Goodwin Replica Volunteer Doula Service

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Goodwin Replica Volunteer Doula Service
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WHAT ARE DOULAS?

• Doula is a Greek word referring to an experienced
  woman who helps other women through
  pregnancy and childbirth.
• She offers no clinical skills and does not
  perform any medical tasks.
• Her sole function is to give continuous emotional
  and physical support, and facilitate
  communication between the woman, her partner and
  other professionals

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The Idea!
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The Benefits

• Mum Baby antenatal, birth and postnatal
  support, lower incidence of intervention
  throughout birth, higher breastfeeding rates,
  lower incidence of isolation, positive,
  empowered birth experience, support with
  smoking cessation, signposting to other agencies
• Volunteers high quality accredited training,
  intensive support, feel good factor associated
  with volunteering and supporting others, pathway
  to higher education and employment, new
  friendships and networks
• Society health well being of community,
  development of community skills base, improving
  employment prospects, saving of public money,
  community cohesion
• NHS/LAs cost savings, volunteers into
  midwifery, increased links with third sector,
  positive experiences for staff

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The Volunteers Training

• 4 x 3 hour sessions
• Visits local hospital/birth centre, meet midwives
  and visit birthing rooms
• Sessions covering ante post natal role and
  birth, cultural diversity, communication skills,
  etc
• 1 day Child Protection Level 1
• 1 day Domestic Violence Awareness
• 2 day preparing for birth course
• 2 day breastfeeding course
• Accredited to Levels 2 and 3 with OCN (9 credits
  in total)
• Reflective, Interactive, Ongoing

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Matching Process

• Expectant mums referred via midwives,
  interpreters, social services, TPSS, etc
• We support mums from all areas of the city
• Expectant mums will require a variety of forms of
  support according to individual situation
• Matching done according to personality, location,
  background availability

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Volunteer Support

• Volunteer expenses and childcare for training and
  volunteering
• Supervision with staff team via phone and 121s
• Monthly Training/Support Group Meetings problem
  sharing and solving
• Ongoing training as identified
• Mobile phone for contact with expectant mum and
  Project Team

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Results 08-09

• 100 women supported
• 143 referrals received
• C section rate 20 (LR 24.5)(09 to date 16)
• Epidural rate 23 (LR 34) (09 22)
• Attended by doulas 61 (09 65)
• BF initiate rate 69 (LR 52) (09 85)
• BF 6 weeks rate 37 (LR approx 22)(09 55)
• Since beginning of project
• Trained 99 Volunteers
• 26 Volunteers into University
• 12 Vols into employment
• 45 currently active

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The Future in Hull

• Funding confirmed until 2013 via NHS Hull and
  2011 Hull City Council via Early Years fund
• Covering all areas of the city, split by locality
• Strong multi-agency working with all agencies
  involved in family support
• Recruit volunteers twice a year April and
  October

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The Replication Package

• Consultancy expertise and time for 1 year, HR
  support recruitment, induction, train the
  trainer, marketing, promotional material and
  support
• Volunteer recruitment, training first cohort,
  access to OCN accredited training materials
• Use of Goodwin Volunteer Doula Service Manual
• Access to and use of Goodwin VDS Database and
  website
• Initial years membership to emerging
  national network

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Targets in Hull 2009-10

• Support approx 100 women families through
  pregnancy, childbirth and for 6 weeks postnatally
• 75 of women supported to initiate breastfeeding
• 36 of women to continue breastfeeding until the
  baby is 6 weeks old
• Recruit 30 and engage 55 volunteer doulas per
  year across city
• Support 45 of volunteers to progress on to
  education or employment
• Signpost families on to other supporting agencies
  as part of exit route
• Liaise closely with CC staff, NHS Hull employees
  and maternity services by attending multiagency
  steering groups in relation to early years and
  maternity services
• Monitor data and report back to steering group
  and funders
• Raise awareness of benefits of natural birth /
  breastfeeding across city

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Example Budgets

• Start up year in Hull, pt project co-ordinator
  and 16 volunteers, in one area of Hull
  30,000
• 2009 in Hull, 4.5 members of staff, 30 new
  volunteers a year, supporting 100 families
  142,000
• In kind rent/rates from childrens centres

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Key Drivers of a Volunteer Doula Service

• National Service Framework
• Maternity Matters
• Child Health Promotion Programme
• World Class Commissioning
• Every Child Matters
• Healthy Lives, Brighter Futures
• Our Health, Our Care, Our Say

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THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIMEwww.goodwindoulas.orghba
rnes_at_goodwin-centre.orgTel 01482 485914