Pre-Requisites for the Doula Core Training:

The Mother Tree birth doula training is open to everyone interested in learning about and using the skills of a doula in birth. You do not need to be a nurse or a medical professional, nor do you have to have given birth or attended a birth, to attend the workshop and/or be a doula. This course is however, one component of the DONA International Doula Certification to become a certified birth doula.

Visit DONA.org a complete listing of DONA Certification Requirements

The following pre-requisites will make the course most useful and valuable for you:

1. A good understanding of the spoken and written English language

2. Reading the required textbooks in advance of the training

Required texts:

• Pregnancy, Childbirth, and the Newborn, Revised and Updated : The Complete Guide (2001) by Penny Simkin, Ann Keppler, and Janet Whalley
• The Birth Partner, Second Edition (2001) by Penny Simkin
• The Doula Book: How a Trained Labor Companion Can Help You Have a Shorter, Easier, and Healthier Birth (2002) by Marshall Klaus, Phyllis Klaus, and John Kennell

Other Recommended Texts:

• Birthing From Within by Pam England and Rob Horowitz
• The Postpartum Survival Guide by Ann Dunnewold, Diane G. Sanford
• The Labor Progress Handbook: Early Interventions to Prevent and Treat Dystocia by Penny Simkin, Ruth S. Ancheta
• Sacred Birthing by Sunni Karll
• Ina May's Guide to Childbirth by Ina May Gaskin
• An Easier Childbirth by Gayle Peterson
• The Nursing Mother's Companion by Kathleen Huggins
• Obstetric Myths and Research Realities by Henci Goer
• Your Amazing Newborn by Marshall & Phyllis Klaus
• Special Women: The Role of the Professional Labor Assistant by Paulina Perez, Cheryl Snedeker
  

All books are available new and used at most bookstores or online book retailers.

"Blessings 'Round the Tree of Life" by Mara Friedman

For upcoming training dates and to REGISTER see our classes

For more info contact:
Jesse Henderson
or call: 503-343-9911