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Interesting Articles
"Guardian Angels" :
The Guardian - Tuesday September 30th 2003
"How to avoid a caesarean: take along a female friend for the support the father cannot provide" :
The Independent - Wednesday September 24th 2003
"A case for abolishing hard labour" :
The Independent - Monday September 22nd 2003
"Females - better birth partners" :
The Daily Mail - September 2003
"Men find labour hard work" :
The Daily Mail - September 2003
NB. as doulas we work alongside men encouraging them to participate to the level at which they feel comfortable.
"Doulas - the future guardians of normal birth?" :
Written by Adela Stockton (member of Doula UK)
Published in MIDIRS Midwifery Digest 13:3 2003
(Adobe Acrobat .pdf file 546KB available with MIDIRS kind copyright permission)
"One more push, sweetie....." :
The Observer - Sunday July 21st 2002
"Putting Mothers & Children First" :
The Sunday Telegraph - August 17th 2001
"Birth on a Knife Edge":
The Observer - August 12th 2001
"You'll never forgive yourself if something goes wrong" :
The Guardian - July 19th 2001
"Fear of the nine-month time bomb" :
The Sunday Telegraph - October 3rd 2000
"Someone to watch over me" :
The Guardian - August 8th 2000
"Battle for Birth Rights" :
The Guardian - August 24th 1999
"Living & Loving":
The story of a home birth" by Liz Hilton
New research in British Medical Journal confirms again:
Infant mattresses cause cot death :
Media release - 1 November 2002
The Cause of Cot Death & How to Prevent It :
useful article for Doulas and parents
"Oh baby, do we have a problem" :
The Times - Saturday May 12th 2001 (pay archive only)