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...]
Caesarean *birth* – why the language we choose matters
Lisa Casson (mother, doula and Placenta Specialist) writes about her #caesareanbirth #birthisbirth campaign. After several years of personally trying hard to use the term ‘caesarean birth’ within the birth worker world and beyond, I began to increasingly feel it wasn’t enough, and felt the pull to … [Read more...]
A report from the 2018 Doula UK conference
Here Doula UK Member Siobhan Ridley, from Norwich, reports on the 2018 conference, which took place in London on 24th March. Huge thanks to Siobhan for sharing this in depth review. The Sixth Annual Doula UK Conference...my first Doula UK Conference. My first thought upon being asked to write … [Read more...]
PRESS RELEASE: Doula UK Conference 22
The Doula UK Conference 2022 will focus on Recovery & Community Doula UK will present a dynamic and exciting programme with a range of topics to inspire, challenge and empower focusing on the themes of recovery and community. Our first conference since the pandemic, we … [Read more...]
Keeping the Better Births vision alive
This guest blog was written by Jo Dagustun, Greater Manchester birth activist 23rd August 2017 Following the publication of Better Births (the 2016 National Maternity Review report), each area across England is now in the process of drawing up a 5-year maternity service vision and … [Read more...]
Obstetrician Florence Wilcock’s #MatExp 2015 Lithotomy Challenge
Take a look at this great read from the MatExp archive by obstetrician Florence Wilcock - whose Lithotomy Challenge enabled her to understand her patients' experiences, and to gain some insight into the role doulas play in maternity care and the unique support they offer to their clients. Writing … [Read more...]
Kicki Hansard reflects on the history of Doula UK in this, our birthday month
Back in the days of dial-up and FTPing… When I joined Doula UK in 2002 there were not many of us but most of our members at that time attended all meetings. I had done my training with BOND (British School of Nurturing Doulas) and decided to connect with my nearest doula, which happened to … [Read more...]
Celebrating International Women’s Day and the Doula UK Access Fund
International Women's Day (IWD) has been observed since in the early 1900's, and is growing annually from strength to strength. This year we would like to mark IWD with a celebration of the Doula UK Access Fund. Doula UK itself began in 2001, as a network of doulas, run voluntarily by doulas. Our … [Read more...]
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