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 - https://www.instagram.com/sammygriffinbirthsupport/?hl=enSammy Griffin Website- https://sammygriffinbirthsupport.com/Websites: Doula Registry - https://www.douladirectory.com.au/Homebirth QLD directory - https://homebirthqld.com.au/find-a-birthworker The financial impact of offering publicly funded homebirths: A population-based microsimulation in Queensland, Australia - https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1871519223002287?via%3DihubThe reconnected - https://thereconnected.com/Australia's Mothers & Babies report - https://www.aihw.gov.au/reports/mothers-babies/australias-mothers-babies/contents/summaryWHO Guidelines - https://www.who.int/news/item/16-06-2021-caesarean-section-rates-continue-to-rise-amid-growing-inequalities-in-access Maet Pearson from It Takes A Village - https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/s4-ep119-maet-pearson-midwife-co-founder-of-it-takes/id1526987049?i=1000618020657 Penny Simpkins - 3 R's -https://www.pennysimkin.com/the-3-rs-in-childbirth-preparation-relaxation-rhythm-and-ritual/ Jane Hardwick Collings - Healing From Previous Traumatic Birth Experiences - https://janehardwickecollings.thinkific.com/courses/healing-from-previous-traumatic-birth-experiences Birth Cartographer Online Training - Catherine Bell - https://birthmap.life/product/birth-cartographer-online-training/Mapping your Birth - https://birthmap.life/mapping-your-birth/Books & Research in next episode.  Be sure to hit the subscribe button so our podcast downloads straight to your inbox. Thank you so much for listening to our podcast! We are so grateful for your support. https://homebirthstoriesaustralia.buzzsprout.com