A mentored doula is someone who has completed a Doula UK accredited preparation course and is working towards recognition through the Doula UK mentoring scheme.
Being a birth doula is probably one of the most rewarding jobs in the world. To be at a woman's side, supporting her (and her partner) while she births her baby is an extraordinary privilege. However, thanks to the unpredictable nature of childbirth, one of the aspects of the job that needs to be navigated is the on-call period.
5/14/2018 Doula Of The Month - May4/27/2018 Did Kate Middleton use a doula?The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge welcomed their third child on Monday morning and, by all accounts, the baby arrived well and safe at the Lindo Wing at St Mary’s Hospital. 3/8/2018 International Women’s Day 2018Happy International Women’s Day!
There is definitely something very special that happens when a group of women come together with a common cause or common interest. 2/7/2018 Doula of the Month - February1/10/2018 Doula Of The Month - JanuaryOccasionally, I receive emails from women who have attended a doula training course and felt that it didn’t give them what they had hoped for; they wished that they had done a little bit more research rather than simply picking the nearest or even the cheapest course to attend.
12/18/2017 Become a doula in 2018!3/22/2017 When I started out as a doulaI can vividly remember driving over to my first ever birth. It was December 2002 and my client, pregnant with her third child and booked for a VBAC (Vaginal Birth After Caesarean), called me in the middle of the night.
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AuthorKicki Hansard is a member of Doula UK, however any opinions expressed on this blog are personal views and not necessarily the view of Doula UK. Archives
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