Community-Based Birth and Postpartum Doula Program

It is an honor to welcome a new child into the world, to encourage and support people through the process of pregnancy, birth, and postpartum. It is also an exciting time to participate in the community as a childbirth and postpartum professional. Whether your clients are choosing hospital, birth center, or home births, Harmony Doula Mentoring can help you to have the skills you need to provide compassionate, culturally competent emotional and physical support, using evidence-based practices from both new innovations and and time-honored traditions.

Harmony Doula Mentoring offers high quality workshops in both one-on-one and small group settings. We are committed to training community-based doulas to serve the members of their own community. It is our mission to increase access to doula care for every member of our community and increase knowledge of the unique health disparities facing pregnant people in the Central Valley, thereby leading to greater equity and better birth outcomes for all.

Our Community-Based Birth and Postpartum Doula Training Program is a 40-hour course. It encorporates an introduction to birth and postpartum doula work as well as many of our advanced doula skills courses, for a truly well-rounded experience designed to help a new doula feel confident that they can support birthing and postpartum people and families to the fullest of their abilities. Students will learn evidence-based information about the benefits of doula support, the anatomy and chemistry of birth and postpartum recovery, the significance of doula support to families, hands-on techniques to help a client be informed and be an active decision making member of their birth and recovery team, tips and tricks for coping and relaxation, trauma-informed and inclusive care, as well as practical steps to begin a career as a doula. Register Now

Students who are approved by the staff midwives at the Modesto Natural Birth Place can volunteer at the center, to get valuable hands-on birth experience with a supervising doula.

Practicing doulas who want to advance their skills can also participate in Advanced Doula Skills Workshops, which are offered once a month through the academic year, on a variety of topics at the Harmony Doula Group offices and around the California Central Valley and San Francisco Bay Area.


The Complete Doula Workshop for Birth and Postpartum

This course is designed to build the confidence, knowledge, and skills of a Community-Based Birth and Postpartum Doula, guiding them toward a great start to a successful career as a childbirth professional. It includes most of the advanced skills offered in our single subject workshops, as we believe these are skills all doulas should know.

In this course, you will learn:

Costs:

The fee for the Workshop is $400. Payment plans available or save with the Early Bird: $300 if paid 14 days before the workshop.

Contact us to arrange a series that suits your schedule or to get enrollment information for upcoming sessions.

Current schedule:

Syllabus

Enroll now to guarantee your spot:

Select a Birth and Postpartum Training Session

Phoenix Advanced Doula Toolkit Workshop, Phoenix, AZ

Join Teri in Phoenix June 27-28, 2020 for two days of Advanced Doula ToolKit offerings at the Motherhood Co.

Saturday, June 27:

Sunday, June 29: Fees: Register Now

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Advanced Doula Skills Training Workshops Available topics:

Unless otherwise noted, Advanced Skills Workshops are 2 hours and $50 each. 3-hour classes are $75.

Subscribe to Harmony Doula Mentoring on Facebook for the current schedule of Advanced Doula Skill classes and locations. To schedule a workshop or multi-subject day event, contact us.

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Lactation Support 101: Skills for Birth Professionals (5 hours)

After completion of this course, you will be able to:

This workshop fulfills the DONA and CAPPA requirements for lactation education and will prepare you to offer breast/chestfeeding management and support for your clients. It is taught using a variety of teaching methods including lecture, videos, roleplay and Q&A. Certificates of completion will be awarded. If you are seeking DONA or CAPPA certification, please bring the appropriate documents for Teri to sign.

2020 Schedule:

Fee: $100
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Apprenticeship Opportunties

The Harmony Doula Group has several apprenticeship opportunities throughout the year. Contact us for more information about requirements, expectations, current availability, and fees.

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