Welcome to our BirthBliss Academy graduate gallery.
 

Over the years, I’ve had the privilege of seeing so many women come through our doula training, each bringing her own experiences, personality and reasons for wanting to support women and families. It’s always lovely to see where their training takes them and the different ways they go on to work within their own communities.
 

What makes a BirthBliss doula?

There isn’t one type of BirthBliss doula and I wouldn’t want there to be.
 

Our training is about developing knowledge and practical understanding while also learning how to be alongside another woman without bringing our own assumptions, experiences or agenda into her space.
 

BirthBliss doulas are encouraged to remain curious, reflective and open. They learn about birth and the postnatal period, the maternity system, communication, boundaries and the practical realities of working as a doula. Perhaps most importantly, they learn that good doula support is often less about knowing what to do and more about knowing how to listen, notice and respond to the woman in front of them.
 

The women you see here have taken that learning into their own doula work in many different ways. Some support births, some specialise in postnatal care and many do both. Each has gone on to create a practice that reflects who she is and the families she hopes to support.
 

I’m very proud to have been a small part of their journey and I hope you enjoy meeting some of our BirthBliss graduates.