The First Path Birth Companion

23/06/2025

Doula support looks different for every doula and every person seeking support. I’m all about support that is rooted in rights, advocacy based communication skills, informed decision making and trauma prevention. Support for all people, all experiences and all choices! Want to know more? Let’s talk! Book me via 👇🏼

www.allisontatebirthcompanion.com

06/06/2025

🗣️Communicating what you want during your pregnancy and birth does not come easy for everyone and there are many variables that shape and might get in the way doing that (aka you, your OB/Midwife, the system).

‼️ It’s so important for you to know that when it comes to the relationship and communication you have with your OB or Midwife, YOU hold decisional authority and that is LEGALLY PROTECTED through the PRINCIPLE OF AUTONOMY and the INFORMED DECISION MAKING PROCESS. You do not have to tiptoe around, justify your decisions or try to keep your OB or Midwife onside.

🔥 Having rights sounds good in principle, but in reality, what does it mean and why doesn’t it look like it should at the face to face end of care? There’s a lot to unpack BUT you absolutely can learn how to hold your power and exploring how to do that is FUNDAMENTAL ANTENATAL PREPARATION.

💬If you’re finding yourself struggling to communicate what you want in your care, and are leaving appointments feeling all the emotions, contact me - lets get together so you can learn how to take your power back!

www.allisontatebirthcompanion.com

31/05/2025

IᑎTᖇOᗪᑌᑕTIOᑎ!! 😀

For all those who are new to my page welcome!

I have been supporting families as a companion (more commonly known as “doula”) since 2013, prior to which I was an Occupational Therapist for 14 years. I have just returned to Scotland after living in Florida for the past 8 years.

I support ALL people in ALL their reproductive choices and my support is rooted in advocacy, justice, rights and trauma prevention. I travel to support people across Scotland (and beyond) and am currently located in Peebles, Scottish Borders.

How can I support you?

- Reproductive rights
- Advocacy based communication
- Informed decision making
- Birth trauma debrief/recovery
- Birth in hospital, birth center and home
- Obstetric and midwifery care
- Unassisted birth
- Home or birth center to hospital transfer
- High risk pregnancy
- Multiple pregnancy
- Pregnancy at any age
- Premature birth
- Post term birth
- Assisted pregnancy
- Medical and elective induction
- Medicated and unmedicated birth
- Birth approaches - physiological birth, active birth, water birth, Spinning Babies, hypnobirthing
- Induction
- Cesarean birth
- Vaginal birth after cesarean (VBAC)
- Pregnancy after loss
- Miscarriage
- Stillbirth
-,Termination for medical reasons (TFMR)
- Abortion
-,Neonatal loss
- Neonatal Intensive Care/Special Care Baby Unit (NICU/SCBU)

Want to talk about how I can support you? Messsge me! Link to my website is in my bio 👆🏼

15/05/2025

08/05/2025

https://www.sarawickham.com/articles-2/bigbaby/

Dr Sara Wickham analyses the results of The Big Baby Trial, helping women, families and caregivers understand this research study.

06/12/2024

For birthing parents who choose not to or can’t have their baby immediately skin to skin after their cesarean whilst still in theatre - this is a great option for the birth/support partner to provide skin to skin instead in the theatre environment 😀

https://news.stv.tv/east-central/midwife-designs-special-medical-scrubs-for-fathers-of-c-section-babies?

The scrubs allow newborn babies to receive the health benefits of skin-to-skin contact while mums undergo surgery.