Historically, continuous support for women during labor has been the norm. Prior to the1900s, 98% of women in labor were attended to by other women (Kayne et al., 2001). This included family or an older birth attendants experienced in childbirth. With … Read More
Required reading: Readings from course materials: Watch the presentation Teach Yourself Cochrane Read How to Find Birth Evidence (https://evidencebasedbirth.com/find-evidence-cochranelibrary/). Watch pubmed video. Assignment to turn in: Go to this web address: http://www.thecochranelibrary.com Type “labor support” into the search button. Click … Read More
The Cochrane Collaboration is an international, non-profit organization that was made to distribute accurate information about healthcare and any interventions used in health care. The Cochrane Library is what holds the Cochrane Systemic Reviews and other research. This is something … Read More
Required Reading Reading from purchased books: The Birth Partner, “Chapter 3: Moving Through the Stages of Labor,” pp.59-110. Pay special attention to how a doula provides care during the different parts of labor. Homebirth in the Hospital, “A Woman’s Will … Read More
A doula needs to be able to work with the rest of the birth team in order to effectively provide care for a laboring woman. This includes doctors, nurses, midwives, partners, or other birth professionals the mother has asked to … Read More
Scope of a New Beginnings Doula Definition of a Doula New Beginnings Doula Training, an online resource to educate doulas, builds on previous work to define a doula. Students are provided the following definition of a doula: A doula is … Read More
Requirements for certification are as follows: Read through the instruction modules provided. Complete the assignments presented in each unit. Complete and submit the skills checklist found in the birth packet. These skills can be done at your two births, or … Read More
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Required Reading Readings from online: Biological Nursing part 1 (http://www.biologicalnurturing.com/assets/articles/Colson%202007%20non%20prescriptive%20recipe%20for%20BF.pdf) Biological Nurturing (http://www.biologicalnurturing.com/assets/MT101BioNurtpdf.pdf) Example of Biological Nurturing (video) (http://www.biologicalnurturing.com/video/bn3clip.html) The Art of Breastfeeding Webinar (http://course.trainingdoulas.com/webinars/the-art-of-breastfeeding-webinar-series/) Self-Study-Module Assignment to Turn in Take the post test at the end of the … Read More
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