Tag Archives: doula

Due to the dramatic increase in birth trauma, postnatal depression, and the need to navigate hospital systems in our Country, doulas are in high demand. Women in general are saying “enough” and are wanting to take charge of their birth… Continue Reading >

By Doula and IBCLC, Birth Aims   Pregnancy can be a whirlwind of emotional and physical change for women. The changes a woman experiences will be different dependent on her body, the pregnancy, her hormone levels, placenta placement, pre-existing conditions…the… Continue Reading >

By Renee Adair   To the best of my knowledge and experience birth ‘calls us’ in three parts; physically, emotionally and spiritually. They are a collective but sadly in our culture we have come to focus predominately on the physical… Continue Reading >

I remember the first time I ever heard the word, at work, pregnant with my first child. A customer asked how my pregnancy had been treating me, and proudly announced that she was a doula. I smiled, nodded politely, finished… Continue Reading >

 By Renee Adair It can be so easy to get bogged down with all the well-meaning dos and don’ts that are thrown your way when you find yourself pregnant for the first time. There is an ocean of information that… Continue Reading >

Renee Adair   Let me start by saying that just about every doula pitches a variety of contrasting services according to their training, other modalities they specialise in and their personal situation. So what I do in a day will… Continue Reading >

Traditionally, a Doula was a woman offering non-medical support and information to other women and their partners during birth and the postnatal period. ‘Doula‘ is a Greek word that came to mean “woman’s servant”. I believe that a Doula is a support and information bank… Continue Reading >

By Renee Adair A doula, or birth attendant, is usually a woman, who offers non-medical support and information to parents in pregnancy, childbirth and the postnatal period. ‘Doula’ is a Greek word that has come to mean, “to serve”. There… Continue Reading >