Episode 61: Ania Freitas on Doulas, Cultural Differences, and Postnatal Care in Northern Ireland

Episode Summary

Hillary sits down with Ania Freitas, a doula originally from Madeira, Portugal, now based in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Her path into doula work started when she went to help her sister, and it is the kind of story we hear often without slowing down to listen to the geography part.

We talk about what doula work looks like in Northern Ireland, the cultural differences in postnatal care that Ania has felt as someone moving across countries, and the practical realities of building a doula practice in a place where the role is still becoming familiar to families.

Useful for any doula working across cultures or in a country where the profession is still building credibility.

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Ania Freitas, doula in Belfast, Northern Ireland

Cultural differences in postnatal care

European Doula Network