Welcome to Greater Manchester Doulas CIC, a grassroots organisation run by, for, and with women.
Amy and Elle are full-spectrum doulas and friends, working together to support women and girls across the North West. We have funding available to keep our services available to everyone, to break down the financial barrier to accessing the support that every woman deserves.
Our beliefs:
- Mental health is at least as important as physical health. We do not accept that supporting mental health is the cherry on top of maternity care or a ‘nice to have’ - it is the foundation
- Good mental health is essential to get through the challenges of pregnancy, birth, and postpartum, which is why our work revolves around building and protecting it
- Every woman has innate bodily wisdom, and that it can be trusted completely
- Birth is safest and most enjoyable when led by the woman’s own intuition
- Every woman is the expert on her own body, baby, and situation, and that her autonomy over each is sovereign.
Our values:
- Appropriate support is vital for preventing and healing from perinatal mental health issues. Doulas can be a consistent part of your support network during pregnancy and after you have your baby
- It is essential that women enter motherhood feeling safe, supported, connected, informed, strong, and confident – for themselves, for their families, and for the communities in which they live
- Each doula in our organisation is different from one another, but we all provide the same level of support and are all working to the same end, with the same ethos
- We listen well and we care a lot
- We do not judge you
- We provide emotional, practical, and educational support, in a variety of ways.
Our vision:
Our vision is a world where all women and girls live in power and full health, free from violence and oppression.
Our mission is to support women to realise their innate power and wisdom by:
£10
can go towards a disadvantaged woman accessing a birth pool
£25
can allow us to facilitate a community group for three or more women
£75
can pay for a disadvantaged woman to have an hour of support with two doulas