Volunteer Roles Doula UK are recruiting new volunteer roles to complement our existing team. We are looking for volunteers with ideas and enthusiasm who are prepared to make a commitment for at least a year and are passionate about making Doula UK the very best it can be. We prefer that our … [Read more...]
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Sue Tinsley
I live in Epping with my husband and have three lovely children Jake 28 Joe 24 and Amy 20. My very different birth experiences are what has led me to want to help families by becoming a doula and it is a privilege to be part of this wonderful time. I like to spend time walking in the forest with … [Read more...]
Why choose a Doula UK doula?
A member of Doula UK: Has completed a Doula UK Approved Doula Preparation Course. All Doula UK approved course providers follow the Doula UK core curriculum, are led by experienced doulas, are regularly assessed, have completed inclusivity and diversity training and adhere to the Doula UK code … [Read more...]
Meet the Team
Directors of Doula UK CIC Katrina Hampson (Treasurer) joined the volunteer Leadership Team as Head of Finance in May 2017. Katrina works in retail finance at the Furness Building Society and holds a DFSM diploma in financial services management. She has been a member of Doula UK since … [Read more...]
History
Doula UK was founded in April 2001, as a network of doulas, run voluntarily by doulas. Earlier that year a group of us were very fortunate to be part of Michel Odent's first “training” of doulas in the UK. We knew little about how doulas worked in the United States (where the … [Read more...]
Support our work
Doula UK is a non-profit organisation mainly run by volunteers and reliant on membership fees and donations to do all the work we do. Your support will help us to ensure women, parents & families have access to life-changing support in the childbearing year - regardless of … [Read more...]
Becoming a doula
Founded in 2001, we now present a network of around 650 members in the UK. Our Membership, and the public’s awareness of the work we do as the not-for-profit membership association of doulas, grows steadily each year. If you are interested in becoming a doula, you might be interested in … [Read more...]
About doulas
Doulas provide continuous support for the whole family through pregnancy, birth and in the early days of parenthood. Filling a role that new parents and families have always needed, we are there to listen, give confidence and not judge. Offering flexible, practical and emotional support in homes as … [Read more...]
About Doula UK
Doula UK was founded in 2001 to promote life-changing support from skilled doulas for families in the childbearing year regardless of circumstance, while advocating for better support for UK families. We have approximately 700 doulas working in all parts of the United Kingdom. Each member must … [Read more...]
Join Doula UK
Doula UK is the leading organisation of doulas, founded in 2001, and is a not for profit community interest company with over 700 Doula UK members and friends. Doula UK aims to: Promote life-changing support for women and birthing people in the childbearing year, regardless of circumstance … [Read more...]