The workshop is for anyone interested in assisting women and their families to have satisfying birth experiences. It uses texts and supplementary literature, videos, small group activities, hands-on practice and role-play to develop the theoretical knowledge and practical skills that a doula needs.

On completion of the workshop, participants will be able to describe the significance of birth and the role of the birth doula; explain the DONA International Code of Ethics; list the research-proven benefits of continuous support by a birth doula on obstetrical and psychological outcomes; describe the emotional and physical needs of laboring women and their partners; compare characteristics of laboring women who are and are not coping well; demonstrate comfort measures and optimal birth positions for laboring women; and analyze and describe the birth doula’s role when her client has an epidural, in prenatal and postpartum visits, and during a cesarean birth.

Prerequisite: The Childbirth Education introductory class on July 27. Childbirth educators, nurses with labor and delivery experience, midwives or midwifery students, those who have attended another birth doula workshop, are also eligible. Attendance at these Open Center workshops constitutes the first step in the process to become a certified birth doula with DONA International. Please see www.dona.org for more information on becoming a birth doula.

A TWO-DAY WORKSHOP
Sundays, August 3 & 10, 10am–7pm
08SHH96S  Appproved for CEUs
$350 (No Member Discount)
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Note: A titles list will be available shortly on the website or by contacting registration.

7/27: PART I: CHILDBIRTH EDUCATION

A THREE-DAY TRAINING
Sundays, July 27, August 3 & 10, 10am–7pm
08SHH65S Approved for CEUs
Parts I & II combined: $450

Free introductory class on Friday, July 25, at 7pm.

Note: The following texts can be read prior to attendance.  They can be purchased on the DONA International website www.dona.org through the DONA Boutique: 

*Pregnancy, Childbirth and the Newborn (2001 edition) by Simkin, Whatlley and Keppler
*The Birth Partner (2201 edition) by Simkin
*The Doula Book (2202 edition) by Marshal & Phyliss Klaus & John Kennell 

Natashia Fuksman is a DONA (Doulas of North America) International certified birth and postpartum doula, a childbirth educator, [certified through Childbirth Education Association of Metropolitan NY (CEA/MNY] and an International DONA Approved Doula Trainer. She is currently on the board of CEA, is a Northeastern Regional Director for DONA, and has 500 hours training in breastfeeding support with certified lactation consultants. Natashia lives New York.