{
  "id": 3189656,
  "title": "THE INTERVIEW: Irene Bourquin: The doula putting education at the centre of pregnancy care",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/the-interview-irene-bourquin-the-doula-putting-education-at-the",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-08-25T05:08:16.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Maverick",
    "slug": "daily-maverick",
    "url": "https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-08-25-irene-bourquin-the-doula-putting-education-at-the-centre-of-pregnancy-care/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Irene Bourquin is a doula and pioneer in SA, who believes education should put women at the centre of pregnancy and birth. She is known for her fierce, focused, and fearless approach in the doula world. Bourquin's latest book, the ninth edition of Practical Pregnancy, Birth & Early Parenting Guide, is inclusive of diverse family structures and covers a wide range of topics from planning parenthood to postnatal recovery. She emphasizes the importance of postpartum care and believes partners play an essential role in supporting new mothers.",
  "summary": "Irene Bourquin has spent decades arguing that better education, respectful care and informed choice should put women at the centre of pregnancy and birth.",
  "key_points": [
    "Irene Bourquin is a doula and education advocate in South Africa.",
    "Her ninth edition book covers diverse family structures and postnatal recovery.",
    "Bourquin emphasizes partners' role in supporting new mothers."
  ],
  "editors_take": "By putting education at the centre of pregnancy care, Irene Bourquin aims to empower women and promote inclusive, supportive, and informed experiences for diverse family structures during pregnancy, birth, and early parenting.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}