West Sussex Doula - Tea & Chat Carolyn Holmes

Kerrie from Burgess Hill shares with me her second caesarean birth and how she found her maternity care this time, through the Pandemic. We discuss the differences in care at Princess Royal Hospital and the benefits of having a Doula. 

This is the Zoom call interview between myself and Letitia from Liverpool who is also a Nurturing Birth Doula. Letitia's main job is working in the Non English Speaking Team (NEST) at Liverpool Women's Hospital and supporting new mothers with breastfeeding through Liverpool Community Bambis. 

This informative and eye-opening account of the essential and tireless work with vulnerable families, was something I was desperately looking forward to and inspired me to carry on with my quest for community support down here in Sussex.



PLEASE NOTE - this interview is split into two parts and the joining sections may not completely flow. However, we tried to pick up the thread of conversation as best we could.

A sensitive and honest zoom call with Nada discussing mental health and her experiences of challenging maternity care through the covid pandemic.

*p.s we had some connectivity issues throughout the call, so apologies if some audio is hard to hear.*

This is the jolly, bouncy and heart warming account of baby Luna's birth as told by her mum, Jess. Jess had Luna at St Richard's Hospital in Chichester and she has only good things to say about the maternity care she received through COVID. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did!

This is a zoom interview with Kirsty and a cameo by baby Lily! We discuss Kirsty's antenatal, post-natal and fourth trimester care she received through lockdown 3.

A series of interviews with new parents and professionals who have journeyed through pregnancy and birth during the COVID Pandemic. These are their stories. The West Sussex Doula GoFundMe page page is here >> gf.me/u/ziv84d thank you for looking.