The Doula Dispensary Siobhan Smith & Kicki Hansard

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

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 breastfeeding situation.  There's a question from a listener about feeling inadequate as all the doulas in her area have done lots of courses. The Doula Dose is about whether doulas should be regulated. 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 the situation when there is a shift change of care providers at the hospital.  There's a question from a listener about getting an enquiry about doing some night-time doula work. The Doula Dose talks about picking your battles and advocacy. 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 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 the situation when a doula pays for bits and pieces when working and how to get the money back. There's a question from a listener about what to do if you've been booked by a client and then realise you're not a good match. The Doula Dose talks about doulas as the invisible resource in perinatal services. 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