The Perth Postpartum Professional

So what is a doula anyway?
A doula is a non medical support person who nurtures and guides people through massive transitional stages of life; Birth, Postpartum and Death. The term “doula” is relatively new, only having been coined in the 70’s. However doulas or whatever name they went by before have been around for centuries in pretty much every culture...... Unfortunately as the birthing, transitioning into motherhood and even the death process has become so very medicalized in our Western society the importance of spiritual, emotional and mental health has been sadly lost amongst all the noise, and as a result the art of tenderly hold space for transitioning, lost as well.
Luckily, the tide is changing!! People are prioritizing slowing down, looking inward. It’s not so ok to be expected to bounce back and carry on at your pre pregnancy level. Honoring yourself and giving time and space to transition calmly and confidently is getting trendy .
My dream is that having a doula won’t be a such unheard of thing. I would love to see doula’s mainstream and offered to everyone going through a transition. Particularly postpartum women. Be apart of the change and start the conversation. As a society we need to have new mumma’s backs, it’s not ok that the number one cause of maternal death in Australia is su***de. I believe Doula’s and a supportive society can change that.💪🏼✨