The route from pregnancy to postpartum takes you on a truly undulating emotional journey. From the moment you get a positive pregnancy test, your brain floods with every emotion, attempting to sift through all the information you may or may not ever have known about pregnancy. You may not know where to even begin accessing care or you may be overwhelmed with symptoms of pregnancy, thinking to yourself ‘is this what everyone goes through?? HOW?’. Navigating the maternity system itself feels...

If you’ve explored doula support, hopefully it has become clear to you that the relationship you build with your support team is the most important thing. A doula is there to help you navigate your maternity care with fully informed, evidence based information as well as supporting you with decision-making strategies and continuity through your journey. Above all else though, the doula-client relationship is one of trust and care. So, what is Shared Care Doula Support? Shared Care packages...

With the return of One Born Every Minute being announced, I have been thinking about how our narratives of childbirth are shaped by what we hear about others’ stories. This TV show was likely the first time many people witnessed childbirth and it likely correlated with the stories they had been told, however brief. Watching a TV show about childbirth without the prospect of giving birth soon may feel like entertainment, especially when it’s feathered with heartwarming moments, outpouring of...