The Doula Dispensary Siobhan Smith & Kicki Hansard

The Doula Dispensary is a monthly podcast, prescribing a monthly dose of all things doula. Siobhan and Kicki bring you a show which is a bit like sitting down with your mates for a cup of tea... So put the kettle on, sit down and enjoy listening to familiar issues as a working doula, woman, and mother.
 
This month's doula dilemma discusses a situation where a doula is a breastfeeding volunteer in the NHS and wants to continue their support.  There's a question from a listener about when to use a backup doula or when to do shared care. The Doula Dose is about ZEST midwives. There is, of course, also a lot of general chit-chat about life.
 
 You can follow Siobhan and Kicki on social media -
@siobhan_thebirthdoula
@kickihansard
@birthblissacademy

The Doula Dispensary is a monthly podcast, prescribing a monthly dose of all things doula. Siobhan and Kicki bring you a show which is a bit like sitting down with your mates for a cup of tea... So put the kettle on, sit down and enjoy listening to familiar issues as a working doula, woman, and mother.
 
This month's doula dilemma discusses a situation when a birth client is getting more and more anxious the nearer the baby's due date.  There's a question from a listener about how to explain to the client's partner about the specific benefits of the doula. The Doula Dose is about some negative articles in the news about doulas. There is, of course, also a lot of general chit-chat about life.
 
 You can follow Siobhan and Kicki on social media -
@siobhan_thebirthdoula
@kickihansard
@birthblissacademy

The Doula Dispensary is a monthly podcast, prescribing a monthly dose of all thing’s doula. Siobhan and Kicki bring you a show which is a bit like sitting down with your mates for a cup of tea... So put the kettle on, sit down and enjoy listening to familiar issues as a working doula, woman, and mother.
 
This month's doula dilemma discusses a situation when a postnatal doula client seems to go against many of the guidelines with regards to caring for her baby.  There's a question from a listener about how to get more clients. The Doula Dose is about advocacy and ideas for doulas to make sure their clients are making informed choices. There is, of course, also a lot of general chit-chat about life.
 
 You can follow Siobhan and Kicki on social media -
 @siobhan_thebirthdoula
@kicki.hansard
@birthblissacademy

The Doula Dispensary is a monthly podcast, prescribing a monthly dose of all thing’s doula. Siobhan and Kicki bring you a show which is a bit like sitting down with your mates for a cup of tea... So put the kettle on, sit down and enjoy listening to familiar issues as a working doula, woman, and mother.
 
This month's episode is an interview with Nathan Riley by Kicki and they talk about the challenges for women giving birth in hospitals and we talk about ways that doulas can prepare their clients well.

Trigger Warning: This episode discusses baby loss and disabilities.
 
 You can follow Siobhan and Kicki on social media
@siobhan_thebirthdoula
@oxytocingoddess
@birthblissacademy

Nathan Riley can be found here:
Beloved Holistics
@nathanrileyobgyn
@bornfreemethod

The Doula Dispensary is a monthly podcast, prescribing a monthly dose of all thing’s doula. Siobhan and Kicki bring you a show which is a bit like sitting down with your mates for a cup of tea... So put the kettle on, sit down and enjoy listening to familiar issues as a working doula, woman, and mother.
 
This month's doula dilemma discusses a situation when the client would like to do vaginal seeding after a caesarean birth.  There's a question from a listener about how to support a client postnatally who is recovering from an abdominal birth. The Doula Dose is about preparing and supporting clients who are having caesareans. There is, of course, also a lot of general chit-chat about life.
 
 You can follow Siobhan and Kicki on social media -
 @siobhan_thebirthdoula
@kicki.hansard
@birthblissacademy

The Doula Dispensary is a monthly podcast, prescribing a monthly dose of all thing’s doula. Siobhan and Kicki bring you a show which is a bit like sitting down with your mates for a cup of tea... So put the kettle on, sit down and enjoy listening to familiar issues as a working doula, woman, and mother.
 
This month's doula dilemma discusses a situation when the client's partner is not part of the preparation sessions.  There's a question from a listener about how to schedule your work as a postnatal doula. The Doula Dose is about social media birth workers. There is, of course, also a lot of general chit-chat about life.
 
 You can follow Siobhan and Kicki on social media -
 @siobhan_thebirthdoula
@kicki.hansard
@birthblissacademy