Doula UK is proud to support the launch of Save the Children's campaign: 95 Babies. Launched today the campaign draws attention to the startling statistic that, worldwide, 95 babies' lives could be saved each hour if their mothers … [Read more...]

Doula UK is delighted to announce our inaugural conference: … [Read more...]

Doula UK welcomes the Royal College of Midwives' State of Maternity Services Report due for launch tomorrow (Tuesday 22nd January 2013) and supports the call for more midwives in the UK. Commenting on the report Doula UK Chair Nicola Wilson said, "our members and the women they support frequently … [Read more...]

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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