Postpartum Doula Training (10232)

Schedule:

Friday - Saturday, October 1-2, 2010
Friday - Saturday, October 8-9, 2010

From 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily

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Audience:

the public, professionals and others interested in childbirth vocations

Cost:

Full Registration $629

Description:

The Simkin Center Postpartum Doula Training is a 4-day course. The curriculum includes:

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 (2001) by Penny Simkin, Janet Whalley, and Ann Keppler
Your Amazing Newborn (2000) by Marshall Klaus and Phyllis Klaus
Nurturing the Family (2002) by Jacqueline Kelleher
The Year After Childbirth (1996) by Sheila Kitzinger
Beyond the Birth: What No One Ever Talks About (Gruen 2010), available online for purchase, or the Bastyr bookstore

Recommended Texts

Operating Instructions: A Journal of My Son's First Year (1994) by Anne Lamott
Intentional Interviewing and Counseling: Facilitating Client Development in a Multi-Cultural Society (2002) by Allen Ivey and Mary Ivey
The Nursing Mother's Companion (1999) by Kathleen Huggins

Instructor:

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

More Information: See Seattle Midwifery School Website

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

Contact Us:
Email SimkinCenter@bastyr.edu
Or,
Simkin Center for Allied Birth Vocations, a program of Bastyr University
4000 NE 41st St, Building D, Suite 3
Seattle WA 98105
800-747-9433

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