The Workshop
This 3 day training will be in
the form of a participative workshop with a lot of hands-on
practice. The following topics will be covered:
- the significance of childbirth in a woman’s
life
- the role and impact of the doula
- physical comfort measures to assist a woman
during the different stages of labor
- emotions of labor and doula support
- the role of the doula in medicated labors, VBAC,
and cesarean births
- difficult labor situations
- prenatal and postpartum contact between doula
and client
- the doula and the partner
- the newborn and breastfeeding
- running a doula business
- the DONA certification process
Objectives
At the end of the workshop, participants
will be able to:
- describe the long term psychological impact
of childbirth on women
- describe the varying roles of the labor support
person
- describe the emotion needs of the laboring woman
in both normal and difficult labors
- demonstrate different comfort measures for labor
- list ideas for managing practical matters when
running a doula business
Supporting Women in Labor
Approved by DONA International (DONA)
Attending a Doula Training Workshop is one of the requirements
towards becoming a DONA certified doula
Taught by: Laurie Stephen, CD(DONA), LCCE, FACCE
Laurie has worked as a DONA certified doula in southern
Arizona since 1999. She is a Lamaze Certified Childbirth
Educator with over 20 years teaching experience and is Perinatal
Coordinator at University Medical Center in Tucson.
Prerequisites
The Doula Training Workshop is designed for women interested
in helping others have a positive birth experience. It is
essential to have a basic knowledge of pregnancy, childbirth
and the newborn before attending. If you are not trained
as a childbirth educator, midwife, or labor/delivery nurse,
you must attend a full series of childbirth education classes.
For details contact Laurie Stephen at (520) 825.3536 or laurie
(at) azbirth.com
Recommended reading
before the workshop
- Pregnancy, Childbirth and the Newborn: The
Complete Guide by Simkin, Whalley and Keppler
- The Birth Partner: Everything You Need to
Know to Help a Woman Through Childbirth by Simkin
- The Doula Advantage by Rachel Gurevich
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