Do you love BIRTH? Do you long to serve women during pregnancy, birth, and postpartum? Would you like to have a practical skill to use in your community? This course will introduce you to how doula work can be used as a tool to serve women in a life-impacting way throughout the world and in every community. Our focus is both the physical aspect of doula work alongside the advocacy role doulas are required to step into during this day and age where the birthrights of women are constantly challenged.
Simply put, doulas change birth outcomes.
Having a doula present at birth can lower the risk of cesarean, unnecessary induction methods as well as the use of pain medications significantly. Doula attended births have proven to help mothers have better birth experiences overall and research has shown the presence of a doula can also reduce the time a woman labors up to 25%. You can become part of the solution to one of the most desperate needs of our day and help change accepted cultural norms. Our course encompasses the most important aspects and skills that you will need as a doula and gives you the confidence to begin working in whatever community you find yourself in. Join us and learn how to support women during pregnancy, labor, and the postpartum period.
The Doula Course Includes:
What is a Doula and How do Doulas Change Birth Outcomes
Comfort Measures
Relaxation and Breathing Techniques
Massage
Labor and Birth Positions
Rebozo Techniques
Advocacy, Birth Politics and Birth Right
The cost of this course is $350 which includes all coursework materials EXCEPT for the GoMidwife Doula Manual. In addition to completion of the course, participants planning to apply for the GoMidwife Doula Certification will need to complete the certification process and accompanying assignments within 1 year of beginning the course.
All doula workshops are currently being held online via independent study.