Science and natural parenting haven’t always made comfortable bed-fellows. In fact, during the 20th century “science” based opinion directed mothers toward formula and away from breastmilk, toward hospital birth and away from home birth, and toward “self-soothing” over responsive parenting. This … [Read more...]
Birth of a New Brain – Healing from Postpartum Bipolar Disorder
Dyane Harwood has a B.A. in English and American Literature from the University of California at Santa Cruz. As a freelance writer she has interviewed acclaimed authors including Kay Redfield Jamison, SARK, and Anthony Bourdain. Dyane’s memoir Birth of a New Brain – Healing from Postpartum Bipolar … [Read more...]
European Doula Network Conference 2018 – Report from Vienna
By Hazel Acland Tree, Doula UK's EDN Rep Every year the EDN conference is hosted by a different member country, often in the capital. This year was no different with doula associations sending their representatives from 19 countries, namely; Belgium, Croatia, Czech Republic, Greece, … [Read more...]
Why Black Breastfeeding Week?
Black Breastfeeding Week was on the 25th - 31st August 2018, and 1-2-1 Doula & Breastfeeding Support celebrated Black Breastfeeding Week for the first time in the UK. There has been a look into what has been happening in the breastfeeding community of black families. It has been documented … [Read more...]
Doula UK Stationery Sets for £10
available to buy here … [Read more...]
Insurance Poll
Some Doula UK members have raised queries around the insurance poll which is part of the 2018 e-Ballot. We hope the following information will be helpful, and please feel free to share your thoughts in the comments section below. In recent years there have been external complaints from hospitals … [Read more...]
Pregnancy and Sleep
The lovely folk at Tuck Sleep in Seattle, Washington, have shared this in depth piece on sleep in pregnancy with us. Tuck is a non-commercial community devoted to improving sleep hygiene, health and wellness through the creation and dissemination of comprehensive, unbiased, free web-based … [Read more...]
On being an independent doula and a proud member of Doula UK
Sophie Messager is a birth and postnatal doula based in Cambridge. Sophie also offers one-to-one birth preparation, antenatal breastfeeding preparation, sling consultations, optimal fetal positioning/spinning babies techniques, as well as workshops for doulas and parents, Closing the Bones massage … [Read more...]
Winning As A Mummy
Emma Cottam is a designer, photographer and mum based in Lancashire. Emma runs an Etsy Shop and website, offering mama and daddy merchandise. Here Emma writes about becoming a mother, and being one, and tells us about her Kickstarter campaign to develop a range of 'Winning As A Mummy/Daddy' … [Read more...]
Your No Guilt Pregnancy Plan
Rebecca Schiller is CEO of Birthrights, the human rights in childbirth charity, and a Doula UK doula, (sometimes known by her Twitter handle @TheHackneyDoula). Rebecca writes about parenting, pregnancy, birth, reproductive rights, feminism and more for a range of publications including the Guardian … [Read more...]
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