WEBINAR: Evidence-Based Research for Birthworkers

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What is “Evidence-Based Research”?

How Birth Workers can support their clients’ questions with GOOD information

Objectives: 

Supporting our clients with credible information is one of the most important aspects of our work, and there’s certainly a bewildering amount of information out there about all things pregnancy, birth, and babies. Our clients often ask questions that are unique to their situation and the right answer isn’t always sitting in our course material. Where do we look for credible, current information that supports our clients’ ability to direct their care? How do we tell quality information from pseudoscience and fake news? What are some strategies for demystifying medical jargon and making health research accessible?

Description/workshop overview: 

Over two, 90-minute sessions, Keira Grant, our Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Lead will walk you through how to provide an evidence-based answer to any question clients send your way. Keira holds a Master of Science in Health Research and loves using these skills to stay current on perinatal health research and show clients and fellow birth workers that anyone can understand scientific information and use it to direct their healthcare. Recognizing that having all the facts is a key enabler of self-advocacy, she finds great joy in seeing her clients realize individualized, evidence-based, and self-directed care. 

When you complete this session, you will have the ability to:

• Explain “evidence-based health care”
• Identify research questions within client concerns
• Structure effective, unbiased keyword searches
• Separate “the wheat from the chaff” in sources of information
• Quickly identify information that is relevant to your client and present it in a way that anyone can understand

This webinar is for birth workers who want to deepen their ability to support clients with complex healthcare decision-making, rare pregnancy complications, and understanding unforeseen outcomes. Participants in this session get the peace of mind that comes with knowing they are not going to get stumped by client questions or be at a loss as to where to find good answers.

Details:

Part 1 is on February 18, 2025 at 6:00 PM EST

Part 2 is on February 25, 2025 at 6:00 PM EST

Participants are asked to submit a brief assignment after Part I. We will discuss the assignments during part 2 and participants will be given feedback on their assignments at the end of the session. 

This webinar is offered freely to members and alumni of DTC and is $70 for external participants. Participants will receive a certificate of attendance that can be used as 2 CEUs (continuing education units) at Doula Canada.

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