Welcome to The Original Birth Connection

Lets make birth better, together

Maybe you’re doula curious.
Maybe you’re already certain this is the work — but every training you’ve looked at feels rushed, narrow, or misaligned with your values.

You want depth, not dogma.
You want inclusion, not binaries.
You want to support people through fertility journeys, loss, birth, and the postnatal period — without causing harm, burning out, or losing yourself in the process.

If that’s you, you’re in exactly the right place.

You feel called to doula work but you don’t want to do it That Way

Start Here: The Free 6 Steps to Becoming a Doula Guide

This free guide is your honest introduction to what it really means to become a doula — and what it’s like to train with The Original Birth Connection.

Not the Instagram version.
Not the idealised version.
The real, grounded, human one.

Inside the guide, you’ll discover:

  • What doulas actually do — across fertility, loss, birth, and the postnatal period

  • The emotional and practical realities of holding people through deeply vulnerable experiences

  • Why trauma-informed, inclusive education isn’t optional — it’s essential

  • The difference between shallow certification courses and mentored, values-led training

  • The first steps to becoming a doula without rushing, bypassing, or compromising your ethics

This guide isn’t designed to convince you to become a doula.

It’s designed to help you decide — with clarity, confidence, and honesty — whether this path is right for you.

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Why This Guide Exists

So many people come to doula work because they care deeply —
and then end up feeling unsupported, underprepared, or quietly harmed by poor training.

We created this guide because:

  • Birth is complex, nuanced, and never one-size-fits-all

  • Advocacy requires confidence, knowledge, and emotional safety

  • Inclusive care demands more than good intentions

  • And no one should be sent into this work alone

This is the beginning of a supported transition, not a sales funnel dressed up as “free value”.

What Happens After You Download the Guide?

Once you’ve read the 6 Steps to Becoming a Doula, you’ll be invited to book a free, no-pressure conversation with the course founder, Alex (that’s her hands in the pic!)

This is not a sales call.

It’s a chance to:

  • Ask honest questions about doula work and training

  • Explore whether this path fits your life, values, and capacity

  • Understand what supported, mentored doula education actually looks like

  • Decide whether our full training pathway is the right next step for you

If it’s a yes — amazing.
If it’s a no — you’ll still leave with clarity and respect for your decision.

This Is For You If…

  • You’re drawn to birth work but don’t want a tick-box qualification.

  • You care deeply about inclusion, cultural safety, and trauma-informed practice

  • You want to advocate with confidence, not fear

  • You’re looking for training that reflects the real complexity of fertility, birth, and postnatal care

  • You value mentoring, reflection, and long-term support.

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Download the Free Guide

The Free 6 Steps to Becoming a Doula
A grounded, honest introduction to doula work — and to training that’s done differently.

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No pressure.
No hype.
Just clarity, care, and the first step — if and when you’re ready.

Meet Your Mentors

Your mentors will be by your side while you work through your course. You will speak to them as you complete your modules, at your bi-weekly sessions and meet them on the in-person weekends.

Meet Alex

Meet Michelle

Meet Caz