DONA-Approved Postpartum Doula Workshop

A postpartum doula provides reassurance, support, and the belief that parents can and will be successful in nurturing their family including the newborn. Her support and information extend to all family members equally in her role of nurturing the family. A postpartum doula's role is always changing to meet the needs of the specific family she is working with. The doula is a teacher and a source of information. She will provide reliable, evidenced-based information on maternal care, infant feeding and care, as well as ideas for integrating a baby into the family. She offers practical support with meal preparation and light household organization. The postpartum doula has a thorough knowledge of services, products, and professionals available in her community and offers quality referrals when they are needed.

For the 27 hour DONA-Approved Postpartum Workshop, we will be covering the following topics:

• Introduction
• DONA Certification and Membership
• Values Clarification
• Prenatal Contact
• Effective Listening
• Integrating the Birth Experience
• Grief and Loss
• Postpartum Doula Basics
• Referrals
• Integrating a Baby
• Multiples
• Breastfeeding
• Postpartum Educating Clients
• Postpartum Physical Changes
• Newborn and the Doula
• Postpartum Mood Disorders
• Rehearsal of Learned Skills

Some prerequisites are required, so contact us early for registration information.

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