The Boston Associaton for Childbirth Education and Nursing Mothers' Council
Where and When
All locations accessible by public transportation _____________________________
Two weekends:
June 6-7 and June 13-14
Check-in: 8:30-9:00AM
Days of learning: 9:00AM-5:00PM
NEW LOCATION: June 6,7, 14: Allen-Riddle Building, Newton Wellesley Hospital, Newton, MA
(Location for June 13 TBA).
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Breastfeeding Overview (optional)
Sunday, May 31: 9AM-1PM
taught by Jeanette Mesite Frem, MHS, IBCLC, RLC,BCCE,CD MORE DETAILS
LOCATION: Newton Wellesley Hospital,
2014 Washington St., Newton, MA
NOTE: DONA Internationbal doula certification requires additional steps. Please see the DONA website for details.
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Lorenza Holt, MPH, BCCE, 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 practicing doula. 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 for the Cambridge Doula Program and the Boston Medical Center Birth Sisters Program. Lorenza also enjoys teaching childbirth education classes in ways that encourage and stimulate participants to embrace the powerful, beautiful and magical experience of birth.
Don't Miss This Opportunity!
DONA Approved Birth Doula Training
with
Lorenza Holt, MPH, BCCE, BDT(DONA)
Course will offer comprehensive 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
- Overview of breastfeeding
- 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, we are teaching a 26 hour course over 4 full days of training. We believe that this structure and pace will give students time to read the manual in between sessions, continue reading books on the required book list, ponder what they are learning, ask questions, prepare homework, and hopefully gain a deeper understanding of the material. Trainings that take place over one weekend are time efficient, but we want to provide an option for those students who prefer an expanded format with more time to own the material.SUGGESTED PRE-REQUISITES
Applicants who do not have a strong understanding of labor and the birth process should email the instructor or call her at 617-953-3606, before registering.
- 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
AND EITHER:
- Attend a Childbirth Education for Doulas class
OR: - Observe a comprehensive childbirth education course
(see description in DONA requirements for certification as a birth doula )
FEES
DONA Birth Doula Training Course: $500 for 4 days**
Breastfeeding Overview (optional): $100
NOTE: If you have already registered for Childbirth Ed. for Doulas, the 4 Day Doula Training or the Breastfeeding Overview this spring, you won't be able to use the same email address to register for another class. Just contact us and we will help!
Please contact the registrar if you have any questions
**Continental breakfast included, lunch will be on your own
REFUND POLICY: Refunds will be granted up to 2 weeks before the start of the course, less a $50 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. No refunds will be possible unless we can fill the space.
Register Now! BACE-NMC reserves the right to cancel the course due to under enrollment or unforseen circumstances.