The Doula UK Podcast: Recent Episodes
Leila Baker
Doula UK's Head of Membership talks with other members and birthworkers about interesting and relevant topics.
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
Event link - Saturday 16th January - https://www.eventbrite.com/e/virtual-vision-board-event-tickets-136143957241
Sandra Igwe - founder of The Motherhood Group - speaks to me about the organisation, why the lived experience of Black mothers matters and how we can make changes to provide better support to those whose lives are most at risk in the perinatal period
https://www.themotherhoodgroup.com/doula-support
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
Doula UK member Anna Richardson joins me to share the story of her surrogate pregnancy, the challenges that can come with this experience and how we can provide better support to families in a similar situation.
Darcy Sauers joins me for a conversation about how doulas can engage more with their future clients, how to spread the word about the work that we do and how to get better at marketing our birth and baby businesses
Sammy Loos joins me in a transatlantic conversation about things to think about when choosing additional birth partners and how trust can promote a more positive birth experience You can find out more about the podcast and book that were mentioned using these links: https://manifestationbabe.com/podcast/ https://gabbybernstein.com/shop/books/
Trigger Warning - contains discussion that some listeners may find sensitive Becki Scott joins me to talk about how a difficult breastfeeding journey can leave feelings of trauma and grief
You can also listen to more from Becki on her joint podcast with Samantha Gadsden Https://anchor.fm/thebirthactivists
Trigger Warning - contains discussion that may be sensitive to some listeners Rosey, founder of the website PNDandme talks with me about postnatal depression signs, support and recovery
Trigger warning - contains in depth discussion on birth trauma and mention of baby loss which some listeners may find distressing
Trigger warning Alison Edwards talks with me about our experience of having premature babies in Special/Neonatal Intensive Care (SCBU/NICU) and subsequent loss of my daughter Rosie.
Trigger warning Victoria Greenly talks to me about her daughter Skye who was diagnosed with Down’s Syndrome in pregnancy and her subsequent loss. For more information on antenatal tests during pregnancy please visit https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/pregnancy-and-baby/screening-amniocentesis-downs-syndrome/
Michele Misgalla talks with me about how we work in a shared care partnership and how it might work for you and your clients
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
Sarah Tessier talks about her postnatal doula work and why a postnatal plan can be as important as a birth plan https://levelsixstudios.co.uk/events1/lunch-with-a-doula-m8y54-hb92s https://hoop.co.uk/e/kVbVn6/
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
Rhia and I talk about the 2018 MBRRACE statistics and how as doulas we can help to support the people most affected by maternal death
Hayley and I discuss supporting each other’s births and how that might differ from supporting another client
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!