Maddie's Musings
My Blog Posts
I love writing, and never more than when it's about stuff I'm passionate about - usually birth, babies and parenting.
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…
Splashing Out on a Doula
Over the years I have read a lot of articles about doulas and whether we should charge for our services…
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…
In Praise of Doula UK
For those of you who don't know what Doula UK is, it's the largest, longest established doula organisiation in the…
Fathers’ Home Birth Handbook
This book has just been published and I think it is so well written and will fill a much-needed void…
