8:00-8:45  Introductions

8:45-9:30  Introduction to the Doula

9:30-10:015  TheSignificance of Birth

10:15-10:30

 Break

10:30-11:15 The State of Maternity Care

11:15-11:45  The Benefits of the Doula

11:45-12:45

Lunch

12:45-1:30  The Doula's Scope of Practice and Code of Ethics

1:30-2:30 Communication Skills

2:30-3:00  Anatomy & Physiology of Female Reproduction

3:00-3:!5

Break

3:15-3:45  Fetal Development

3:45-5:15  The Birth Process - An Overview

5:15     Wrap Up

5:30  End

8:00-8:30  Prenatal Care

8:30-9:15  Events of Late Pregnancy

9:15-10:15  Variations, Complications & Interventions of Late Pregnancy

10:15-10:30     Break

10:15-11:00  Getting Information, Decision-Making, and Informed Choice

11:00-11:45  Politics in the Birth Space

11:45-12:45

Lunch

12:45-2:15  Prenatal Contact

2:15-3:!5  Pre- and Early L abor

3:15-3:30                     Break

3:30-5:15  Providing Support in Pre- and Early L abor

5:15       Wrap Up

5:30  End

 8:00-9:30  Active Labor & Transition

9:30-11:00 (w/ a 15-minute break)  Providing Support in Active Labor & Transition

11:00-noon  Comfort Measures for Back Labor

12:00-1:00       Lunch

1:00-1:30  Pain Medications

1:30-2:15  Supporting a Woman with an Epidural

2:!5-3:00  Second, Third & Fourth Stages

3:00-3:15         Break

3:15-4:15  Providing Support in Second, Third & Fourth Stages

4:15-5:15  Difficult Labors

5:15     Wrap Up

Homework

What Kind of an Advocate Are You?

 8:00-8:45  Cesarean Birth Indications and Prevention

8:45-9:30  The Doula’s Role in Cesarean Birth and VBAC

9:30-10:00  The Newborn

10:00-10:15     Break

10:15-11:15   Breastfeeding Support

11:15-noon Postpartum Contact

12:00-1:00       Lunch

1:00-2:00   The Business of Being a Doula

2:00-2:45   Birth Doula Certification through DONA

2:45-3:00                     Break

3:00-5:00   Role Play  

5:00-5:30 Closure, Evaluation and Certificates of Completion