Birth Doula Certification Course Outline

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
Unit 8	Assignment Survey
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
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