The Doula UK Podcast

Trigger Warning: babyloss mentioned throughout episode

Kay King talks with me about supporting babyloss and her book which beautifully and sensitively discusses how this might affect families.

Dr Tessa Venuti Sanderson joins me for a chat about the 3rd Annual State of Birth Symposium, what prompted her to create the event and how we can support families who are still subject to service restrictions post pandemic.

Listeners can buy tickets at early bird prices using discount code DOULAUK

Doula and twin mum Sarah Hawkins joins me to talk about her work in the perinatal support of families who are pregnant with more than one baby and the upcoming Multiple Matters Symposium on 25th March 2023.

Doula Sam Reynolds joins me to talk about how her cancer and parenting journeys have been intertwined and why we need to give ourselves more recovery time after a physically life-changing event has passed.

*TW* - Trigger warning - mentions of miscarriage and abortion.

Author and campaigner Beverley A. Lawrence Beech joins me to talk about human rights in childbirth, consent and the updated version of her bestselling book.

Nickita Stark joins me to talk about her campaign to raise funds for Independent Midwives and how expectant and new parents can make their voices and choices heard and respected

Morgane Richardson joins me for a conversation about doulaing in a pandemic, the differences and similarities of birth culture in the US and how we can better support people who are black, brown, LGBTQ+ or otherwise marginalised

Doula UK member Sallyann Beresford talks to me about her new book Labour of Love - The Ultimate Guide to Being a Birth Partner and how it can help anyone who wishes to provide person-centred support to someone who is having a baby

Doula UK Member Sophie Messager joins me to talk about what we can do to support families in the weeks after birth and why she has written her new book Why Postnatal Recovery Matters, part of the Pinter & Martin Why it Matters series

*Trigger warning* - contains in depth discussion on birth trauma and mention of baby loss which some listeners may find distressing

Doula UK Member Dani Diosi joins me to talk about Hypnobirthing and how it can help prepare families for birth and beyond

Trudi Dawson talks about the yoga she teaches during pregnancy and in the postnatal period

Doula Dr Mari Greenfield's birth client Yuval talks to me about his experiences giving birth in Israel and the UK

If you would like to connect with Yuval, please contact membership@doula.org.uk and we will share your details with him

Maddie and I chat about what it is like to be a mentor, why we have a mentoring and recognition process and why it's great to pay your mentoring forward

Bev and I talk (in the comfort of a living room!) about the important part Maternity Voices Partnerships have to improving maternity care in your local hospital.

This was our first podcast recording - we learnt from this the importance of where to do the recordings i.e. not in the pub! But thanks to The Euston Flyer for always being such a great place for the Leadership Team to have their meetings!

Would you like to chat with Leila about a subject close to your heart or your work? Send an email to membership@doula.org.uk and let me know what topic you would like to talk about. I look forward to hearing from you!