Schedule for the 3-day workshop
First Day of the Workshop EASTERN TIME ZONE
9:00 a.m. Registration, Opening, Guided exercises, and introductions
9:00 a.m. to 10:00a.m. Intro to Childbirth Education
10 a.m. to 10:15 a.m. Break and Snack
10:15 to 12:00 Intro to childbirth education
12:00 to 1:00 Lunch
1:00 to 3:00 Intro to childbirth education
3:00 to 3:15 Break and snack
3:15 to 4:00 Intro to childbirth education
5:00 to 8:00 (If breastfeeding 3-hour course)
Second Day of the Workshop
9:00 Registration, opening
9:00 to 10:00 Introduction to Labour Support
10:00 to 10:15 Break and Snack
10:15 to 11:15 Prenatal contact between doula and client
11:15 to 12:00 Emotional support in labour
12:00 to 1:00 Lunch
1:00 to 2:00 Emotional support in labour continued
2:00 to 3:00 Practice comfort measures with partner
3:00 to 3:15 Break and snack
3:15 to 4:15 Comfort measures
4:15 to 5:00 Introduction to Dona international (what it takes to become certified
Third Day of the Workshop
9:00 Assessment of the first day
9:15 to 9:30 What is the Ideal Birth?
9:30 to 10:15 Difficult labours
10:15 to 10:30 Break and snack
10:30 to 11:15 Difficult Labours continued
11:15 to 12:15 Cesarean Birth and VBAC
12:15 to 1:15 Lunch
1:15 to 2:45 The newborn and Breastfeeding
2:45 to 3:45 Postpartum contact between doula and client
3:45 to 4:00 Break and snack
4:00 to 5:00 Role modeling and Role play of Labour
5:00 to 5:30 Wrap up, questions and Group picture