Responding to Preventing Disease and Saving Resources: potential … [Read more...]

Doula UK doula Karen Spencer made the news today with her support of pregnant women at The Foyer; a project for young, homeless people in Blackburn. Karen, currently a mentored doula, has worked at the project since 2002 and has recently added doula support to her role. She has supported three … [Read more...]

Doula UK is proud and excited to be part of Freedom For Birth's mothers' revolution. Doulas across the UK are hosting and attending some of the 1000+ premiere screenings of the groundbreaking new documentary that frames womens' rights during childbirth as one of the most urgent human rights issues … [Read more...]

3rd September 2012 Doula UK welcomes the recent increased discussion on how best to support women and babies to achieve increased rates of normal birth and decreased caesarean rates. Doula UK members work with women and their families before, during and after birth, supporting them as they make … [Read more...]

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"Doula UK confirmed this month that we are welcoming male members, provided they have fulfilled the requirements all our doulas must meet on joining. Ours is a growing organisation centred on inclusiveness, respect and choice and we are pleased that, if it is right for them, new families will be … [Read more...]

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The results of our new survey, gathering data from 105 doulas and their 1,106 birth clients, was released today ahead of World Doula Week, which begins on Thursday 22nd March 2012. The results showed that women who used doulas needed significantly less medical intervention during the birth … [Read more...]