The curriculum

• The role of the doula in supporting breastfeeding
• Bottle feeding safety and techniques
• Nurturing families with more than one infant
• New mother care
• New baby care
• Listening and communication skills
• Integrating the birth experience
• The emotional transition of the new family
• Ethical conduct of postpartum doulas
• Business aspects of a doula practice
• Prenatal contact
• Postpartum mood disorders and post-traumatic stress disorder
• Comforting touch for new mothers
• Case scenarios - the doula's role
• Comfort and care for new babies
• Community resources

Course Notes

Certificates of completion will only be issued to students present for all of the sessions each day. Read Simkin Center Registration Policies. 

There is NO required reading for this training

Instructor:

Our DONA-approved postpartum doula trainer, see Simkin Center Faculty, lead each Postpartum Doula Training.

More Information: See Simkin Center Website