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Distance Doulaing During Coronavirus: Keeping Contact and Connection

March 13, 2020 By doulamaddie

We might be stuck at home, but the wonders of the World Wide Web can bring us together, create and maintain strong bonds and enable us to achieve a lot of what we used to do face to face! If you are self isolating or limiting social contact currently, but need some support, I am happy to talk to Continue Reading

Splashing Out on a Doula

February 26, 2019 By doulamaddie

I’ve been a doula for a long time. Looking back, I think I was born this way. I am absolutely fascinated by people; what makes them tick, their hopes, their dreams, their fears. It makes me yearn to listen hard to both what people say and the unsaid fragments between the lines. When you listen, Continue Reading

Mothering the Mother

July 5, 2018 By doulamaddie

I’m writing yet another ‘what is a doula and what do we do?’ article. Why? Because I was asked to - but it’s hard. There are hundreds of these articles, scattered all over the web, trying to explain the role of the doula and attempting to address the many myths that surround us. It’s hard because I Continue Reading

Doula definitions & myth busting

August 20, 2017 By doulamaddie

According to the Oxford English dictionary a doula is A woman who gives assistance and advice to a new or expectant mother, either informally or professionally; esp. a woman (typically without formal obstetric training) employed to provide guidance and continuous support during labour. It's fab Continue Reading

Twin Birth – How it CAN Be

October 30, 2011 By doulamaddie

A very special, very strong, determined and wonderful client has given me permission to share her story here. After a homebirth first time round, she had implicit faith in her body's ability to grow and birth her babies in a very ordinary, normal way. It took us a while to get our equally trusting, Continue Reading

Why Just One Day?

April 3, 2011 By doulamaddie

This post is dedicated to all the amazing doulas I know who 'mother the mother', to every breastfeeding support worker I know and to every single mother I have ever supported - you are all incredible. One day? One day of the year we get. Just one. One day to appreciate, to thank, to hug to our Continue Reading

Why I do what I do: A list

March 14, 2011 By doulamaddie

1. Because it all starts in your mum's belly. If you can get a great start there, mum has a positive birth experience and you can be born gently, both of you can start out on your adventure tgether in tip top form. 2. Because an optimal start, physically, emotionally and spiritually will pay Continue Reading

Study on continuous support in labour

March 20, 2009 By doulamaddie Leave a Comment

I've just been made aware of this study: http://www.cochrane.org/reviews/en/ab003766.html It makes clear the benefits of having continuous support from another woman in labour who is not a member of the hospital staff. What I find interesting is that the other statistically significant findings are Continue Reading

The Power of Placebo

February 8, 2009 By doulamaddie Leave a Comment

This Guardian article was interesting, with quite a balanced attitude to harmless interventions such as homeopathy. http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/blog/2009/feb/06/homeopathy-homeopathic-nhs-placebo-effect I want to read his book, so will review it here when I have. If you've read it, please Continue Reading

Doula Preparation Course in March

January 29, 2009 By doulamaddie Leave a Comment

We've just set dates for a doula preparation course in March. Please see www.developingdoulas.co.uk for the dates, location and other details. We're half way through the January course and we have such a lovely bunch of women again. So more wonderful women will be offering their doula services in Continue Reading

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