Birth Doula Training

   THIS is where you begin.

This training is 3 steps towards certification with DONA International. When completed you will feel prepared to support families in your community with the latest in evidenced based information and the skilled needed to make a difference in the lives of childbearing families.

This training includes FREE webinars taught by industry professional in additional topics such as “Debriefing Birth with Clients” , “Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorders” and “Expecting to Breastfeeding”.

You will receive three certificates at the end of your training:

  1. Introduction to childbirth for doulas

  2. Birth doula training

  3. Breast/Chestfeeding for doulas

 

Upcoming Workshops

Virtual


Jan- 2022

Jan 13 (Evening)
Jan 14-16 (FUll Day)

June- 2022

June 9 (Evening)
June 10-12 (FUll Day)

Oct- 2022

Oct 27 (Evening)
Oct 28-30 (FUll Day)

Cost: $650* +GST

All prices are in canadian dollars

Scholarships

Birth Roots Doula Collective is committed to growing the doula profession and increasing access to under-resourced communities.

If you would like to see a DONA Doula Workshop offered in your community, please get in touch with Birth Roots.

*Payment Plan Policy
A $25 admin fee will be added if payment is broken up in 2 or more payment * at anytime *. Contact us to arrange this option.

**Refund Policy
There will be no refunds for this course. If you would like to transfer your registration to the next training there will be a $50 fee.

Workshop Content Overview

  • Understanding the role of the birth doula throughout the pregnancy, birthing and postpartum period

  • Supporting partners/family members 

  • The history of birth

  • Cultural humility

  • Certification process with DONA International

  • Communication skills

  • Exploring your values 

  • Emotional and psychological processes of birth

  • Common medical interventions including pain medications, cesareans, inductions, etc. 

  • Facilitation of communication

  • Informed decision making 

  • Non pharmacologic techniques

  • Supporting clients without judgement 

  • Conducting client visits

  • Boundaries within your doula role 

  • Business aspects of being a doula

  • The postpartum period

  • Infant feeding 

Recommended Reading before for the DONA Doula Training:

  • The Birth Partner: A complete Guide to Childbirth For Dads, Doulas, and other Labor Companions. Penny Simkin, 2017

  • The Doula Book: How a Trained Labor Companion Can Help You Have a Shorter, Easier, and Healthier Birth by Marshall H. Klaus, John H. Kennell, Phyllis H. Klaus Da Capo Press, April 3, 2012 |

  • Pregnancy, Childbirth & the Newborn 4th by Penny Simkin Meadowbrook Press, August 30, 2010

  • Natural Hospital Birth: the Best of Both Worlds by Cynthia Gabriel (2011, or later)

 

And one of these great books!

  • Breastfeeding Made Simple: 7 Natural Laws for Nursing Mothers by Nancy Mohrbacher and Kathleen Kendall-Tackett, (2010, or later)

  • Dr. Jack Newman’s Guide to Breastfeeding: the Canadian Expert Offers the Most Up-to-Date Advice on Every Aspect of Breastfeeding by Jack Newman and Teresa Pitman (2015, or later)

  • The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding by Diane Wiessinger, Diana West and Teresa Pitman (2010, or later)

  • The Nursing Mother’s Companion by Kathleen Huggins (2015, or later)