Doula UK Conference 2023 Stepping up for Change Doula UK present a dynamic and exciting programme with a range of topics to inspire, challenge and empower. We look forward to welcoming members, birth workers and all those who support or are interested in supporting families in the birth and … [Read more...]
Doula UK Members Annual Return Results 2019
Each year Doula UK conduct a survey of our members to find out the impact and benefit of doula support and to help us shape our organisation. … [Read more...]
Guidance for Doula UK members on PPE
GUIDANCE FOR DOULA UK MEMBERS ON PERSONAL PROTECTION EQUIPMENT (PPE) Due to the new government guidelines and in response to requests from midwife colleagues, we are issuing guidance for doulas on the use of PPE. The guidance below is for Doula UK members who are … [Read more...]
MBRRACE-UK 2019 Report
MBRRACE-UK: Saving Lives, Improving Mothers' Care Lessons learned to inform maternity care from the UK and Ireland Confidential Enquiries into Maternal Deaths and Morbidity 2015–17 Following a delay due to the general election, the MBRRACE-UK Saving Lives, Improving Mothers’ Care report … [Read more...]
New Evidence in Support of Doulas
What is a doula and what do they do? Co-authored by Meghan A. Bohren and Sarah Chapman This blog is an extract from an article originally published in The Conversation you can read the full article here. Women have traditionally been supported by a companion during childbirth, and … [Read more...]
Rebecca Schiller – Doula UK Lifetime Honorary Membership
In late 2009 I started to look for a doula to support my husband and I through the pregnancy and birth of our first baby. Though I managed to give birth on the one day she wasn’t available, her presence before and after had made such a positive impact on our start to parenting that I decided to … [Read more...]
Paula Cleary on how to provide excellent doula support without burning out
We dance on a stage that is painted many shades of grey. We offer a service that is as old as the hills, yet remains by its very nature a mystery. How can it be anything but? Most women having a straightforward pregnancy have a guess-date and birth might take half an hour or many days – as doulas we … [Read more...]
Naturopathic Care In Pregnancy
This piece by Juliana O’Boyle was first published in The Doula magazine. As a pregnant mum myself I had endless questions and worries; how do I eat safely and naturally to meet my baby’s nutritional needs? Which herbs and supplements are safe and effective for my nausea, heartburn, cankles, and … [Read more...]
