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

Dates: November 14, 15 & 16, 2008
*The program takes place on Friday evening, all day Saturday, and all day Sunday.

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.


Location:
UMC @ 1st & River

Sponsored by: Desert Doula Birth & Postpartum Services
Hosted by Northwest Medical Center

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

REGISTRATION FEE: $260 Early
                                      $310 Regular

>>Register

Registration fee includes the three day workshop, handouts, folder and refreshments throughout. Participants should plan to provide their own lunches.

Please wear comfortable clothing.

Contact:
Angela Horn
(520)749-0329
Doula2You@aol.com

Please make checks payable to:

Laurie Stephen
5036 East Golder Ranch Road
Tucson, AZ 85739
520.825.3536 - voice
520.825.2636 - fax
laurie (at) azbirth.com - email