Doula Network Australia Blog
Birth is the Beginning
Shattering the Silence: Why Doula Support Matters in Loss
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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...
The 9 Essential Qualities Of An Exceptional Doula
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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. ...
