Module 1 Introduction to the Doula Program
Unit 1 Welcome!  
Unit 2 What is a Doula?  
Unit 3 How Doulas Operate  
Unit 4 Basic Doula Practice  
Unit 5 Coaching the Birth Team  
Unit 6 Doula Certification and Licenses  
Unit 7 Research assignment #1 Gentle Birth, Gentle Mothering  
Module 2 The basics of supporting As a Madriella Doula
Unit 1 The Five Facets of Support - Introduction  
Unit 2 Facet 1  
Unit 3 The Four Steps of Active Listening  
Unit 4 Facet 2  
Unit 5 Facet 3  
Unit 6 Facet 4  
Unit 7 Facet 5  
Unit 8 Cites and Quiz  
Unit 9 The Four Types of Births  
Unit 10 Terminology Assignment  
Unit 11 Trauma-Informed Care  
Module 3 Birth prep and exercises at home
Unit 1 The Benefits of Preparedness  
Unit 2 Positions for the birth  
Unit 3 Positioning in the First Stage of Labor  
Unit 4 Positioning in the Second Stage of Labor  
Unit 5 Rehearsing Birth poses  
Unit 6 Dealing with Aches and Pains  
Unit 7 Pain Relieving Excercises  
Unit 8 Relaxation exercises  
Unit 9 Identifying the Pelvic Floor muscles  
Unit 10 Teaching how to, the technique and coaching  
Unit 11 Summary, Cites and Quiz  
Unit 12 Practical Assignment #1 Exercises at home  
Unit 13 Research assignment #2 The Birth Partner  
Module 4 Birth Preferences
Unit 1 Terminology Review  
Unit 2 Research Assignment - Hospital Tour  
Unit 3 The Doulas Role in writing the Birth Plan  
Unit 4 Possible Options for Birth Plans  
Unit 5 The Birth Plan / Birth Preferences Document  
Module 5 The Physiology of Birth
Unit 1 Why Doulas must study the Physiology of Birth  
Unit 2 The Bony Pelvis  
Unit 3 The Soft Pelvis  
Unit 4 The Bishop Score  
Unit 5 Body Changes before labor  
Unit 6 Research assignment #3 The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding  
Unit 7 Terminology Review #2  
Module 6 Relaxation Techniques
Unit 1 Research assignment #4 Elective Choice  
Unit 2 The importance of relaxation  
Unit 3 Relaxation techniques before labor  
Unit 4 A Doula Guided Progressive Relaxation Exercise  
Unit 5 Other forms of relaxation  
Unit 6 Summary & Unit Quiz  
Module 7 Hospital Procedures and Protocols
Unit 1 Introduction  
Unit 2 The commonality of uncommonality & complications  
Unit 3 Admission procedures  
Unit 4 The various presentations  
Unit 5 Preparation for delivery  
Unit 6 Amniotomy  
Unit 7 Delivery Procedures  
Unit 8 Third Stage of Labor  
Unit 9 More Third Stage considerations  
Unit 10 The Cesarean Section Birth and the Doula  
Unit 11 Summary, Cites and Module Quiz  
Module 8 The Doula in the Birthing Space
Unit 1 Different women, different births  
Unit 2 Physiological reasons for pain during birth  
Unit 3 The Doula in the Hospital  
Unit 4 Prodromal Labor  
Unit 5 Active Labor - (Latent Phase) Stage 1  
Unit 6 Active Labor (Transition Phase) Stage 1  
Unit 7 Birth (Latent Phase) Stage 2  
Unit 8 The Doula’s role during Birth (Latent Phase) Stage 2  
Unit 9 Crowning and Birth (Active Phase) Stage 2  
Unit 10 Delivery of the Placenta (Afterbirth) Stage 3  
Unit 11 Summary and Quiz  
Module 9 The Doula after the birth
Unit 1 The need for Postpartum Support  
Unit 2 Lochia  
Unit 3 Vaginal trauma  
Unit 4 Perenium Soreness  
Unit 5 The breasts after birth  
Unit 6 Breastfeeding support  
Unit 7 Research assignment - Elective Choice  
Module 10 Madriella Birth Doula Certification Examination
Unit 1 Birth Doula Certification Exam