The Boston Associaton for Childbirth Education and Nursing Mothers' Council
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INSTRUCTOR
Lorenza Holt, MPH, BCCE, SPB®,BDT(DONA)
Lorenza has her MPH degree with a concentration in maternal and child health, is a BACE-certified childbirth educator, DONA approved birth doula trainer and Spinning Babies® Approved Trainer. She has been a birth advocate in the Boston area for over 25 years. Passionate about normal birth, Lorenza has supported hundreds of laboring women and has trained and mentored dozens of doulas in the New England community. She was a founding member of Accompany Doula Care. For many years Lorenza also taught childbirth education classes in ways that encouraged and stimulated participants to embrace the powerful, beautiful and magical experience of birth.
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RELATED TRAINING
Intro to Childbirth Education
for Perinatal Health Workers
Sturdy Memorial Hospital
Attleboro, MA
December 11, 2021 • 9:00AM-6:00PM
Breastfeeding Foundations for Perinatal Health Workers
ONLINE
fulfills DONA requirement
Watch for details about next training!
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NOTE: DONA International doula certification requires additional steps. Please see the DONA website for details.
Contact BACE-NMC
617-244-5102
bacenmc@gmail.com
4 Day DONA Approved Birth Doula Training
with Lorenza Holt, MPH, BCCE, SPB® , BDT(DONA)
At this time we are planning to hold training in person,
but will switch to online if the hospital deems it necessary
Sturdy Memorial Hospital
Attleboro, MA
December 2021 dates:
Sun.12th, Mon.13th, Fri. Dec.17th, Sat. Dec18th
9AM-5PM
COURSE WILL OFFER COMPREHRENSIVE INTERACTIVE LEARNING ON:
- The significance of birth across cultures
- The benefits of doula support
- How to work with the mother's medical team
- Providing comfort and emotional support during all stages of labor, including difficult labors, cesarean births and VBACs
- How to build a trusting and meaningful relationship with mom and her family during pregnancy, labor, birth, and the first weeks postpartum
- Supporting newborns
- DONA International's Code of Ethics, Standards of Practice and additional required steps to certification as a DONA Int'l Birth Doula
WHY A FOUR DAY TRAINING?
We want all students to complete the course feeling fully confident and prepared to provide doula support to birthing women. For this reason, I am teaching a 26 hour course over 4 full days. I believe that this structure and pace will give students time to read the manual in between sessions, continue reading the required books, refelect on what they are learning, ask questions, and prepare homework. This will help assure that all students gain a deeper understanding of the material.
PREREQUISITES
This course will prepare you to be a birth doula. It will not cover the content of a childbirth education class or breastfeeding fundamentals. Applicants are expected to come with a fundamental understanding of pregnancy, labor and birth, the associated medical vocabulary, common interventions, common complications and standard obstetrical technology.
The following prerequisites will give participants the foundation the training requires, as well as meet the requirement for certification with DONA International.
- Read Pregnancy, Childbirth and the Newborn by Penny Simkin, et al
- Read The Birth Partner by Penny Simkin
- Read The Doula Book by Klaus and Kennel
• Attend the 7 hour Intro. to Childbirth Education workshop on Dec.11
• OR Observe a comprehensive childbirth education class series that is at least 12 hours long (see description in DONA requirements for certification as a birth doula ).
Please contact us before registering if you have questions.
FEES
DONA Birth Doula Training Course: $500 for 4 days
SAVE $40! Register for Intro. to Childbirth Education at the same time,
using the code COMBO and the Register Now link below.
(NOTE: Discount applies only to those registering at full price).
Please contact the registrar about:
• No fee payment plans or partial scholarships
• Group Discounts for 5 or more registered together
• Any other registration questions
REFUND POLICY: Full refunds for 1 week following scheduling, format or venue change and for any other reason through Nov. 12. From Nov. 13-27 refunds will be granted LESS a $55 administrative fee. In case of illness or serious hardship after that, applicants may defer attendance of all or part of the program until the next available birth doula training. (Availability is not guaranteed).
BACE-NMC reserves the right to cancel the course due to under enrollment or unforseen circumstances.