The curriculum

• The role of the doula in supporting breastfeeding
• Bottle feeding safety and techniques
• Nurturing families with more than one infant
• New mother care
• New baby care
• Listening and communication skills
• Integrating the birth experience
• The emotional transition of the new family
• Ethical conduct of postpartum doulas
• Business aspects of a doula practice
• Prenatal contact
• Postpartum mood disorders and post-traumatic stress disorder
• Comforting touch for new mothers
• Case scenarios - the doula's role
• Comfort and care for new babies
• Community resources

Course Notes

Required Texts (Click here for information on where to obtain texts.)

• Pregnancy, Childbirth, and the Newborn by Penny Simkin, Janet Whalley, and Ann Keppler
• Your Amazing Newborn by Marshall Klaus and Phyllis Klaus
• Nurturing the Family by Jacqueline Kelleher
• Beyond the Birth:  Family's Guide to Postpartum Mood Disorders (2010) by Dawn Gruen et al  available online for purchase, or the Bastyr bookstore

Recommended Texts

• The Gentle Art of Newborn Family Care by Salle Webber
• Operating Instructions: A Journal of My Son's First Year by Anne Lamott
• Intentional Interviewing and Counseling: Facilitating Client Development in a Multi-Cultural Society by Allen Ivey and Mary Ivey
• The Nursing Mother's Companion by Kathleen Huggins

Instructor:

Two DONA-approved postpartum doula trainers, see Simkin Center Faculty, lead each Postpartum Doula Training.

More Information: See Simkin Center Website

Location

All courses are held at Bastyr University unless otherwise noted.  Directions

Contact us for lodging information: 425-602-3075.