Doulas in the Press

We need a cultural shift on homebirth
Guardian, Comment is Free, July 2011

Supporting role in making birth a positive experience
Yorkshire Post, May 2011

Rise of the Doula
The Sunday Times, Inner Style Health, Dec 2010

It's not RAPE rape
The f word, contemporary UK feminism, September 2010

Welcome to the world Ava Christina May Crouch
Baby Surrey, September 2010

Doulas: pregnancy carers that go the whole nine months...and beyond
The Innovation Unit, 19th March 2010

Born Behind Bars
The Observer, 21st February 2010

Doulas: Guardian Angels of the Maternity
East Anglian Daily Times 24, 11th January 2010

Rapid Responses (from Goodwin Doulas, Doula UK & DONA) to Encounter with a doula (BMJ) - see below

Doulas: meddlers in the maternity suite or a mother's best friend?
Daily Telegraph, 12th December 2009

Childbirth: push to deliver new approach
Daily Telegraph, 8th December 2009

Rise in doula birth partners 'undermines NHS staff'
The Times, 2nd December 2009

Doctor's warning on role of birth partners
The Herald, 1st December 2009

Encounter with a doula: is the system failing new mothers?
British Medical Journal (BMJ), 1st December 2009

The dawn of the doula: That's Greek for the 'coaches' mothers-to-be are hiring to help them through childbirth
The Daily Mail, 5th October 2009

Mothers-to-be turn to 'doulas' in midwife shortage
The Observer, 4th October 2009

Are doulas worth it?
Pregnancy and Birth magazine, August 2009

The doula: mummy's extra helper
The Times, 4th August 2009

The Babymooners
Sunday Herald, 21st February 2009

The Lotus Position
The Guardian, 28th November 2008

Pregnant women must claim their birthrights
Daily Express, 30th September 2008

Childcare: mothers respond more to baby's cry after natural birth
Guardian, 4th September 2008

A helping hand for the big arrival
The York Press, 29th April 2008

A top obstetrician on why men should NEVER be at the birth of their child (Michel Odent)
The Daily Mail, 15th April 2008

Doulas are not Midwives
Letter to The Practising Midwife, December 2007