Come across as organized, prepared and professional in your prenatal and postpartum visits with clients. Learn how to structure and schedule your visits and get samples of outlines that you can modify for your practice. One of the most common complaints of new or evolving doulas is feeling lost as to how to structure prenatal […]
Create awareness and build better birth experiences for the West Coast First Nations women and families on whose territory we practice as birth attendants Broaden your perspective and learn how to respect important traditions, ceremony and perspectives in traditional childbirth practices in this important workshop facilitated by members of the Indigenous Doula Collective. Smaw ti slq’ilh […]
An excerpt from Miscarriage: What No One Talks About, by Olga Barrows Read Full Story Here I had my miscarriage the day before Christmas – and continued to bleed quietly throughout the Christmas dinner. I ate two pieces of turkey, participated in a conversation and gift exchanges by the tree. I watched our two-year-old daughter laugh and […]
Despite miscarriage being a common part of reproductive health, what to expect during a miscarriage is shrouded in mystery due to our culture’s discomfort and secrecy around the subject. Miscarriage is defined as a pregnancy that ends before 20 weeks, though the vast majority will happen before 12 weeks. Depending on which statistic you read, it’s […]
LISTEN ON SOUNDCLOUD I had SO MUCH fun in this chat with Free Birth Society founder Emilee Saldaya recently. We shared what we believe should be common knowledge about the fertile cycle and signs of the various stages of fertility and infertility during the menstrual cycle. We also dug a bit into our exasperation with […]
2 hour ONLINE class. Recording available to pre-registrants if you can’t make the class live, but attending live is STRONGLY RECOMMENDED to get the most out of this class! Join Michelle Tyliakos, a Doula known for effective communication communication skills in her work (and life!) in a fun, interactive workshop on Communication Skills for Doulas. […]
2 hour ONLINE class. Recording available to pre-registrants if you cannot attend the class live. **This class can also be taught privately to birthing folks wanting to learn how to advocate for themselves in preparation for their birth** Gain practical doula skills that will promote a doula’s confidence in facilitating informed consent. This workshop will provide […]
2 hour ONLINE class. Recording available to pre-registrants if you can’t make the class live. This is an abortion positive class that highlights how the type of doula support appropriate for both miscarriage and abortion overlaps. We will cover: The importance of understanding miscarriage as a doula The overlap of miscarriage and abortion care Barriers […]
