The Birth Doula Training workshops will cover:

• Role of the Doula

• Prenatal contact

• What to pack in your Birth Bag

• Emotional, physical, and informational support of women and families in the prenatal period, at birth, and in the early postpartum period

• How to effectively involve other support people

• Comfort measures

• Common interventions and medications

• The Power of Language

• Supporting women with epidurals

• Breastfeeding initiation

• How to become a certified doula with DONA International

• Scope of Practice and Code of Ethics

• Inter-professional Relationships

• How to build a doula business

• Pathways to Midwifery or Nursing

• Self Care for Doulas

• Supporting women from different cultural backgrounds

• AND More!!!!!!!!! 

This is a DONA approved birth doula workshop. This is one step towards becoming a certified doula. Check HERE for a full listing of requirements.