Offering a couple of free doula services

[Anasha]

Hi
I am a student birth doula. A doula is a birth companion trained in childbirth to provide emotional support and assistance to the woman who is expecting, in labour or recently given birth.

As a birth doula I can meet you for coffee or meet you and your partner at home to discuss your birth plan, Preparation for labour

1. Preparation for birth

1. Encouraging your baby into optimum position for labour and birth

1. Protecting your birth environment

1. Exploring your birth choices

1. Establish feeding

I will be available to you 2 weeks prior to birth. I am currently offering this service free to 2 women in the Croydon area. If you would like to know please contact me.

Anasha

is this covering all of the normal doula roles or just the 2 weeks prior to the birth?

Surely the experience you need is to be on call for 2 weeks either side of their due date, a coupla of pre natal visits, the birth and one or two post natal visits?

Hi phraedd
I am currently looking to do just the birth doula role at the present moment which involves: one consultation plus 2 visits before the birth, be with the mother during labour and 1 postnatal visit.

Anasha

i wish you were in my area(oh and that i was pregnant)

wish you were near me my midwife is shite

i think that phraedd was trying to clarify that you will be on call for the period 2 weeks before and 2 weeks after the due date?

who did you train with anasha? i did the nurturing birth course..

I would be on call 2 weeks prior the due date and one week after. However if the mother needs me for longer then that can be arranged.

I am currently doing my course with Doula consultancy services which is held at Middlesex University.

Anasha

anasha.... is that a doula uk recognised course?

I too did my training with nurturing birth (with Kicki - lovely lady )

No. It is not with Doula Uk, this course is in association with National Childbirth Trust (NCT). Once qualified I get a certificate from Middlesex university, a certificate from the NCT as well as Doula Consultancy Services (agency).