I'm starting to look for a doula for the birth of DC2. I'll probably give birth at the Whittington or UCH (NW London).
Ideally I would like someone who could act as a very strong advocate for my wishes during birth (my birth partners didn't do that in DS's birth and I ended up pushing on my back, with legs on stirrups, and very angry! Also, MWs weren't as respectful as I would like).
I prefer someone who is not radically against hospital births, c-sections, epidurals, etc. It seems most doulas are a bit too militant about this for my taste. I have nothing against epidurals or even c-sections, and I believe strongly that women should be able to choose how they want to have their babies (instead of being brain washed to have a painful natural birth, even if they don't want one!).
I've looked for names in the doula.org.uk website, but it would be great to have some suggestions. Also, I know I'm looking for a very specific type of professional (I don't even know if there are doulas like that!)
Many thanks!
Please or to access all these features
Please
or
to access all these features
Get updates on how your baby develops, your body changes, and what you can expect during each week of your pregnancy by signing up to the Mumsnet Pregnancy Newsletters.
Childbirth
Recommendation of doulas, please?
23 replies
schroedingersdodo · 09/03/2012 17:17
OP posts:
Don’t want to miss threads like this?
Weekly
Sign up to our weekly round up and get all the best threads sent straight to your inbox!
Log in to update your newsletter preferences.
You've subscribed!
Please create an account
To comment on this thread you need to create a Mumsnet account.