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Certification and Training
Birth Doula Certification
DONA International
A trained professional who provides continuous physical, emotional and informational support to a mother before, during and shortly after childbirth to help her achieve the healthiest, most satisfying experience possible.
The Use of TENS in Labor
DONA International
Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (TENS) can be a good source of pain relief during labor. This training focused on the proper techniques and protocols to leverage the TENS unit safely and effectively.
Birth and Bereavement Doula
Stillbirthday
Stillbirthday doulas (SBD® Doulas) support families experiencing birth, enduring bereavement, or facing any event where birth and bereavement may meet such as birth in any trimester with any outcome, unconventional loss, or NICU care.
The Spinning Babies Workshop
Spinning Babies®
Focused on fresh solutions for long, painful labors, fetal malposition (posterior, asynclitic, etc.), or labor dystocia. Address pelvic muscles with slow, sustained stretches and fascia techniques. It’s as simple as finding and making room for the baby.
Rebozo Credential
Gena Kirby University
Rebozos are used during labor to relax and reposition mothers during childbirth. Certification teaches doulas the techniques and motions that bring pain relief to the muscles and ligaments around the abdominal and pelvic region.
Postpartum and Infant Care Specialist
ProDoula
Equips doulas with the practical skills necessary to provide postpartum & infant care support to client’s and their families. Covers many topics such as physical recovery from birth, feeding, infant care, and perinatal mood and anxiety disorders.
Epidural Training
Evidence Based Birth®
How often epidurals during labor are used, and the difference between epidurals, spinals, and combined spinal epidurals (CSEs). The benefits, potential risks, and side effects of epidurals, spinals, and CSEs for mother and baby.
Comforting Touch for Doulas
Yiska Obadia
Experiential, hands-on training covering techniques applied during labor to bring comfort, both during and between contractions, to help ease hip and back pain as well as general muscle tension. Learned comforting touch techniques to teach to partners.
“Best Doulas in Baltimore” 2021
Expertise.com