Midwifery and Doula Training Winter 2023
Birth work is a calling.
This work is all heart, hands, and being truly in service to others.
This magical combination inspires deep joy and meaning to life.
Now more than ever, we need connection. Connection happens when we are witnessed, heard, and heart centered. This work demands intuition, awareness, and self examination.
Birth work calls us to be utterly present in the moment.
It’s a gift to be part of such a profound time in a person’s life.
It’s my vision to nurture a powerful community network of support for pregnancy, birth, and postpartum. I want all women, birthing people, and partners to get the support they need and deserve during this transformative experience.
These will be 2 long weekends and full days. More specifics on times will be announced but plan approx 9am-6:30pm, Saturday’s will likely go into the evening and we will finish a little earlier on Sunday’s.
I will feed you bomb food each day.
Completion of this class will give you a clear understanding of midwifery & doula work and help you explore your heart connection to this work. You will receive some foundational knowledge of normal pregnancy, birth and postpartum. You will learn how to talk with families about their birth dreams and create a postpartum plan. You will learn the skills of the Birth Doula through labor support techniques and the Stages of Labor. You learn the ways of the Postpartum Doula and special offerings that are so deeply nourishing to the healing process of birth.
We will discuss tactical ways of integrating this work into your life.
You will receive a Doula Certification Card and feel confident in offering your services as a doula.
Thank you for your interest and please let me know if you have any questions.
Look forward to our time together.
Warmly, LD
$1,250.00
12 in stock
Course Outline:
Introduction to Midwifery & Doula Training Winter 2023
Purpose–Supporting Birthing Families in Your Community (Vision)
Friday–March 3
Introduction to Birth Work
The Depth of Birth Work & Imprinting
Informed Consent & Body Sovereignty
Holding Sacred Space
Scope of Practice for Doulas & Midwives
Saturday–March 4
Midwife/Doula
Cycles & Fertility & Development
Qualities of the First Trimester
The Power of Hormones
Herbs & Nutrition
Common Discomforts & Remedies
Potential Danger Signs
Advising vs Supporting
Qualities of the Second Trimester
Belly Casting- We will cast some part of our bodies to learn how to do it!
Sunday–March 5
Optimal position, Belly Mapping & Leopold’s Maneuver
Qualities of the Third Trimester
Mindset & Working with Fear
Stages of Labor
Cervical Exam
Friday–March 17
8 Mechanisms of Labor
6 Ways to Progress in Labor
Induction of Labor
Labor Support in each phase
Bag of Tricks
Postpartum–Realities & The Magic!
Saturday–March 18
Immediate Postpartum
Placenta–Cord cutting/burning
Breastfeeding
Expectations in postpartum
Postpartum–What’s the Plan?
Breastfeeding Support (know your resources)
Postpartum Mood Disorder
Pelvic Floor
Nutrition in the Postpartum Weeks
Sunday–March 19
Birth Dreams & Postpartum Plan
Step By Step–How to have these conversations
Make the Plan!!!
Expectations & Agreements
Find Your Niche/Offerings
How to Support Your Community Birthers
Mother Roasting –“Closing the Gates”
Songs
Closing Circle