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What's a doula do? Are you curious? Did you have a doula? Wanna be a doula? We run preparation courses to help people become doulas.

The course is approved by Doula UK. We offer both online and in person courses.

24/07/2025

✨ “The power of a doula is not in what they do, but in how they create a space where the birthing person can find their own power." ✨

- Doula and Developing Doulas course facilitator

This is the heart of what we teach at Developing Doulas.
Our role is not to save anyone from birth.
Being a doula is about holding space, offering calm presence, and helping each birthing person remember that they are the expert on their own body and baby.

We don’t walk in with all the answers—we walk beside with unwavering support. 💜

23/07/2025

Are you passionate about birth and parenting?

Do you yearn for a way to change the world?

Do you crave a fulfilling and satisfying career?

Train to become a doula with Developing Doulas

The doula course for compassionate, community-minded people

Online course
• October–November 2025: 7, 8, 14, 15, 21, 22, 28, 29 Oct & 4 Nov
📍 Online
with

In-person courses
• October 2025 – 11, 12, 17, 18, 19 Oct
📍 Cambridge
with

October 2025 -12th, 13th, 14th, 16th, 17th
📍London
with and

Postnatal-only course
September 2025 - 16th, 17th, 18th
📍Surrey
with

21/07/2025

The Developing Doulas course facilitators know that postpartum recovery isn't just about rest—it's about healing, connecting, real food, deep comfort, and soul-warming nourishment.⁣ 🥣❤️⁣
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Swipe through to see what are their favourite postpartum meals for those tender fourth trimester days. ⁣🍲👶⁣
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From hearty stews to simple snacks, these favourites are more than food—they're love on a plate to feed your body and soul. 💕⁣
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Which one would you add to the list? Share your go-to postpartum meal below! 🍽️👇⁣
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14/07/2025

“Trust in the wisdom of your body, the love in your heart, and the strength in your spirit—this is the foundation of empowered birth.”

doula, doula mentor and Developing Doulas course facilitator and meditation teacher

All of our course facilitators are experienced doulas. They are all unique in their own ways and bring this essence to the courses they facilitate. 🌸

At Developing Doulas, we believe in nurturing not just skills, but confidence, community, and compassion. Together, we’re growing a village of birthkeepers ready to hold space, support families, and honour every unique birth story.

💜If you feel called to this work, there’s a place for you here too.

Our upcoming course dates:

📍Surrey
September 2025 with
16th, 17th, 18th
(postnatal - only course)

📍Cambridge
October 2025 with
11th, 12th, 17th, 18th, 19th

📍London
October 2025 with and
12th, 13th, 14th, 16th, 17th

04/07/2025

🌟 Meet the Developing Doulas Course Facilitators 🌟

Maddie, Katie, Laura, Zara, Becky, Aimee.

🫶 Our facilitators bring warmth, wisdom and real-life experience to every course. They will doula you as you find your doula path.

In this series we are asking them questions to give a little insight into who they are.

Being a doula isn’t just a job — it touches everyone in our lives. 💫 What do our families think about it?

02/07/2025

🌿✨ Thinking about becoming a doula?

Join our FREE 2-hour Introductory Taster Session on Zoom and find out what it really means to train with Developing Doulas and work in the birth world.

Your session will be ran by one of our course facilitators who are all experienced doulas. You will learn about your training options, what the course encompasses, and connect with like-minded people in a safe, supportive space. There’s plenty of time for questions too!

Upcoming Dates:

🗓️ Mon 7th July, 6pm

📩 Email us at info@developingdoulas.co.uk to let us know when booking which date you’d like to attend — you’ll get your Zoom link the day before.

Come and explore your doula journey with us! 🌸✨

24/06/2025

🌟 Meet the Developing Doulas Course Facilitators 🌟

Maddie, Katie, Laura, Zara, Becky, Aimee.

In this series we are asking them all a question to give a little insight into who they are.

Our facilitators are all experienced doulas who each bring their own wisdom and heart to courses they run. For your training, they will be your doula and will walk beside you as you reflect, explore and expand into the doula you were born to be.

✨ Whether you're drawn to birth work through your own birthing experience or maybe you feel a deep calling to support others, our facilitators will be there as you build your business ready to support families in your area. ✨

What are their post birth rituals?

If you are already a doula, do you have one you'd like to share with us?

If you are thinking about becoming a doula, have you thought about what it would be like to support a birth and the physical, mental and emotional impact this may have on you? What self-care practices do you already have that might help you reset? Do you find it easy to prioritise caring for yourself?

17/06/2025

“Doulas help women believe in their own strength and intuition, allowing them to tap into their own power and create their own story of birth.”
Penny Simkin - Birth educator, doula and author

At Developing Doulas, we don’t just train doulas — we nurture the doula within you, hold space for you to reflect and stand by your side as you grow 🌿 We doula you, so you can doula others.

Through our training, we support doulas to recognise their unique gifts, share tools and discuss wisdom.

Are you ready to support families with compassion and confidence? We have online and in-person courses running throughout the year:

💜Online:
October/November 2025 with
7th, 8th, 14th, 15th, 21st, 22nd, 28th, 29th Oct & 4th Nov
Tuesdays and Wednesdays Midday to 3pm

💜 In-person

Brighton
June 2025 with
21st, 22nd, 27th, 28th, 29th

Cambridge
July 2025
5th, 6th, 11th, 12th, 13th

October 2025 with
11th, 12th, 17th, 18th, 19th

Hampshire/Surrey (near Haslemere)
November 2025 with
17th, 18th, 24th, 25th 26th November

06/06/2025

🌈 Happy Pride Month from Developing Doulas! 🌈

Pride Month is a opportunity to celebrate the history, culture, diversity and resilience of the LGBTQ+ community and to promote equality, inclusion, and acceptance.

At Developing Doulas, we proudly stand with the LGBTQIA+ community—not just this month, but every day. We are Q***r course facilitators and committed allies. We firmly believe that every birthing person deserves respect, safety, and support on their parenting journey, no matter their gender identity or sexual orientation.

We are committed to creating inclusive, affirming spaces both on our courses and in our work as doulas.

💜 To all our LGBTQIA+ doulas, clients, and families—you are seen, celebrated, and cherished.

***rBirthworkers

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