Friday

5:45-6:00pm    Registration & light refreshment

    Staff introductions & “housekeeping”

    What is a doula

     Interview techniques *

     Scope and ethics of doula practice *

     Beliefs about birth

Saturday

7:45—8:00am     Continental breakfast

       Pregnancy and birth overview

       Prenatal and initial client contact

       Break

       Emotional support during labor *

       Safety precautions

        Lunch (provided)

        Hospital roles and conflict resolution *

        Comfort measures I *

        Break

        Comfort measures I continued *

Sunday

7:45—8:00am     Continental breakfast

         Comfort measures II *

         Break

         Cesarean birth and VBAC *

         Difficult births—challenges & strategies *

         Lunch (provided)

         Business of being a doula

         Lactation *

          Postpartum care

          Closure of relationship with client

          Break

          Birth simulations *

          Evaluation of program

* indicates practice time