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The Hoaxer of Covid: The Strange Case of Munchausens By Internet

26th April 2020 By doulamaddie Leave a Comment

Munchausen by Internet in the Doula Community Dr Kathryn Newns, Clinical Psychologist Introduction There is an individual described who contacts a Doula – by text or telephone - saying that they are in labour and are alone. The doula then supports this person through labour. The baby is born, Continue Reading

Sweet Sixteen Doula: My 2019

31st December 2019 By doulamaddie Leave a Comment

This year I've officially been doulaing for 16 years. And just like my real 16th year, it was full of love, adventure, awkwardness and a looking forward with excitement to what the future brings. There has been joy and heartbreak, beginnings and endings, and most importantly, this year has been Continue Reading

Building Bridges: Questions Midwives Ask About Doulas

20th November 2019 By doulamaddie 3 Comments

Over the years I have been lucky enough to have been given the opportunity to talk to groups of midwives about the doula role on a number of occasions. Sometimes they are student midwives and sometimes experienced, qualified midwives. The last couple of years I have had the pleasure of talking to Continue Reading

Complementary Therapies in Maternity Care: are we blind to the bias?

12th November 2019 By doulamaddie 4 Comments

I was scared. VERY. I am dreadfully phobic of enclosed spaces and didn't know how I was going to cope with an MRI. For a while I considered putting it off but I realised that being a doula has given me a number of useful tools. First, I reached out to a friend who was able to use her Continue Reading

A Handful of Gemstones: Doulas Celebrate Wonderful Midwives and Doctors

15th October 2019 By doulamaddie Leave a Comment

I recently wrote a post about some of the things that are said to parents to cajole, manipulate or threaten them into accepting interventions. This is a widespread problem but the last thing I would want is for my readers to think that I have an unrelentingly negative view and experience of the way Continue Reading

My Doula Year 2018

29th December 2018 By doulamaddie 2 Comments

I started the year with twins. Sitting in the quiet, dark hours with a mother as she feeds one, and then the other. I hold a baby, pat and settle them both. Whisper reassurance into the gloaming. Christmas lights still twinkle outside the window. I doze on the sofa til daybreak.   Next 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

Five Days in the Dunkirk Camp: Doula Linda’s Account

19th November 2016 By doulamaddie 2 Comments

This is a guest post by my friend and fellow doula, Linda Robinson, who spent five days in the Dunkirk camp. I am honoured to host her account on my blog and urge you to read and share to raise awareness. Winter is drawing in and as temperatures dip, conditions worsen. Thank you for joining us in 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

Silence Isn’t Always Golden

26th March 2016 By doulamaddie 11 Comments

Dear Adele, Once, when I lived in Spain, walking home one night from work, a man jumped out at me. He grabbed me from behind and threw me to the floor. He tore huge chunks of hair from my head and proceeded to try to rape me, tearing my summer dress from my body. I fought, adrenaline coursing Continue Reading

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