Labor & Birth Birthworker (Doula) Training
This foundational course covers supporting folks through the prenatal period and the labor & birth process. Our labor and birth birthworker (doula) training will provide you with a trauma informed, patient rights based framework for your practice, a deepened understanding of the intersectional aspects of birthwork, and practical hands-on skill to support all clients throughout their pregnancies and births.
This course is go at your own pace and closed captioned.
What's included in the course fee:
16 in-depth, go at your own pace course modules that include pre-recorded lecture videos, readings, links, and resources designed to meet the needs of many learning styles.
Our labor & birth birthwork training includes learning modules that dive deep into all aspects of pregnancy, labor, and birth support with an intersectional lens and anti-oppression analysis. Learn how to provide person-centered, inclusive, community based emotional, physical, practical, educational, and psychosocial support to pregnant people, their partners, families, and communities. Learn how to navigate birthing systems, advocacy tools, burnout prevention tips, hands-on comfort measures, business tools, trauma informed care, and anatomy and physiology.
Includes access to our live, drop-in group mentorship sessions, membership in our private Facebook group, and a listing on our international birthworker directory.
We use the green bottle sliding scale framework to price our courses equitably. We give thanks to Alexis J. Cunningfolk for developing the green bottle method. "For a sliding scale to work it relies on the principles of truthfulness, respect for complexity, and accountability. I do not ask for income verification. I trust my students and clients to be honest. Community thrives when accountability is a central value, because that is where trust grows and depth work can be done. Teachers deserve to get paid and students deserve classes which recognize the multiple realities of economic access and privilege that exist." - AJC
Labor & Birth Birthworker (doula) Training Curriculum
Course Introduction
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Start Here.
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Business structures and professional frameworks
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Outside of the Birth Room
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All About Birthing Bodies
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Labor & Birth
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New Landscapes
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Hands-On Skills
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Trauma Informed Care
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Informed & Empowered
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Medical Interventions
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Fetal Positioning
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Congratulations!
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“I had spent time looking for trainings and did not feel moved by what I had found or the interactions I experienced, but when I came across Cornerstone, I knew I had found the right course. Thank you for the spotlight you put on birth rights advocacy and the inequalities faced by women of color, particularly Black women. Thank you for your mindfulness. My identity intersects at many points, and my whole self felt seen throughout this training.”
- Shay Pak, @orianadesolitude
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