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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

In Praise of Doula UK

November 9, 2008 By doulamaddie Leave a Comment

For those of you who don't know what Doula UK is, it's the largest, longest established doula organisiation in the UK. It's run by doula volunteers for the benefit of its members. It mentors and supports both its doula members and the doula trainers it accredits. It strives to help create the best Continue Reading

Fathers’ Home Birth Handbook

November 6, 2008 By doulamaddie Leave a Comment

This book has just been published and I think it is so well written and will fill a much-needed void in the information available for Fathers. It is written by the lovely Leah Hazard, a doula colleague of mine and I'm proud to say that a couple of the fathers who tell their stories are the husbands Continue Reading

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