Doula Training
Birth Doula Training
A Comprehensive 9-Week Birth Doula Foundation Training
Sliding Scale: $599-$999
This Comprehensive 9-Week Birth Doula Foundation Training is a collaboration between Carriage House Birth, Woven Bodies, Samantha Huggins and Dorcas Davis Consulting. The training will supply you with the baseline information you need to support families and individuals in the perinatal health space with confidence, compassion, and professionalism.
Your coursework, along with the required pre-and-post-requisite work (see below), will provide you with opportunities to reflect on yourself in the format that meets your learning and creative needs. You will be pushed beyond the edges of yourself and will be asked to question your biases and privileges while simultaneously addressing the racism and inequalities/inequities that affect our clients.
In this training, you will learn from teachers with different lived experiences and professions, including doulas, antiracist activists, educators, mentors and more. You will be lead by instructors: Dorcas Davis, Samantha Huggins, and Morgane Richardson.
All of this information and vital development of the foundation of your practice will be held over 9-weeks, online via weekly 3 hour live zoom sessions. Note: Each live session will be recorded. If you are unable to attend a live session, you will have access to the recordings for the duration of the nine weeks. (*Please note that recorded sessions may be reviewed for internal CHB purposes and/or training educators.)
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* We offers a sliding scale of $599-$999 for a seat in the Birth Doula Training. For complete details scroll to the bottom of this page.
Sample Topics
This is a sample of the topics discussed to give you a glimpse of what we will cover over the course of 9 weeks together. It is not the entire list and may not be taught in this exact order.
Session 1: Welcome, Overview of Training + Scope of Work
Session 2: Dorcas Davis Consulting Antiracism Workshop
Session 3: Woven Bodies • LGBTQIA+ Workshop with Morgane Richardson
Session 4: History of American Obstetrics and Midwifery Care
Session 5: Anatomy and Physiology of Birth, High Risk Pregnancy and Interventions
Session 6: Comfort Techniques and Your Doula Bag
Session 7: Building Your Doula Business
Session 8: Supporting The Postpartum Period
Session 9: Closing The Space
FAQs
When does the course start and finish?
We run the course 4x a year. Please check the schedule to see what dates are available.
Are the classes recorded?
Yes! While we strongly encourage attendance on the days of the session, each live session will be recorded. If you are unable to attend a live session, you will have access to the recordings for the duration of the nine weeks. (*Please note that recorded sessions may be reviewed for internal purposes and/or training educators.)
Where can I find the zoom link?
After enrolling you will find the zoom link under "Curriculum".
How do I get my student file to upload my prerequisites?
The link to your student file will be sent to you two weeks prior to the start of the course. *Please note that when signing up for the course the email used during registration will be used to create your student file.