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Distance Doulaing During Coronavirus: Keeping Contact and Connection
We might be stuck at home, but the wonders of the World Wide Web can bring us together, create and…
A Watched Pot Never Boils: Waiting for Labour to Begin
We have been lying to women for years. Labour doesn't 'start' when we are 3 or 4 or even 5…
Mothering the Mother
I’m writing yet another ‘what is a doula and what do we do?’ article. Why? Because I was asked to…Doula definitions & myth busting
According to the Oxford English dictionary a doula is A woman who gives assistance and advice to a new or…
Twin Birth – How it CAN Be
A very special, very strong, determined and wonderful client has given me permission to share her story here. After a…Birth and Death
This short film explains why so many women worldwide die in childbirth and what we can do about it. The…Study on continuous support in labour
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…Do We Need Antibiotics for Premature Rupture of Membranes?
Articles The Lancet, Volume 372, Issue 9646, Pages 1310 - 1318, 11 October 2008 Editors' note: In 2001, the ORACLE…
