'Australian Doula College Groundwork Program' |
Saturday 2pm |
About Ashleigh DoddAshleigh began her career volunteering in the USA, working with people who required support from all walks of life including disabilities, mental health, youth, AOD dependencies, criminal justice, aged care, child protection and women in crisis. Ashleigh has been working in the Community Services Sector since 2005, supporting people through life’s transitions.
Beginning her career in a number of support worker roles through to management of state wide organisations always striving to empower and support individuals on their journey. Throughout this work Ashleigh has complemented her experience by obtaining degrees in Community Services, Management, Welfare, Business and is a qualified Trainer and Assessor. Ashleigh’s passion really begun to focus on women and babies whilst working in Child Protection and as she embraced her own journey to start her family, facing hurdles she never knew existed! Ashleigh’s true devotion continues to be empowering families to have the best birthing experience possible. Ashleigh has furthered her Doula qualification by undertaking the Cert IV in Doula Support Services , Child Birth Educators training and End of Life. Ashleigh firmly believes families have the right to be informed, educated, validated and supported to pave the way of their own journey. Ashleigh is dedicated to supporting people to strive for what is most important to them in all aspects of life from first breath to last breath. Ashleigh is based in Victoria keeping busy raising her young babes, working and juggling doula life, loving and appreciating every second. |
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Birth for Humankind is a Victorian-based organisation striving for equitable maternal health and wellbeing for all. We work to achieve this by providing and advocating for respectful pregnancy, birth and early parenting support for women experiencing social and financial disadvantage.
Evidence demonstrates that women experiencing social and financial disadvantage benefit the most from doula support but have the least access to it. Central to our organisation are the amazing volunteer doulas who help deliver our free specialist pregnancy, birth and postnatal support programs. Programs which have a life-changing impact. Mothers and babies thrive when they feel safe and support and all our clients report an increase in confidence and preparedness for birth and parenting. |