the years.

My career path before becoming a doula was in...

How often do we see people posting on social media that their baby is ‘late’ or ‘overdue’, often with worries that their body just can’t do it, or that there is something wrong with them.

There is something very wrong with our medical system if women feel like...

Your baby… Your body… Your decisions!

When we’re pregnant we are offered so many tests and checks, we’re poked and prodded and our bellies are listened to. We’re even told to “leave our dignity at the door”.

But did you know that you have the absolute...