As a doula, my work is built on four values: Responsibility, Sustainability, Curiosity, and Inclusivity. To care for a birthing person and their family is to care about the world they are birthing into. I'm aware that declaring my political allegiance and activity may well turn some people off engaging with or even hiring me, but then, they are obviously not my people, I'm not talking to them! The world you are birthing in matters, from the literal home, to the systems that support you (the NHS and maternity in general) to the local provision for support and care in Cheshire East, to the national and international impact of climate change and the environmental crisis. That is why I talk about my commitment to Green Party politics within my doula communication. This is who  am and this and you are why I do all that I do. 

I devoured this book in 2 sittings. It would have been one honestly but I started at night, in bed and sleep won, but it's a stunner!