Doula Network Australia Blog
Birth is the Beginning
FULL MEDIA STATEMENT
5 November 2025
The Doula Network Australia (DNA) acknowledges the recent joint statement by the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RANZCOG) and the Australian College of Midwives (ACM), calling for state and territory health minister...
Â
The Doula Network Australia (DNA) has responded to the joint RANZCOG and ACM call to “end freebirth deaths,” urging authorities to focus on systemic reform rather than blaming non-clinical birth supporters.
“Targeting doulas is a distraction from the very real harm being caused by an under-resou...
From birth combs to hip squeezes, and heat packs to a Rebozo, a Doula's go-to birth tool is as unique as every birth. In this article, our experienced committee members share their favourite comfort measures with fellow birth workers.
Sandra Levick - Vice President & Doula for 8 years
Go-to labour...
By Anita Goggin
I recently had a missed miscarriage and a traumatic early birth. I couldn’t find a doula with experience in loss within my area to support me. Why do we place such reverence in birth only when a baby is expected to be born live and full term? What about the women and their babies wh...
The ABCs of Comfort in Labour: 26 great ideas to help you get through even the toughest parts of labour.
In my Lamaze classes, I often play this fun game with couples. It’s even more fun when the mums and dads work as separate teams, as the dads often come up with some hilarious ideas!
Here are 26...
In ancient cultures women in labour were cared for and supported by their sisters, mothers, aunties, traditional birth attendants, herbalists…  Birth was seen as a natural and normal part of life, becoming a mother was a rite of passage the women learned from each other. At my own birth, in the
...