Module 1 - Doula Foundation Training

This is the foundation of your training, providing you with the solid basis on which to build your development as a Doula. The training’s focus on learning the hands on skills of supporting families before during and after childbirth as well as preparing for your own business as a working doula. In 2012 The training incorporates 20 half days.

 

Topics week by week

  1. Introduction to Training – overview of the modules, exploring What is a Doula, Why are you here? Your birth stories
  2. Birth Stories - Sharing your stories and experiences of Birth,
  3. Birth Choices – what are the options for women in Melbourne, hospital, birth centers, private and public, home birth – statistics, options and experiences of different hospitals. As well as prenatal testing
  4. Last few weeks of pregnancy – exploring the state of mind of women, relationship to due dates, support strategies. Last month of pregnancy is pre labour. Preparing for labour.
  5. Early labour, labour strategies and positions.
  6. Stages of labour. Support required at different stages.
  7. Birth, water birth, home birth.
  8. More Birth - hospital, birth and DVD’s.
  9. Interventions – exploring what is intervention? induction, pain relief,
  10. Interventions – epidurals, dvd’ monitoring, etc.
  11. Caesarean birth and unexpected outcomes.
  12. 3rd stage – exploring the placenta, cutting and not cutting the cord, lotus birth.
  13. Immediately After Birth - brand new babies. first breath, first gaze, first hour.
  14. Breastfeeding - benefits, common challenges and how a doula can support breastfeeding.
  15. Life with new baby, sleep, relationships, post natal depression.
  16. Other useful tools, - Rebozo shawl, massage, hypnosis, aromatherapy, acupressure.
  17. Complimentary medicine - Chinese medicine, homoeopathy.
  18. Doula’s and partners – how to support the partner, how to work together.
  19. Working as a doula – your doula vision, being on call etc.
  20. The business of being a doula, marketing and self promotion – goal setting.

 

Doula Training Day 1

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Our Training is held at Camberwell Health and Healing, visit the website