We offer a series of classes for community health workers and doulas two times each year, featuring a comprehensive DONA Birth Doula Workshop as well as other offerings.
Dates and times for scheduled trainings are here.
If you would like to host any of these workshops for your office or group, contact us to schedule 205-614-3297.
“I honestly think I’ll be a more confident doula as a result of this course”
“I learned not to necessarily be the mother’s advocate, but to help amplify the mother’s voice without interfering with the mother’s choices.”
“I learned how to not give advice, but to project her questions back t oher to get her thinking and making her own choices.”
The comprehensive doula training includes:
Learning about medical interventions
1. Introduction to Childbirth Education for Doulas this class is offered in conjunction with the birth doula workshop
2. Birth Doula Training Workshop
3. Breastfeeding class for Doulas
4. Perinatal Health Advocate Training
Sign up for the first three components to complete the classroom requirements for DONA Birth Doula certification, or choose your own combination. The fourth class (the Perinatal Health Advocate Training) is for doulas planning to work as volunteers for BirthWell Partners and for anyone interested in working in their communities to support low-resource families and address health disparities.
BirthWell also holds a FREE Volunteer Orientation twice a year in conjunction with our Doula training. This class and the Perinatal Health Advocate Training, are a requirement for all Doulas and Doula trainees wishing to volunteer with our organization; attending births with low-resource mothers.
BirthWell Partners also holds continuing education meetings/trainings monthly for our volunteers.
Location: All our trainings take place in the greater Birmingham area
If you wish to bring a training to your city, contact me at [email protected]
Pricing:
Intro to Childbirth & Birth Doula Workshop $500.00
Breastfeeding class $50.00
Perinatal Health Advocate Training $40 (FREE for volunteer Doulas)
Volunteer orientation FREE ($30 for background check)
To see a timeline for DONA certification, including all the requirements and costs to become certified as a DONA birth doula read this outline.
About the Birth Doula Workshop: This course is for anyone interested in assisting women and families to have a satisfying birth experience. It is designed to help participants become expert labor support providers. It uses texts and supplementary literature, video, and practical skills. Attendance constitutes one step in the process to become a DONA International-certified Doula (CD)DONA.
On completion of the intensive 21-hour workshop, participants will be able to:
Identify the significance of birth to a family.
Define the role of the doula and her scope of practice.
List the benefits of doula support on obstetrical outcomes from current reseach.
Describe emotional and physical needs of laboring women and their partners.
Demonstrate helpful labor positions, recognize onset of labor and identify progress during labor.
Demonstrate non-pharmaceutical pain reduction methods.
Discuss VBACs and Cesarean delivery and the role of the doula.
Describe the doula’s role in the prenatal period.
Describe the doula’s role in the postpartum period.
Discuss DONA International certification and membership.
About the Trainer:
Dalia Abrams has been a Childbirth Educator since 1997, a Doula since 2008 and a breastfeeding counselor since 1996. Dalia is the co-founder of BirthWell Parnters and owner of BirthWise in Birmingham the longest running Doula and childbirth educator group in Birmingham. She is a DONA International-certified labor Doula and approved Doula trainer and a Lamaze Certified Childbirth Educator.
Dates, times and registration forms for upcoming trainings can be found here.
Scholarship applications are available for our Birth Doula Workshops. Go here for information on how to apply.
BirthWell Partners’ FIRST doula training workshop. July 2011
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Paige Morrison
July 30, 2011 at 5:50 pm (UTC 0) Link to this comment
Having lots of fun talking pregnancy and childbirth this weekend!
Kimberly L. Dees
July 30, 2011 at 6:11 pm (UTC 0) Link to this comment
The Birth Well Partners Doula Workshop is well underway. It is day two and we are having an awesome time. The prospective doulas are bonding and sharing their stories. There is a real sense of comradery, and the information is awesome!!! We go from laughing to wiping tears as we share and learn together.
Thank you Dalia, Susan and Rayna, you are the best. I appreciate the sacrifices you have made to make this high quality training available.
Kimberly
natalie
July 30, 2011 at 10:24 pm (UTC 0) Link to this comment
Thank you for providing doula training! I am really enjoying all the information and sharing of birthstories 🙂
Sarah McPhearson Patterson
July 30, 2011 at 11:17 pm (UTC 0) Link to this comment
This weekend has been a fabulous experience of new found knowledge and new found sisters… =)
Roxanne
July 31, 2011 at 1:12 am (UTC 0) Link to this comment
Thank You for providing this workshop! I am having a blast learning, sharing, and spending time with a truly incredible group of ladies.
Stacey
February 6, 2012 at 3:22 am (UTC 0) Link to this comment
Peace, love and many blessings to all of the NEW doulas, trainers (Marlo and Lisi) and Dalia and Susan. I just wanted to express my extreme gratitude, appreciation and awe at the knowledge, power, intuitive wisdom and joy that was shared during my weekend training as a 2012 volunteer doula. I learned a lot about the birth process as it relates to the majority of women’s birthing journey. I also learned a lot about my own personal views and as it relates to others’ birthing journey. As someone who had (what I like to call) an intuitive birth (allowing my body and intuition to work together to bring my baby into the world), along with the support, love and encouragement from my husband, mother (& MIL) and midwives…I was blown away by many of my other doula sisters’ birth stories of surrendering to what they hadn’t planned for (most were polar opposite of their original birth plan.) It further confirmed how powerful, amazing and INTUITIVE ALL OUR births are.
I look forward to being apart of many other intuitive births.
Thank to all who shared their experiences, stories and tears!!!
Stacey
Natasha
March 31, 2015 at 2:36 pm (UTC 0) Link to this comment
I really want to be a doula fully trained. I myself have birthed 6 children and . I am 34 years of age. Also I am in full receipt of benefits so will need a scholarship of some sort. Please let me know upcoming courses in Birmingham or Worcester. Many thanks
Dalia
April 22, 2015 at 4:39 pm (UTC 0) Link to this comment
Hello Natasha,
Dates for our next training are up on this page here http://www.birthwellpartners.org/doula-training/upcoming-doula-trainings/
Scholarship information is here http://www.birthwellpartners.org/doula-training/scholarship-information/
I hope you will apply for a scholarship for our next training taking place Sept. 30-Oct. 5. Sorry I don’t check these messages often. But you can email me for more info at [email protected] any time! Thanks for your interest!