Today we interview Sammy Griffin who is a Doula & mum of 2. Sammy covers the following questions:

• What is a doula? What care do doula's provide?
• How do you find a doula?
• What is the cost of hiring a doula? 
• What can partners do in the birth space?
• What is the role of a postpartum doula?
• What is it like working in the system as a doula?
• What are the benefits of having a doula?
• The importance of holding space for women in birth. 

We also chat to Sammy about her experience in the birth space as a Doula as well as the new research about the financial impact of offering publicly funded homebirth programs in QLD. 

Sammy's Links:

• Sammy Griffin Instagram 
• Sammy Griffin Website

Websites:

• Doula Registry 
• Homebirth QLD directory 
• The financial impact of offering publicly funded homebirths: A population-based microsimulation in Queensland, Australia 
• The reconnected 
• Australia's Mothers & Babies report 
• WHO Guidelines 
• Maet Pearson from It Takes A Village 
• Penny Simpkins - 3 R's
• Jane Hardwick Collings - Healing From Previous Traumatic Birth Experiences 
• Birth Cartographer Online Training - Catherine Bell
• Mapping your Birth 

Books & Research in next episode. 

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