Friday - Saturday, April 16 -17, 2010 Friday - Saturday, April 30 - May 1, 2010
From 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily
Audience:
Open to the public, professionals and others interested in childbirth vocations
Cost:
Full Registration $599
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
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
The following recommended text is NOT included in the course manual you will receive at the start of class. A new edition will be available in April 2010 from www.ppmdsupport.com/publications.html
Beyond the Birth: What No One Ever Talks About (1999) by Dawn Gruen & Rex Gentry
Instructor:
Two DONA-approved postpartum doula trainers, see Simkin Center Faculty, lead each Postpartum Doula Training.
Location: All courses are held at Seattle Midwifery School unless otherwise noted. Directions
Contact us for lodging information: 800-747-9433 x115.
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
