Postpartum Doula Trainings
Join the world's largest childbirth education organization by becoming a CAPPA trained Postpartum Doula!
What is a Postpartum Doula?
The Postpartum Doula is a trained professional that offers physical, emotional, and spiritual, support to a new mother and the rest of the family.
Postpartum Doulas also offer breastfeeding support, light household maintenance, family nurturing and instruction to mom and/or other family members in the care of a newborn. The Postpartum Doula’s job is to make the transition to parenthood easier for new parents, to help mom during her recovery period and to ascertain what the family needs help with and provide the instruction. The main objective of the Postpartum Doula’s role is not to
take over complete care of the newborn, but to educate and support the family
so that they will feel empowered to care for their newborn themselves.
Postpartum Doulas do NOT offer any medical advice or perform any medical or
clinical procedures, but instead can offer parents referrals to appropriate
studies and published books. Postpartum doulas should be good with children,
patient, non-judgmental, and knowledgeable about newborn care and
breastfeeding.
In the 2 day Postpartum Doula training you will learn:
•Scope of Practice for Postpartum Doulas
•How to support families in a culturally sensitive way
•How to support breastfeeding families
•Care for new mothers
•How to support and educate other family members
•Best way to teach baby care techniques
•Baby calming and soothing techniques
•Identifying and support for postpartum mood disorders
•How to create resource lists for your clients
•How to create contracts and other professional documents
•Marketing your business
•Scheduling and business management
•The CAPPA Postpartum Doula Certification Process
•And much more!
What is a Postpartum Doula?
The Postpartum Doula is a trained professional that offers physical, emotional, and spiritual, support to a new mother and the rest of the family.
Postpartum Doulas also offer breastfeeding support, light household maintenance, family nurturing and instruction to mom and/or other family members in the care of a newborn. The Postpartum Doula’s job is to make the transition to parenthood easier for new parents, to help mom during her recovery period and to ascertain what the family needs help with and provide the instruction. The main objective of the Postpartum Doula’s role is not to
take over complete care of the newborn, but to educate and support the family
so that they will feel empowered to care for their newborn themselves.
Postpartum Doulas do NOT offer any medical advice or perform any medical or
clinical procedures, but instead can offer parents referrals to appropriate
studies and published books. Postpartum doulas should be good with children,
patient, non-judgmental, and knowledgeable about newborn care and
breastfeeding.
In the 2 day Postpartum Doula training you will learn:
•Scope of Practice for Postpartum Doulas
•How to support families in a culturally sensitive way
•How to support breastfeeding families
•Care for new mothers
•How to support and educate other family members
•Best way to teach baby care techniques
•Baby calming and soothing techniques
•Identifying and support for postpartum mood disorders
•How to create resource lists for your clients
•How to create contracts and other professional documents
•Marketing your business
•Scheduling and business management
•The CAPPA Postpartum Doula Certification Process
•And much more!
Upcoming Trainings
La Quinta, CA:
January 28th-29th 8:30 am - 6:00 pm both days
Mesa, AZ:
March 24th-25th 8:30 am - 6:00 pm both days
Corte Madera, CA
April 20th-22nd 11:00 am-5:00 pm 3 days
If you would like a training in your area please contact me. Joanna@formomsandbabies.com
January 28th-29th 8:30 am - 6:00 pm both days
Mesa, AZ:
March 24th-25th 8:30 am - 6:00 pm both days
Corte Madera, CA
April 20th-22nd 11:00 am-5:00 pm 3 days
If you would like a training in your area please contact me. Joanna@formomsandbabies.com
Register For a Training
Pre-registration is required. Trainings are $400 and must be paid in full by 30 days before the start date. Click HERE to download a registration form. Please return to joanna@formomsandbabies.com or mail to: Joanna Whitlow, POB 5604, La Quinta CA 92248. You can pay by check or pay-pal (joannawhitlow@hotmail.com).
