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FULL SPECTRUM DOULA TRAINING | VIRTUAL | NOV 7, 2025 START

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1721153572741{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]This virtual program allows students to hold space with an experienced team of instructors and learn about the relational and holistic aspects of becoming a birth worker.

When you register for the Full Spectrum Doula Training  you are registering to receive training in fertility, pregnancy, birth, postpartum & loss support.

– 6 scheduled LIVE webinars with experienced mentors and experts in their field (please see below)
– Several core modules
– Ongoing mentoring

Meetings and modules will cover but are not limited to:

  • Community commitment, practice guidelines, jurisprudence, and ethical considerations
  • Conception, pre-conception, fertility, family planning, and diverse family relationships
  • Anatomy and physiology
  • Pregnancy, preparing clients for labour, self-care and safety-planning
  • Trauma-informed principles for care and trauma-focused support + counselling skills for our own trauma reflections
  • Comfort measures for birth & postpartum
  • Anti-oppression, discrimination, and decolonization of reproductive experiences
  • Loss, grief & mourning: the multi-dimensional aspects of trauma and loss
  • Compassion fatigue, burnout, and vicarious trauma:  self-care planning and personal reflection by birth support themselves
  • Business and non-business models of support

Materials and modules will become available on Sunday, October 31, 2025

Webinars will be held 9am-5pm EST via Zoom on the following dates:

  • Nov 7, 2025
  • Nov 8, 2025
  • Nov 9, 2025
  • Nov 14, 2025
  • Nov 15, 2025
  • Nov 16, 2025

Students must attend 6 live webinars to be recognized as having completed this program.  Webinars will be recorded for playback purposes and sent to only registered members who have been provided access to this course.

This course is for new registrants only.  Those who have previously registered with DTC in either the self-directed training or the in-person workshop option should continue in their studies under that format.

Applications and registration open with LIMITED SPACE at this time.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]

LIVE VIRTUAL BOOSTER – APRIL/MAY 2025

birth and postpartum doula. live virtual booster
Live virtual booster

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HANDS-ON SKILLS

Hands-on doula skills are such an important part of the work we do. Sometimes as a new doula it may be what we feel most apprehensive about. If you’ve done your coursework all online you may feel like you’re “missing out” on something important. The truth is you’ve been helping people around you your whole life and it will all feel so ‘intuitive’ and ‘normal’ when you are at a birth or postpartum shift. But we want to give you additional skills you can use in your prenatal visits and at births and pp shifts to help you feel even MORE confident. That’s why we call it a live virtual BOOSTER because it’s meant to “boost” your existing skills.

Birth Doula Booster

Over the 3 hour booster we will cover:

  • Breathing techniques
  • Comfort measures
  • Double hip squeeze
  • Pushing techniques and positions
  • Relaxation activities
  • Mindfulness practices
  • Prenatal visit activities to introduct these concepts to clients BEFORE labour
  • Scenario reviews (time permitting)

We ask that you bring a partner to your hands-on skills session. This is important as you really need someone to practice on. This can be any person, any gender, any age (as long as they are old enough to give you feedback).

Postpartum Doula Booster

Over the 3 hour booster we will cover:

  • Infant bathing
  • Infant soothing
  • Lactation position support
  • Babywearing at a client’s house (wrap review)
  • Postpartum scenarios and how to best support a client

Things To Have On Hand

Please feel free to bring as many of these things as you have available at home. Don’t stress too much if you’re missing a few things. You do NOT need to go out and buy them (though you may want them for your prenatal visits anyhow)

For Birth Booster

  • Ice cubes (made but leave in freezer until we tell you to grab them)
  • Rolling pin/empty wine bottle, full soda can (anything that can be used for rolling type of massage)
  • Hand cream or massage oil
  • Blanket/towel
  • Extra pillows
  • Exercise ball (if you have one)
  • Comb
  • Candies/mints
  • Items from your house that make your environment feel warm and cozy (candles, music, etc)

For Postpartum Booster

  • Doll to practice on
  • Infant swaddle (can be a large muslin cloth type or an actual velcro swaddler)
  • Facecloths
  • Anything else you’d like explained!

Fees

This course is FREE to any Doula Canada students who have purchased a self-directed course. Please get the coupon code from our home office. For anyone else who’d like to join us please purchase the course. li[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]

LIVE VIRTUAL BOOSTER – APRIL/MAY 2025

birth and postpartum doula. live virtual booster
Live virtual booster

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HANDS-ON SKILLS

Hands-on doula skills are such an important part of the work we do. Sometimes as a new doula it may be what we feel most apprehensive about. If you’ve done your coursework all online you may feel like you’re “missing out” on something important. The truth is you’ve been helping people around you your whole life and it will all feel so ‘intuitive’ and ‘normal’ when you are at a birth or postpartum shift. But we want to give you additional skills you can use in your prenatal visits and at births and pp shifts to help you feel even MORE confident. That’s why we call it a live virtual BOOSTER because it’s meant to “boost” your existing skills.

Birth Doula Booster

Over the 3 hour booster we will cover:

  • Breathing techniques
  • Comfort measures
  • Double hip squeeze
  • Pushing techniques and positions
  • Relaxation activities
  • Mindfulness practices
  • Prenatal visit activities to introduct these concepts to clients BEFORE labour
  • Scenario reviews (time permitting)

We ask that you bring a partner to your hands-on skills session. This is important as you really need someone to practice on. This can be any person, any gender, any age (as long as they are old enough to give you feedback).

Postpartum Doula Booster

Over the 3 hour booster we will cover:

  • Infant bathing
  • Infant soothing
  • Lactation position support
  • Babywearing at a client’s house (wrap review)
  • Postpartum scenarios and how to best support a client

Things To Have On Hand

Please feel free to bring as many of these things as you have available at home. Don’t stress too much if you’re missing a few things. You do NOT need to go out and buy them (though you may want them for your prenatal visits anyhow)

For Birth Booster

  • Ice cubes (made but leave in freezer until we tell you to grab them)
  • Rolling pin/empty wine bottle, full soda can (anything that can be used for rolling type of massage)
  • Hand cream or massage oil
  • Blanket/towel
  • Extra pillows
  • Exercise ball (if you have one)
  • Comb
  • Candies/mints
  • Items from your house that make your environment feel warm and cozy (candles, music, etc)

For Postpartum Booster

  • Doll to practice on
  • Infant swaddle (can be a large muslin cloth type or an actual velcro swaddler)
  • Facecloths
  • Anything else you’d like explained!

Fees

This course is FREE to any Doula Canada students who have purchased a self-directed course. Please get the coupon code from our home office. For anyone else who’d like to join us please purchase the course. li[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]

LIVE VIRTUAL BOOSTER – JUNE 2025

birth and postpartum doula. live virtual booster
Live virtual booster

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HANDS-ON SKILLS

Hands-on doula skills are such an important part of the work we do. Sometimes as a new doula it may be what we feel most apprehensive about. If you’ve done your coursework all online you may feel like you’re “missing out” on something important. The truth is you’ve been helping people around you your whole life and it will all feel so ‘intuitive’ and ‘normal’ when you are at a birth or postpartum shift. But we want to give you additional skills you can use in your prenatal visits and at births and pp shifts to help you feel even MORE confident. That’s why we call it a live virtual BOOSTER because it’s meant to “boost” your existing skills.

Birth Doula Booster

Over the 3 hour booster we will cover:

  • Breathing techniques
  • Comfort measures
  • Double hip squeeze
  • Pushing techniques and positions
  • Relaxation activities
  • Mindfulness practices
  • Prenatal visit activities to introduct these concepts to clients BEFORE labour
  • Scenario reviews (time permitting)

We ask that you bring a partner to your hands-on skills session. This is important as you really need someone to practice on. This can be any person, any gender, any age (as long as they are old enough to give you feedback).

Postpartum Doula Booster

Over the 3 hour booster we will cover:

  • Infant bathing
  • Infant soothing
  • Lactation position support
  • Babywearing at a client’s house (wrap review)
  • Postpartum scenarios and how to best support a client

Things To Have On Hand

Please feel free to bring as many of these things as you have available at home. Don’t stress too much if you’re missing a few things. You do NOT need to go out and buy them (though you may want them for your prenatal visits anyhow)

For Birth Booster

  • Ice cubes (made but leave in freezer until we tell you to grab them)
  • Rolling pin/empty wine bottle, full soda can (anything that can be used for rolling type of massage)
  • Hand cream or massage oil
  • Blanket/towel
  • Extra pillows
  • Exercise ball (if you have one)
  • Comb
  • Candies/mints
  • Items from your house that make your environment feel warm and cozy (candles, music, etc)

For Postpartum Booster

  • Doll to practice on
  • Infant swaddle (can be a large muslin cloth type or an actual velcro swaddler)
  • Facecloths
  • Anything else you’d like explained!

Fees

This course is FREE to any Doula Canada students who have purchased a self-directed course. Please get the coupon code from our home office. For anyone else who’d like to join us please purchase the course. li[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]

LIVE VIRTUAL BOOSTER -NOV 2025

birth and postpartum doula. live virtual booster
Live virtual booster

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HANDS-ON SKILLS

Hands-on doula skills are such an important part of the work we do. Sometimes as a new doula it may be what we feel most apprehensive about. If you’ve done your coursework all online you may feel like you’re “missing out” on something important. The truth is you’ve been helping people around you your whole life and it will all feel so ‘intuitive’ and ‘normal’ when you are at a birth or postpartum shift. But we want to give you additional skills you can use in your prenatal visits and at births and pp shifts to help you feel even MORE confident. That’s why we call it a live virtual BOOSTER because it’s meant to “boost” your existing skills.

Birth Doula Booster

Over the 3 hour booster we will cover:

  • Breathing techniques
  • Comfort measures
  • Double hip squeeze
  • Pushing techniques and positions
  • Relaxation activities
  • Mindfulness practices
  • Prenatal visit activities to introduct these concepts to clients BEFORE labour
  • Scenario reviews (time permitting)

We ask that you bring a partner to your hands-on skills session. This is important as you really need someone to practice on. This can be any person, any gender, any age (as long as they are old enough to give you feedback).

Postpartum Doula Booster

Over the 3 hour booster we will cover:

  • Infant bathing
  • Infant soothing
  • Lactation position support
  • Babywearing at a client’s house (wrap review)
  • Postpartum scenarios and how to best support a client

Things To Have On Hand

Please feel free to bring as many of these things as you have available at home. Don’t stress too much if you’re missing a few things. You do NOT need to go out and buy them (though you may want them for your prenatal visits anyhow)

For Birth Booster

  • Ice cubes (made but leave in freezer until we tell you to grab them)
  • Rolling pin/empty wine bottle, full soda can (anything that can be used for rolling type of massage)
  • Hand cream or massage oil
  • Blanket/towel
  • Extra pillows
  • Exercise ball (if you have one)
  • Comb
  • Candies/mints
  • Items from your house that make your environment feel warm and cozy (candles, music, etc)

For Postpartum Booster

  • Doll to practice on
  • Infant swaddle (can be a large muslin cloth type or an actual velcro swaddler)
  • Facecloths
  • Anything else you’d like explained!

Fees

This course is FREE to any Doula Canada students who have purchased a self-directed course. Please get the coupon code from our home office. For anyone else who’d like to join us please purchase the course. li[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]

LIVE VIRTUAL BOOSTER -NOV 2025

birth and postpartum doula. live virtual booster
Live virtual booster

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HANDS-ON SKILLS

Hands-on doula skills are such an important part of the work we do. Sometimes as a new doula it may be what we feel most apprehensive about. If you’ve done your coursework all online you may feel like you’re “missing out” on something important. The truth is you’ve been helping people around you your whole life and it will all feel so ‘intuitive’ and ‘normal’ when you are at a birth or postpartum shift. But we want to give you additional skills you can use in your prenatal visits and at births and pp shifts to help you feel even MORE confident. That’s why we call it a live virtual BOOSTER because it’s meant to “boost” your existing skills.

Birth Doula Booster

Over the 3 hour booster we will cover:

  • Breathing techniques
  • Comfort measures
  • Double hip squeeze
  • Pushing techniques and positions
  • Relaxation activities
  • Mindfulness practices
  • Prenatal visit activities to introduct these concepts to clients BEFORE labour
  • Scenario reviews (time permitting)

We ask that you bring a partner to your hands-on skills session. This is important as you really need someone to practice on. This can be any person, any gender, any age (as long as they are old enough to give you feedback).

Postpartum Doula Booster

Over the 3 hour booster we will cover:

  • Infant bathing
  • Infant soothing
  • Lactation position support
  • Babywearing at a client’s house (wrap review)
  • Postpartum scenarios and how to best support a client

Things To Have On Hand

Please feel free to bring as many of these things as you have available at home. Don’t stress too much if you’re missing a few things. You do NOT need to go out and buy them (though you may want them for your prenatal visits anyhow)

For Birth Booster

  • Ice cubes (made but leave in freezer until we tell you to grab them)
  • Rolling pin/empty wine bottle, full soda can (anything that can be used for rolling type of massage)
  • Hand cream or massage oil
  • Blanket/towel
  • Extra pillows
  • Exercise ball (if you have one)
  • Comb
  • Candies/mints
  • Items from your house that make your environment feel warm and cozy (candles, music, etc)

For Postpartum Booster

  • Doll to practice on
  • Infant swaddle (can be a large muslin cloth type or an actual velcro swaddler)
  • Facecloths
  • Anything else you’d like explained!

Fees

This course is FREE to any Doula Canada students who have purchased a self-directed course. Please get the coupon code from our home office. For anyone else who’d like to join us please purchase the course. li[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]

IN PERSON | BIRTH DOULA | OTTAWA, ON | JAN 17-19, 2025

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Join our experienced Doula Canada instructors for your IN-PERSON training!

Are you ready to fulfill your dream of becoming a doula? Prefer to learn in person?

Join us for our client-centred and trauma-informed hybrid doula course as we guide you through interactive teaching and hands-on demonstrations! The in-person workshop creates the opportunity for students to learn, hold space, and boost their confidence alongside peers and our experienced team of instructors.

The workshop will be held from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. local time every day. Please note you must be in attendance all days in order to qualify for the in-person course requirements.

As part of your doula certification, you will be expected to complete online learning modules and related assignments alongside in-person training attendance. 

  • January 17, 2025.
  • January 18, 2025.
  • January 19, 2025

Location: Ottawa Birth and Wellness Centre. 2260 Walkley Rd, Ottawa ON K1G 6A8.

*If you’d like to register for the Birth Doula AND Postpartum Doula please select that ticket.

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IN PERSON | BIRTH AND POSTPARTUM DOULA | OTTAWA, ON | JAN 17-21, 2025

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Join our experienced Doula Canada instructors for your IN-PERSON training!

Are you ready to fulfill your dream of becoming a doula? Prefer to learn in person?

Join us for our client-centered and trauma-informed hybrid doula course as we guide you through interactive teaching and hands-on demonstrations! The in-person workshop creates the opportunity for students to learn, hold space, and boost their confidence alongside peers and our experienced team of instructors.

The workshop will be held from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. local time every day. Please note you must be in attendance all days in order to qualify for the in-person course requirements.

As part of your doula certification, you will be expected to complete online learning modules and related assignments alongside in-person training attendance. 

  • January 17, 2025.
  • January 18, 2025.
  • January 19, 2025.
  • January 20, 2025.
  • January 21, 2025.

 

Location: Ottawa Birth and Wellness Centre. 2260 Walkley Rd, Ottawa ON K1G 6A8.

Birth and Postpartum Doula Training in person

Please note that registration ends 2 days prior to the event[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]

LIVE VIRTUAL | BIRTH DOULA | ONLINE | JAN 2025

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Join our experienced Doula Canada instructors for LIVE VIRTUAL training!

THIS TRAINING WILL RUN FROM 9-5pm EST  on the following days : 

    • January 24, 2025
    • January 25, 2025
    • January 26, 2025

Are you ready to fulfill your dream of becoming a doula? 

Join us for our client-centered and trauma-informed hybrid doula course as we guide you through interactive teaching and demonstrations! The VIRTUAL  workshop creates the opportunity for students to learn, hold space, and boost their confidence alongside peers and our experienced team of instructors.

The workshop will be held from 9 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. EST time every day as listed above.

Please note you must be in attendance all days in order to qualify for the course requirements.

As part of your doula certification, you will be expected to complete online learning modules and related assignments alongside in-person training attendance. 

*If you’d like to register for the Birth & Postpartum Doula training please select that fee 

Please note that registration ends 2 days prior to the event[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]

FULL SPECTRUM DOULA TRAINING | VIRTUAL | JAN 24, 2025 START

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1719934230731{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]This virtual program allows students to hold space with an experienced team of instructors and learn about the relational and holistic aspects of becoming a birth worker.

When you register for the Full Spectrum Doula Training  you are registering to receive training in fertility, pregnancy, birth, postpartum & loss support.

– 6 scheduled LIVE webinars with experienced mentors and experts in their field (please see below)
– Several core modules
– Ongoing mentoring

Meetings and modules will cover but are not limited to:

  • Community commitment, practice guidelines, jurisprudence, and ethical considerations
  • Conception, pre-conception, fertility, family planning, and diverse family relationships
  • Anatomy and physiology
  • Pregnancy, preparing clients for labour, self-care and safety-planning
  • Trauma-informed principles for care and trauma-focused support + counselling skills for our own trauma reflections
  • Comfort measures for birth & postpartum
  • Anti-oppression, discrimination, and decolonization of reproductive experiences
  • Loss, grief & mourning: the multi-dimensional aspects of trauma and loss
  • Compassion fatigue, burnout, and vicarious trauma:  self-care planning and personal reflection by birth support themselves
  • Business and non-business models of support

Materials and modules will become available on Sunday, January 17, 2025

Webinars will be held 9am-5pm EST via Zoom on the following dates:

  • Jan 24, 2025
  • Jan 25, 2025
  • Jan 26, 2025
  • Jan 31, 2025
  • Feb 1, 2025
  • Feb 2, 2025

Students must attend 6 live webinars to be recognized as having completed this program.  Webinars will be recorded for playback purposes and sent to only registered members who have been provided access to this course.

This course is for new registrants only.  Those who have previously registered with DTC in either the self-directed training or the in-person workshop option should continue in their studies under that format.

Applications and registration open with LIMITED SPACE at this time.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]