Empowered Birth Community-Based Doula Training
The purpose of this doula course is to provide comprehensive training and education for individuals who are interested in becoming certified doulas.
How to use this course
Welcome Message
Training Manual-Download and Print (When printing adjust your settings scale to Fit to Printable area)
Doula Training Course Purpose & Learning Objectives
Meet Your Instructor
Course Completion Requirements Checklist
Training Pre-test
Join the Collective "The Strive Collective Membership"
Checkpoint: Personal Reflection
Lesson 1: What is a Doula?
Lesson 2: Short timeline of the History of Gynecology
What Does a Doula Do?
Checkpoint:What Can a Doula Guarantee?
Black women's history matters in medicine.
Write a reflection of what you learned in your training manual.
Lesson 1: Scope of Practice
Lesson 2: Code of Ethics
Checkpoint
Beliefs About Childbirth:Personal and Cultural Influences-Developing Cultural Competence*
Checkpoint: Think it Through
Personal and Cultural Influences
Lesson 1:Building Relationships with Clients
Checkpoint
Lesson 2: Preparing for Childbirth: Supporting a Birth Plans
Checkpoint Activity: Discuss with Your Client Her Optimal Birth*
Listening for Needs
Creating a Birth Plans
Checkpoint: Birth Plan Template
Confidentiality
Social Media
Discussing Expectations
Psychology in Pregnancy and Preparation for Births
Month by Month Changes & Discomforts of Pregnancy