Childbirth Professionals International

I have learned so much from this workshop from comfort measures to female anatomy to the birthing process. I have in my mind the type of Doula that I want to be. Caring, compassionate, informative and very hands on. I feel more confident in taking the training. My Mom worked in the OB/GYN and NICU units at a few hospitals when I was a child so I have always been around this type of stuff. I used to go with her to Prenatal and Breastfeeding classes that she would teach. On top of what I have learned from her by adding this course to my knowledge list, I feel very confident that I can accommodate many women’s wishes. I’m very excited! No suggestions. The course was wonderful!

I have learned more about the risks of interventions during birth (I never used any, so haven’t experienced an epidural or pitocin, for example). From this workshop I have gotten a better sense of the practical considerations of preparing to go “a-doula-ing”, like planning my calendar, what to charge, how many clients I can support per month, etc. I also got good reminders about how to approach a client and her partner, to be more sensitive and take my time. I feel ready to get going! There aren’t any suggestions that come to my mind. You have done a fine job. Thanks, Anne

Wow! I learned so much I am not sure I can fit it all in here. The items that were new to me were about babies vernix, hormones, the whole business development section, many of the labor techniques and tools including visualization. I really enjoyed learning about positions in labor as well. I learned a lot about postpartum depression, and most of all I really learned a lot about the history of many of the methods we use today and about the stages of labor in a more comprehensive way! In all of the other things I may have known some already but was thrilled to increase my knowledge. I love serving women and families and I feel like I can better do that now with this training.