19th March 2024 Irwin Mitchell provide lead sponsorship of the Doula UK Conference 2024: Inspire & Connect 22nd – 24th March 2024. We represent families across England and Wales who have been affected by incidents in maternity care. We are committed to working with healthcare professionals to deliver better outcomes for all. Our experienced team includes colleagues with nursing and midwifery backgrounds. The team host talks, free study days and contribute to conferences with hospital Trust and Health Boards to share their knowledge and support educational programmes. As part of our commit ..read more

Inspire & Connect Doula UK present their annual, popular conference offering a dynamic and exciting programme with a range of topics to inspire, challenge and empower. We look forward to welcoming Doula UK members, birth workers, friends and all those who support or are interested in supporting families in the birth and perinatal period. The 2024 Doula UK Conference is taking place online from Friday 22nd March – Sunday 24th March to coincide with World Doula Week. With major sponsorship from Irwin Mitchell, this event is a fundraiser and all profits will be donated to the Doula ..read more

24th October 2023 Doula UK publish evidence of the positive impact that doulas make and the growing demand for doula support. We are very proud to share new evidence of the positive impact that Doula UK doulas make and the growing demand for doula support. Our members provide us with information about the doula support they have completed over the past year (2022 – 2023).  From this data we are able to identify the positive impact of having a doula during pregnancy, birth, and after the birth of a baby.  Doula UK has over 700 members. A staggering 2,047 births were supported by a D ..read more

Doula UK Conference Feedback About You Name Email Doula UK Conference How did you find the booking process and organisation? How did you find the technical side of joining live and/or accessing recordings? Feedback about the conference (including speakers, content and engagement) Would you be happy for us to share your feedback to promote our course on our website and on social media? Yes please use my feedback and credit me by first name Yes please use my feedback but I would prefer to be anonymous No I do not give permission for my feedback to be shared Thank you for answering these q ..read more

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31st August 2022 Doula UK publish evidence of an increase in families seeking doula support and the positive impact that doulas make. Each year Doula UK members, of which there are currently over 650 doulas working across the UK, complete a annual return detailing their doula work from the previous year.  We have collated this data and are delighted to share the results with you which clearly show an increase in the demand for doula birth and postnatal support and show the positive outcomes and benefits of having a doula during pregnancy, birth and the after the birth of a baby. In 2021 ..read more

The Doula UK Annual General Meeting (AGM) will take place on Monday 19th September at 12:00. The AGM is an opportunity to hear from the Directors and Leadership Team of Doula UK, who will provide a review of the company’s activities from the last year and report on the finances in accordance with the articles of association. Doula UK is inviting you to an online zoom meeting Topic: AGM 2022 Date: Monday 19th September Start time: 12:00 End time: 14:00 Location: Online Join Zoom Meeting Meeting ID: 865 1486 4931 Passcod ..read more

All Doula UK members are eligible to volunteer for the Access Fund. In May this year we were incredibly fortunate to receive funding from Safer Beginnings to support more people through the Access Fund than ever before.  We are in great need of more Access Fund doulas, particularly those who offer post natal support. Read the Access Fund Guide for Doulas Access Fund Guide for doulas How does the application process work? A referral is made online by a healthcare professional or charitable partner.  The application is then considered by the Directors of Doula UK and Amy who admin ..read more

We are looking for birth and postnatal doula supported stories to share on our new website. If you had a Doula UK doula and want to let other families know why having a doula improved your experience and was a good support, please share your story and or a quote to be included on our new website launching 2022. My doula supported birth or postnatal story Your name * Your doula's name * Share your doula supported birth or postnatal story. Provide a short quote of no more than 25 words about your doula support. Can we use one or both of the above to help us promote doula support on our website ..read more

Press Release 12th May 2022 Doula UK awarded £16,200 funding from the Safer Beginnings programme to provide postnatal doula support to those most in need. We are delighted to announce that Doula UK have been awarded £16,200 in funding from the Safer Beginnings programme, led by Best Beginnings and the White Ribbon Alliance UK and made possible with funding from the Department of Culture, Media and Sport through the Tampon Tax Fund. This grant will ensure that Doula UK can provide postnatal doula support to those most impacted by harm, violence and previous or existing trauma after the birth of ..read more