This course is designed for CAPPA members who wish to become a CAPPA-certified Postpartum Doula, but are unable to attend a training with a CAPPA Faculty Instructor. Students purchasing this course will be registered to CAPPA Academy — an online learning platform — where they will gain access to the details and forms necessary for completing […]
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This course is designed for CAPPA members who wish to become a CAPPA-certified Lactation Educator™, but are unable to attend a training with a CAPPA Faculty Instructor. Students purchasing this course will be registered to CAPPA Academy — an online learning platform — where they will gain access to the details and forms necessary for
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This course is designed for CAPPA members who wish to become a CAPPA-certified Labor Doula, but are unable to attend a training with a CAPPA Faculty Instructor. Students purchasing this course will be registered to CAPPA Academy — an online learning platform — where they will gain access to the details and forms necessary for
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This course is designed for CAPPA members who wish to become a CAPPA-certified Childbirth Educator, but are unable to attend a training with a CAPPA Faculty Instructor. Students purchasing this course will be registered to CAPPA Academy — an online learning platform — where they will gain access to the details and forms necessary for
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I have spent the last two decades as a birth worker, doula trainer, and labor & delivery and maternal child health nurse. I have been able to support families from prenatal education and yoga, labor and delivery, to watching children and families grow in so many directions. I have been hearing the same question tossed
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The CAPPA Vision Imagine a world…Where women are encouraged to trust their bodies. Where myths about pregnancy, childbirth, the postpartum period, and breastfeeding are dispelled. Imagine a world…Where women are given the tools they need to make informed decisions about their pregnancy, childbirth, postpartum, and breastfeeding experiences. Imagine a world…Where education does not use guilt
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Sierra Brooks, CPD, CLC, HBCE, LCCE and CAPPA Postpartum Doula trainer explains what a Postpartum Doula is and what they do, with the help of fellow Doula Danka Orellana. Sierra Brooks CPD, CLC, HBCE, LCCE, CAPPA Faculty Sierra has been serving women through pregnancy, birth and postpartum since 2000. Starting out as a birth and
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Being a good listener is one of the most crucial skills a postpartum doula will utilize. Although many of our clients won’t hire us just because they are looking for a good listener, time and again my clients have noted feeling validated, heard, and understood in testimonials. Thankfully, it’s a skill that can actually be
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As a doula trainer for many years now, one of the most challenging concepts to instill in newer doulas is the idea of healthy boundaries with clients. Not the kind discussed in the scope of practice because those are pretty clear-cut, but instead, establishing when we will be available for routine questions and support. It
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When I first started working as a doula, I worried about what to do in my prenatal visits with families. Your prenatal visits are a place for you and your clients to get to know each other, build trust and begin to see you as a resource for their experience. You will also be demonstrating
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