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Birth Doula Workshop

Course Objective

The objective of the Birth Doula Training workshop is to learn the basics of Birth Doula work. This workshop is one step towards Birth Doula Certification through DONA International. You can begin working as a doula immediately after the workshop. Topics include:

  • Role of the Doula
  • Emotional, physical, and informational support of women and families in the prenatal period, at birth, and in the early postpartum period
  • Involving support people
  • Comfort measures
  • Common interventions and medications
  • How to become a certified doula with DONA International
  • Scope of Practice and Code of Ethics
  • Interprofessional Relationships
  • How to build a doula business
  • Steps to certification
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* All student funding, whether made available privately or through various government branches, is only approved to those who qualify, by the original source of funding. There are many criteria that each candidate must meet to be approved. Schools can only inform you of what may be available.