Hello Everyone! I'm hoping to get in touch with some Australian Birth Attendants / Doulas who would be interested in contributing their experiences and personal journey on becoming a Birth Attendant, for an article I am writing on BellyBelly. The Birth Attendant / Doula movement has had some great publicity in the media of late (just recently in the press and on the Today Show here in Melbourne last week!) which has prompted me to write the article for publication next month. Also, many women on my site are aware that I am doing Rhea's Birth Attending course and have gotten in touch with me, asking about how to become Birth Attendants / Doulas themselves... so I am writing all the what/where/when's etc. on becoming a Birth Attendant.
So if you are interested, I would love to know which course you are doing and a little bit about it (I am going to include/write about all the training providers I know), and if you could also include some personal comments on your background - why you wanted to become a Birth Attendant / Doula and your personal journey since starting. This might include: *How you have felt before, during and after the course and your motivations *The most important things you have learnt about yourself and also the birth process *Is your course / working as a Birth Attendant better than you expected? *If you have completed your course and are working, how did the transition go and how do you feel about your work now? *Did you have any confidence issues and if so how did you overcome that? *Any other comments or advice you would like to contribute to a prospective birth attendant / doula. I will credit your names to the comments of course unless you would prefer not to. It will be published on the 1st June so if you could reply as soon as possible that would be great :) I'd especially love to hear a bit about everyone's backgrounds too, just to let everyone know that it doesn't matter what background or experience you have come from, you can still be a natural born Birth Attendant and a fabulous one at that. Best Regards, Kelly Zantey Director, www.bellybelly.com.au Gentle Solutions For Conception, Pregnancy, Birth & Baby -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.308 / Virus Database: 266.11.8 - Release Date: 10/05/2005 -- This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. Visit <http://www.acegraphics.com.au> to subscribe or unsubscribe.
