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I want to tell you about a booking I took early in my doula career. Nothing went wrong, exactly. I showed up, I did my job, they had a baby, everyone was ok. But the whole time, from the first meeting right through to the postnatal visit, I never felt that click. You know the one - that sense of "ye...
How long have you been a doula?
Since 2016, so 10 years! Cardiff, South Wales.
What inspired you to train?
Seeing new mothers with a lack of support. Plus my mum told me she'd found the job I was born to do!
It's always a nice fe...
At Nurturing Birth we believe birth work exists within a wider social context, and that the conversations around it are often complex, nuanced and evolving.
One of the things we value deeply within our community is the willingness to explore those complexities with openness and curiosity.
Today we...
How long have you been a doula?
6 years, living in Bradford, working across West Yorkshire and Manchester.
What inspired you to train?
An intuitive curiosity about birth that was fuelled by a passion to help people know their rights to choose the births that are right for them. And as many do com...
One of the most common worries that comes up on our doula courses is this:
“Will the other doulas in my area see me as competition?”
“What if they’re a bit off with me?”
“What if I reach out and just get ignored?”
And honestly? I get it.
Because in most industries, that is how it works, isn’t it?
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A practical guide to connection, trust, and advocacy in birth… and yes, figuring out who you can ugly-cry, swear at, and spend 24+ sleep-deprived hours with without wanting to launch a birthing ball at their head.
Hiring a doula isn’t about ticking boxes on experience. It’s about choosing someone w...
How long have you been a doula?
From 2018
What inspired you to train?
I had my daughter in 2013 and it was a terrible experience (caesarean and traumatic post partum). After that I decided I wanted to do something for others, I wanted to be there for new mums and I became an aquanatal teacher. Af...
 How long have you been a doula?
Too long
What inspired you to train?
I had a doula for my 3 and last birth
What has been your proudest moment as a doula so far?
When I have “repeat” families.
What has been the most rewarding part of building your doula business?Â
Actually meeting Mother’
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Kirsten and Mark’s Homebirth Story — Part 3
This is the true story of a homebirth I supported a couple of years ago. The names I have used are not their real names, and they know I have written this account (which I will be sharing with them).
The Quiet After the Storm
There’s a moment after a bi...
Kirsten and Mark’s Homebirth Story — Part 2
This is the true story of a homebirth I supported a couple of years ago. The names I have used are not their real names, and they know I have written this account (which I will be sharing with them).
The message came through just as I was sitting down to...
Kirsten and Mark’s Homebirth Story — Part 1
This is the true story of a homebirth I supported a couple of years ago. The names I have used are not their real names, and they know I have written this account (which I will be sharing with them).
There are certain enquiry emails that land in my inbox...
When someone signs up for doula training, they often imagine learning all about birth, supporting parents, and diving into all things pregnancy and postpartum. And yes - you’ll certainly absolutely explore all of that.
But the real transformation?
It begins long before you open your notebook and i...
