For the first time, there is a nationally recognised qualification for those who practise in the time-honoured tradition of the doula.
The Professional Doula Award Level 3 has been pioneered by doulas Julie Griffiths and Laura Davies (pictured), who run Baby on Board Doulas.
With support from Eastleigh College in Hampshire they designed the level 3 course, which is endorsed by CACHE and registered with the Federation of Antenatal Educators (Fedant).
'While most doulas have given birth themselves and many have undertaken non-statutory training, we recognised that there was a need for a formal governing body to oversee what doula work involves,' says Laura Davies.
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