Welcome to Nurturing Birth Doula Courses

Nurturing Birth has been training doulas, also known as birth companions, for the past eight years. Our trainers are all working doulas with many years of experience supporting hundreds of families between them. Besides attending our amazing 3-day Nurturing Birth Doula Course our doulas are also supported/mentored personally and are able to join our very dynamic online forum. The "training" of our doulas does not end after the 3 days, the support our doulas need is always available to them from our team of trainers. Our course is also availabe in the Middle East.

At Nurturing Birth we believe passionately in the difference a doula can make in helping new families through positive births and the first few weeks.

Our course is Recognised/Accredited with Doula UK. You may only join Doula UK and enjoy the benefits of its membership if you have attended a Doula UK recognised course. Whilst mostly UK based, we have many of our doulas working around the world.

We also recommend KEE to Birth training for birth preparation classes. An alternative to other "antenatal education" courses. It's not about educating but much more about preparing couples. Find out more here.

Last updated on 24 January 2012

Looking for a doula?

Our trained doulas are available to help new families through pregnancy, birth and the postnatal period. Find out more here and use our free Doula Directory.

Forums
For our trainees we have set up a safe place where they can exchange experiences, ask questions and meet other doulas (please read our forum rules before registering). We have over 600 members on our forum.

Nurturing Birth
Certification
We are able to certify doulas who have trained with us. Find out more here.

KEE to Birth

Mother & Baby international offers a new take on antenatal classes. Find out more.

Doula podcast
Listen to this podcast interview on mybabyradio.com, where Valerie answers many questions on doulas: their role at birth and afterwards, their interactionswith mums, dads and midwives, who can become a doula,...

Doula survey
Nurturing Birth conducted a survey of doulas working in the UK in 2008. Its conclusions were published in MIDIRS Midwifery Digest June 2009. More information here.

Live Chat

24 January 2012 at 9PM GMT on the forum for our users.

Doula Film
Have you see or heard of Doula! The ultimate birth companion, a documentary following birth and postantal doulas at work. Three Nurturing Birth trained doulas are featured.

For more information or to get a copy of the film visit the website: http://doulafilm.com/.

Newsletter issue 56

If you have done our birth and postnatal course you will have received the latest issue of our monthly e-newsletter on 13 January 2012

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