Kate Woods
Founder, Doula Educator, Board Member
Kate has been working as an accredited Doula, Mentor and Educator for over 24 years.
Kate is an advocate for dignified birth and a passionate activist for informed choice in birth, working also as an RCM accredited trauma-informed educator and a mental health first-aider. Kate's passion for protecting human rights in birth led her found the voluntary Doula organisation, Doulas Without Borders, from where this project was launched.
Professor Şebnem Susam-Sareva
Translation Educator, Doula, Board member
Şebnem Susam-Saraeva is a Senior Lecturer in Translation Studies at the University of Edinburgh, and an experienced birth and postnatal doula. She worked as a translator and interpreter for many years before going into academia. Her research interests have included gender and translation, and translation and maternal & neonatal health. She is the co-editor of the Routledge Handbook of Translation and Health (2021).
Amina Hatia
Educator & Board member
Amina is a midwife working currently in both the NHS and charity sector, having been involved in midwifery care since 2005.
Amina is a passionate advocate for women and families achieving the best birth experience for them, using knowledge and empowerment gained from women-centred education, support and care, believing that the core of midwifery is embedded in kindness and support.