Heart and Hands Postpartum Doula Training & Certification Program

Learn skills to support new mothers and care for newborn babies.

This training can be brought to your agency or you can join one of our courses in n Los Angeles.

This program is not affiliated with Elizabeth Davis or The National College of Midwifery.

 

 

ABOUT THIS COURSE

In this class, you will learn skills to support new mothers  and care for newborns immediately following birth and the first months, More than a Baby Nurse, a Postpartum Doula provides emotional support, physical care and comfort to the new mother, instruction on self-care and baby care, and instills confidence in her clients for motherhood. Services also may include breastfeeding support, meal preparation, care of siblings, and linking families to supportive services in the community.

COURSE DETAILS

The instructional methods include lecture, demonstration, discussion, and experiential processes including videos.

Dates and Location of Course:  Thursday and Friday, January 23 & 24, 2020 or Call us for Dates or to Schedule at your agency. Register Now

Days and Hours of Course: 9:00 am to 6:00 pm, 2 days, 16 hours total.

INTENDED AUDIENCE

Home visitors working with mothers and infants, perinatal case managers, CNAs, Medical Assistants, child development students, nursing students with career aspirations in maternal-infant nursing, CPSP workers, early intervention specialists, preschool teachers, nannies, aspiring lactation consultants and educators, and more. No prior training, experience or education is required. Persons of color are encouraged to attend as this is the population served.

COURSE FEES

$450.00 per person, includes materials and certification upon completion of requirements.

$100.00 deposit to register. Balance due 1 week prior to first day of course.

Early Bird Special: $350.00 per person. Register 8 weeks prior to the course.

Group Discounts:  $250.00 per person  for 4 or more persons registering together.

In-Service  Option:  This course can also be brought to  your worksite, or we can host a private class at our office in downtown Los Angeles. For In-service, there is a global fee and up to 15  persons may attend. Contact us for details and to schedule an in-service.

Cancellation Deadline: December 23, 2019. No refunds after this date. Transfers and credits are available, per our cancellation policy.

CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS

Within one year of course, participants desiring certification with The Association for Wholistic Maternal and Newborn Health will:

•      Complete take-home, open-book written exam.
•      Complete and Infant CPR course and submit proof of certification.
•      Compile a Community Resource List for Families.
•      Assist 3 families in the postpartum period, and submit 3 parent evaluations and 3 self-reports.

Recertification is annual. $250 re-certification fee plus proof of attendance at a continuing education course must be submitted. If requirements are not met within 12 months of course, there will be a charge of $100 for certification.

TOPICS COVERED

1.     Ethical guidelines for Postpartum Doulas.
2.     Social, political and personal reasons why women don’t breastfeed.
3.     Benefits of breastfeeding to mothers, infants, fathers, grandmothers and society
4.     Communication skills to help address mothers concerns about breastfeeding, newborn care and postpartum.
5.     Anatomy of the lactating breast and the physiology of how the breasts make milk.
6.     Nutritional components of breastmilk and how they are uniquely suited to support the growth and development of human infants.
7.     Supporting the breastfeeding mother and get the baby latched on correctly.
8.     Management of  breastfeeding so it works for the mother.
9.     Common problems of breastfeeding and parenting the growing baby.
10.     Attachment Parenting and Child Development in the first year.
11.     Kangaroo Mother Care—a method of caring for newborns which promotes physiological regulation of the newborn.
12.     Sudden Infant Death Syndrome and two approaches to prevention: Back to Sleep and Co-Sleeping.
13.    The role of the Postpartum Doula as a member of the maternity care team.
14.     The impact of birth interventions on breastfeeding.
15.     Normal and abnormal adjustments to motherhood in the postpartum woman.
16.     Care and assessment of full-term newborns.
17.     Physical care and emotional support for postpartum women.
18.     Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorders including Baby Blues, Postpartum Depression and Postpartum   Psychosis and  appropriate resources for help.
19.     Newborn care and soothing methods.
20.     The impact of perinatal loss on families and working with families after a loss
21.     Reducing parenting stress.
22.     Types and signs of child abuse and neglect and appropriate referral mechanisms.
23.     The Postpartum Doula’s role in helping clients become a family.
24.     Safe Food Handling Guidelines.

COURSE LEADERS

Cordelia Hanna, MPH, CHES, ICCE, CLE, CBA- Principal Course Leader
Email: Cordelia.Hanna@Motherbabysupport.net

Cordelia Hanna obtained  her Masters in Public Health (MPH) in Health Education and Promotion/Maternal Child Health from Loma Linda University in Loma Linda, California in 2008 and her Bachelor of Arts in Theatre and Dance from Indiana University, Bloomington in 1986. She is a Certified Health Education Specialist (CHES), the gold standard for professional health educators, accredited by NCHEC. Cordelia is also an ICEA-Certified Childbirth Educator, CAPPA-Certified Lactation Educator, and ALACE-Certified Birth Assistant who since 1991 has taught Childbirth Preparation Classes and Breastfeeding Education to hundreds of couples in private practice, clinics, public health, hospital and community settings. She is an apprenticeship-trained midwife, who has worked as an Assistant Midwife and Labor Companion/Monitrice in homes, birth centers and hospitals throughout Los Angeles County. Cordelia worked for The Pasadena Public Health Department Black Infant Health Program from 2002-2012, a  California Department of Health funded program to reduce African-American perinatal health disparities. Here she  initiated and managed a Breastfeeding Peer Counselor and Volunteer Doula Program. Cordelia is passionate about promoting midwives, doulas, promatoras (community health promoters) and breastfeeding peer counselors to address ethnic health disparities such as low rates of breastfeeding, high rates of prematurity and cesarean section, and to reduce maternal mortality globally.  Cordelia is a  mother of two home-born, breastfed and family-bedded children who are now bright and capable young adults and she is  a grandmother of two young girls.

Latrice Matthews, MS, CD, CPD, CLE

Email: Latrice.Matthews@motherbabysupport.net

Latrice is a professionally trained Certified Birth and Post-Partum Doula, Childbirth Educator, and Certified Lactation Educator.

With more than 20 years of professional experience working with parents, infants, and toddlers, Latrice has a reputation for respecting autonomy and upholding the unique integrity of each family moving through stages and phases of parenthood. As a Doula, the core value of gentle transition is practiced while providing maternal emotional support to women before, during, and after birth.

Abreast of the current maternal and infant mortality rate crisis, Latrice believes in creating tangible tools and strategies to mitigate racial and ethnic disparities in birth outcomes. She is also passionate about advancing birth equity within diverse communities. Latrice is an advocate for improving birth outcomes and empowering families to exercise informed decision making regarding their health.

In the community, Latrice has volunteered Doula support at Mission Hills’ Black Infant Health, facilitated breastfeeding classes and support groups for Soul Food For Your Baby, has been contracted as a Maternal and Infant Health Specialist for Child Care Resource Center, and continues to guest lecture at California State University, Northridge on Women’s Health.

Latrice owns and operates Nu Baby Doula Services. She holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Public Health Education and a Master of Science degree in Family Consumer Sciences, both achieved through California State University, Northridge.

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CANCELLATION POLICY

Cancellation must be made in writing by deadline (30 days prior to course). Tuition will be reimbursed less $50.00 administrative fee if notification received by this date. After this date, there will be no refunds. However in extenuating circumstances such as documented illness or emergency, the tuition is fully transferable to another person or training (this course or another topic); credit is good for the amount of training. If course registering into is higher price, the additional balance will be required. If it is a lesser price, there will not be any refund of balance. Credit will be honored for one year from the training. If not used by that time, the credit will expire.

Special Cancellation Policy for Doulas: If you are “on call” and have a birth during the training, please notify instructor as soon as possible that you will not be attending. The full tuition will be transferred to another person, or different training (this course or another topic) to be used within one year of the training date.If course registering into is higher price, the additional balance will be required. If it is a lesser price, there will not be any refund of balance.