007 - Maddie

Maddie McMahon is the founder of Developing Doulas. A doula since 2003, she has written two books - Why Doulas Matter and Why Mothering Matters. Maddie shares her own birth story from 2000 and we discuss the very simple measures that can improve the birth experience for many women and save the NHS lots of money !! You can find out more about Maddie's work here: And the campaign that Maddie speaks about at the end of the podcast is Delivering Better: See their Instagram here Anther organisation campaigning for better outcomes, specifically focused on Black maternal health is FiveXMore We also spoke about Sheena Byrom, a midwife who works tirelessly with her daughter and other collaborators to improve maternity and midwifery services The satirical film Push can be found on YouTube If you feel called to tell your Stories From your Womb, you can book a call with me via my ⁠⁠Calendly⁠⁠ I welcome all stories - you don't have to have had kids, just a womb !! If you like what I am doing and would like to support my work, you can do so by navigating to Buy Me A Coffee .com and searching emma lucy wall (with or without spaces). I'm the one with the smiley face and the green heart chakra symbol on my page. Unfortunately, Spotify blocks clickable links for this platform. Apple Podcasts allows it so here is the ⁠⁠⁠link⁠⁠⁠ which you can access direct from there. I promise to use any money I earn to support my work in revolutionising the birth world With much gratitude, Emma xx I promise to use any money I earn to support my work in revolutionising the birth world Thank you xx For more information about my work as a doula, visit my ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠