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Category Archives: Training
Supporting a Mom Through an Epidural | Tips for Doulas
These are my notes after listening to the DONA conference talk on supporting moms while they have an epidural. Here’s some information about how peanut balls can assist moms laboring with an epidural (or moms laboring without one!) This is … Continue reading
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Birth Stories 101 Workshop
WOW! I think my brain is going to take awhile to continue processing all of the information I tried to cram into it over the last two days. I learned SO MUCH and met such amazing women. It was an … Continue reading
Surprise – A New Job!
It’s a pretty amusing story, but the punchline is that I’m now a midwife’s assistant, or “birth assistant” at the local birth center! This photo is me (very excited) after the first birth I attended as the birth assistant, which … Continue reading
Ongoing Training for Doulas (Tips for Doulas)
Originally posted February 2012: I’ve been asked what sort of continuing education or training opportunities are available for doulas. I’ve created a category for some of my trainings here and in addition to the birth and postpartum doula certifications it … Continue reading
Perinatal Loss
I just received and began reading Companioning at a Time of Perinatal Loss: A Guide for Nurses, Physicians, Social Workers, Chaplains and Other Bedside Caregivers. So far I’m impressed, and grateful to have this resource. If you are a local … Continue reading
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PTSD and Prematurity (Tips for Doulas)
As more studies are being conducted the medical community is verifying what most any preemie parent could have told you already – witnessing your child’s experience in the NICU can trigger post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD.) Unfortunately too many parents … Continue reading
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Tarrant County Birth Network
The Tarrant County Birth Network is just south of me (we don’t have a Denton County one… yet… volunteers???) They host monthly meetings and various community events and they just announced that in July they are hosting INA MAY GASKIN!!!!!!! … Continue reading
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Spinning Babies
So often I’ve heard reference to the website Spinning Babies, and I searched it myself when I had a baby in the breech position. At our recent ICAN meeting for doulas we heard from Katie about the rates of cesarean … Continue reading
ICAN Meetings & Special Scars
This Saturday (February 11th, 6pm) we’ll be hosting a special ICAN meeting for doulas and other birth professionals. One doula will talk about how to support mothers through cesareans, in the OR and during recovery. Another will discuss how to … Continue reading
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POSTPARTUM CERTIFICATION!
I just received my certificate so I am now official, I’m a Certified Postpartum Doula! This was my last training and it feels wonderful to be done. Until I find another program that I’m interested in learning more from…