THE PEOPLE BEHIND THE TRAINING
You'll be learning from doulas who are still doing the work.
This isn't theory delivered by people who used to work in birth. Both Jemma and Anne-Marie are actively supporting families right now, and everything they teach comes directly from that lived experience.
Jemma
Birth & Postnatal Doula · Ex-Midwife · Doula UK Area Rep · Mentor · Hypnobirthing Teacher
Jemma trained in some of the UK’s busiest hospitals before choosing to leave the NHS, knowing she wanted to truly centre women, autonomy, and informed choice in birth care.
Since 2016, she has built a thriving doula business from scratch three times across different counties, specialising in home birth, free birth, birth trauma, and high-risk pregnancies.
Jemma is passionate about raising standards in birth work, training doulas in trauma-informed care, unbiased support, and deep respect for autonomy…so the families they serve receive truly compassionate, empowering care.
Anne-Marie
Birth & Postnatal Doula · Train the Trainer · Hypnobirthing Teacher · Mentor
Anne-Marie became a doula in 2017 and hasn't looked back. Building her practice into a full-time, soul-filling career that she describes as her calling.
With a background in project management, HR and business improvement, she brings a rare combination of professional expertise and deep personal passion to everything she does.
She specialises in the postpartum period and matrescence, believing that in a society where traditional support has been lost, a doula can be truly transformative.
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"They are the kindest, most nurturing, well-informed, generous, caring women I have met in a long time. They really know their stuff, and they generously share all their wisdom. I feel very prepared and confident to enter the doula world."
Rev. Cynthia Keating TDTF Graduate
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WHY WE DO THIS
The world needs more doulas.
Now more than ever.
We love what we do and we want to share that passion with as many people as possible. The more doulas there are, the more women and families can be supported through pregnancy, birth, and the postpartum journey.
Birth and the early postpartum period are completely transformative. Some women leave their birth experience feeling empowered, euphoric, and unstoppable. Others are left traumatised, unheard, and broken. We believe every woman deserves a birth that leaves her feeling strong, respected, and in control.
30%
experience trauma symptoms that deeply impact their postpartum experience
4–6%
of women in the UK develop PTSD after birth That’s 30,000–37,000 cases every year
And more often than not, the trauma isn't caused by what physically happened, it's caused by how women were treated.
Doulas offer a proven solution:
Advocating for the birthing person's choices
Improving communication with medical staff
Providing reassurance, comfort, and a calming presence
Decreasing interventions and improving birth outcomes
Lowering rates of postpartum depression
"Evidence is clear: when birthing people have continuous support, outcomes improve, birth trauma decreases, and maternity care becomes more equitable and person-centred."
The Lancet
"Continuous companionship during labour and birth is recommended for improving women's satisfaction with services, with benefits even greater when the support comes from a doula."
World Health Organisation (WHO)
WHAT OUR GRADUATES SAY
Trained by us…Out there changing lives.
"They are the kindest, most nurturing, well-informed, generous, caring women I have met in a long time. I feel very prepared and confident to enter the doula world."
Rev. Cynthia Keating
"You are in the safest of hands. I wish I could go back and do it all again."
Jessica Scott
"My life has been changed and I feel so purposeful. I can’t wait to support and advocate for women and their families and to be my authentic self."
Najma Alinour
"These four transformative days have moved me deeply. I look forward with excitement to continuing this journey and deepening my learning with future courses and retreats."
Mandy Jones
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into a meaningful career?
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