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Inducements For Induction: is it really a choice when push comes to shove?

8th October 2019 By doulamaddie Leave a Comment

INDUCE: verb gerund or present participle: inducing succeed in persuading or leading (someone) to do something. "the pickets induced many workers to stay away" Of course, the definition we usually use in maternity care is: bring about or give rise to. "none of Continue Reading

My Doula Year: banging the drum for justice

31st December 2017 By doulamaddie 5 Comments

It's been quite a year. Not just for me, but for the wider birth world. This year heralded the beginnings of the implementation of the Better Births report. Continuity of Carer is really on the horizon - for those not in the know, that means the prospect of all women being able to get to know a Continue Reading

Women’s Voices

22nd October 2017 By doulamaddie Leave a Comment

Where to, Love? said the taxi driver. Up with the lark, ain't yer? Station, please. Tickets please, next stop, Kings Cross. 30p for a wee, then mind the gap, tube to Baker Street. Past tourists gathering outside 221b Leafy streets and round the bend, the Royal College. The rarefied air and Continue Reading

Interview with Paula Cleary, Mother-of-five, Doula and founder of Birthplace Matters

7th September 2017 By doulamaddie Leave a Comment

This latest offering in my irregular series of guest posts is this interview with the inspiring Paula Cleary. Doula, Birth Activist and Founder of Birthplace Matters, Paula manages to find time in between home educating five children to support birthing mothers and raise awareness of the disparities Continue Reading

Hunting for the Truth: Birth in the Age of Fake News

16th August 2017 By doulamaddie 5 Comments

This week there has some been some very random, and very mysterious news headlines in the media. Without warning, the media began reporting that the Royal College of Midwives was no longer going to be promoting 'normal birth'. None of the offending journalists seemed bothered by the fact that this Continue Reading

NMC Stop Ignoring Us: We actually give a toss where and with whom we give birth!

13th March 2017 By doulamaddie 9 Comments

Once I was with a woman in labour. She was labouring at home. It took quite a while for this particular labour to reach boiling point. We were lucky enough to see 6 midwives in that time. All smiling, patient, understanding of her birthwishes and really, really wanting her to get what she wanted. Continue Reading

A Day in The Life of A Doula

30th September 2016 By doulamaddie 3 Comments

A discordant beeping jolts me out of sleep. I roll over and grope for my phone. It is 6.30. Yawning, I look at the text. It is my postnatal client. Awake feeding baby, she has the opportunity to ask me to come a little earlier - her husband is away and and she’s feeling overwhelmed. She mentions Continue Reading

Coercing with kindness?

17th December 2015 By doulamaddie 5 Comments

'She's so kind, she spent 20 minutes telling me about why the induction is the best choice. I should do it really. I wouldn't want to disappoint her'. 'He was so gentle and caring and understanding. I'm sure what he says must be for the best'. 'She's told me that it would be dangerous to stay Continue Reading

Men, Love and Birth…and a few giggles

21st October 2015 By doulamaddie Leave a Comment

Before we start this review, a small disclaimer is probably necessary. I know Mark Harris, the author of this new book on birth and, after a couple of years of online interaction, some lovely chinwags on the phone and a few real world hugs, I would consider him a mate. Still, I hope I'd be a good Continue Reading

Gentle Birth Companions, 2nd Edition: A Review

10th June 2015 By doulamaddie Leave a Comment

I am ashamed at how long it's taken me to start writing this review. My head space and time has been taken up with the publication of my own book on doulas, so I come to this later than I wanted. I have to start by being transparent. This probably won't be the most objective review you ever read. Continue Reading

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