The Death Doulas

Lives in a Landscape by BBC

Aug 29, 201427:22Society & Culture

Alan Dein meets doulas in Lewes in Sussex - people working in palliative care from all walks of life who have learned how to be companions for people who are dying. They also are involved in consciousness-raising about t...

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