The Boston Associaton for Childbirth Education and Nursing Mothers' Council

NEW DATES AND LOCATION

Where:
Newton Wellesley Hospital
Allen-Riddle Building
2014 Washington St.,
Newton, MA 02462
(Accesible by public transportation)
Parking Info and Directions


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When:
4 day Birth Doula Training Course

2 Weekends:
December 5, 6 and 12, 13

Check-in: 8:30-9:00AM
Days of learning: 9:00AM-5:00PM

NOTE: DONA Internationbal doula certification requires additional steps. Please see the DONA website for details.


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Instructor for Birth Doula Course

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.

Contact BACE-NMC

617-244-5102
bacenmc@gmail.com

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New WEEKEND Dates

DONA Approved Birth Doula Training

with
Lorenza Holt, MPH, BCCE, BDT(DONA)

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
  • 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.

 PRE-REQUISITES

Applicants should have a background that includes experience and understanding of the birth process, its medical vocabulary, common interventions and standard technology.

The following pre-requisites will give participants the background the training requires, as well as meet the requirement for certification with DONA International.

Please contact us before registering if you have questions about how we can help you meet and complete these requirements.

  • 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
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FEES

DONA Birth Doula Training Course: $500 for 4 days**

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.