DO YOU LEARN BETTER IN PERSON?
Empower Your Potential as a Postpartum Doula.
Your Journey Begins Here
So you’re interested in an IN-PERSON course? We LOVE in-person courses. It’s not that we don’t love virtual and self-directed BUT getting to hang out with other like-minded individuals, learn with several FULL DAYS of HANDS ON FUN is just plain awesomeness.
Includes
• Hands-on workshops and lectures, some additional online course content to do at your own pace and tons of online resources.
• Immediate on-demand access to pre-course and post-course doula content modules.
• Client documents and handouts to get you started.
Recommended For
• Aspiring doulas looking for a new career path in birth work.
• Individuals on their own pregnancy or fertility journey seeking deeper knowledge.
• Healthcare professionals, educators, social workers and yoga teachers who want to integrate birth support into their offerings.
Mentorship
• Access to experienced mentors who offer tailored feedback and support throughout the training and beyond.
• Dedicated mentorship with your trainer and the mentor team providing personalized support and guidance in course completion and career development.
Curriculum
- Normal physiological changes in the postpartum body
- Warning signs in the postpartum period
- Comfort measures for new parents
- Referrals sources for additional support
- Normal newborn characteristics
- Warning signs in newborns
- Diapering, bathing
- Soothing techniques
- How to support families through PMADs
- Knowing the difference between various PMADs
- How to resource people through the “Baby Blues”
- How to provide resources for other PMADs
- Our role and scope in supporting postpartum mental health
- How to support the transition to parenthood
- Sibling support
- Supporting parents if baby is in the NICU
- Supporting parents with special needs babies
- Supporting healthy relationship structures
- Parnter or family support as a postpartum doula
- Review the history of the early postpartum period and understand our current context
- Learn about the history of postpartum community support
- Explore various issues affecting under-resourced families and how you can help
- Learn about working with families from different cultures, religions, backgrounds and how you can level-up your support
- Explore your own biases and knowledge gaps
- Discuss how to get your first clients
- Learn how to get started in your practice
- Review the various options for how you can work as a doula
Upcoming IN-PERSON Training Dates & Locations
Select from the dates shown below to sign up for your in-person course.
