November-December 2023 – on Zoom and at the South Community Birth Program, 1193 Kingsway, Vancouver, BC
For more information, including fees and how to register, read this page.
Thursday Nov 2 | 6:30-9:30pm on Zoom |
6:30 PM | Introductions |
7:30 PM | Introducing the Doula |
8:15 PM | BREAK |
8:30 PM | Overview of Labour and Birth |
Thursday Nov 9 | 6:30-9:30pm on Zoom |
6:30 PM | Check In |
6:40 PM | DONA International and the SOP and COE |
7:40 PM | BREAK |
7:50 PM | Certification with DONA International |
8:30 PM | Long-term Impact of the Birth Experience |
Thursday Nov 16 | 6:30-9:30pm on Zoom |
6:30 PM | Check-in |
6:40 PM | The Hormones of Pregnancy, Labour and Birth |
7:20 PM | BREAK |
7:30 PM | Labour and birth – A physical and emotional process |
8:30 PM | Pain in childbirth – where it come from and what helps – including pain medications |
Thursday Nov 23 | 6:30-9:40pm on Zoom This class ends 10 minutes late to acommodate the whole 3-hour Lactation Workshop |
6:30 AM | Lactation – A Partnership – Part 1 |
7:30 AM | BREAK |
7:40 AM | Lactation – A Partnership – Part 2 |
FRIDAY Dec 1 | 6:30-9:00pm – In-Person at the South Community Birth Program, 1193 Kingsway, Vancouver, BC |
6:30 PM | Introductions/Check-In |
7:00 PM | What is a Ideal Birth? – Values clarification |
8:00 PM | BREAK |
8:15 PM | Breathing and Relaxation for Birth |
9:00 PM | Positions and movement for Labour and Birth |
SATURDAY Dec 2 | 9am-5:30pm – In-Person at the South Community Birth Program, 1193 Kingsway, Vancouver, BC |
9:00 AM | Check-in |
9:15AM | Your Doula Business – contracts, back-up and record Keeping |
10:15AM | BREAK |
10:30 AM | Prenatal Visits – what do you cover |
11:30 AM | Doula Panel |
12:30 PM | LUNCH |
1:30PM | Listening |
2:15pm | Comfort Measures |
3:15 AM | BREAK |
3:30 AM | Birthwork as Anti-Oppression work |
5:00PM | Comfort Measures |
SUNDAY Dec 2 | 9am-5:30pm – In-Person at the South Community Birth Program, 1193 Kingsway, Vancouver, BC |
9:00 AM | Check-In |
9:15 AM | Medical Interventions in Childbirth – What doulas need to know and how they can help |
11:15AM | BREAK |
11:30AM | Difficult labors: The doula’s role |
12:30 PM | LUNCH |
1:30 PM | Labour role play |
2:30 PM | Grief and Loss |
3:15 PM | BREAK |
3:30 PM | The Newborn – Third and Fourth Stages of Labour |
4:30PM | Postpartum contact between doula and client |
5:00PM | Closing |