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Navigating Differing Hospital Cultures as a Labor Doula
When I was a new doula, I remember being excited to apply all that I learned in training to support my clients in various birth settings. What I wasn’t prepared for was dealing with differences in birth location policies and working with different providers, who all seemed to have different policies as well. Why was
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How To Become A Certified New Parent Educator And Why It Might Be Right For You
If you have patience and communication skills and a drive to fill an important role in supporting new parents, becoming a CAPPA Certified New Parent Educator (CNPE) might be your calling. Have you ever wondered how to become an educator for new parents? You don’t need to know everything about parenting to be a CNPE
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Normalising Newborn Sleep for Parents
As we all know, newborn sleep is challenging for parents new and old! Dr Sears in his The Baby Book (2013) writes about “The tiring facts of infant sleep”. It’s not tiring for baby but the adults caring for them! And we all know that we are not at our best when we’re sleep-deprived and
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What If My Client Wants To…
In an interview recently, one of our prospective couples told me they were reading a book about how to manage infant sleep, and they had plans to put in place that would guarantee their baby would sleep through the night by 12 weeks of age. They asked if I would be able to help them
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World Doula Week Shareables
Below are some graphics members can use to promote WDW and share their CAPPA Pride. Feel free to download these and share them on March 22-28! Be sure to use the tags #WorldDoulaWeek #WDW and #CAPPAdoulas! Remember to tag us at @cappanetworking on Instagram or Facebook!
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World Doula Week Profile Picture Frames
Members can take these frames and place them over their pictures by using a free website like Canva or an app like Over (from GoDaddy), or even directly on their photos app depending on the phone. Right-click and save the image you want to use!
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Infant Formula Recalls and Proper Powder Formula Preparation
The tragic news of several hospitalizations and infant deaths has prompted a severe warning from the FDA and massive recalls by Abbott Nutrition. The first recall was announced on February 17, 2022, by Abbott Nutrition, which manufactures the Similac Alimentum and EleCare brands. An additional batch of formula was recalled on February 28, 2022,
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Why is Anti-racism work important for doulas and educators?
Black women are three times more likely to die from pregnancy and postpartum-related causes than white women. Multiple factors contribute to these disparities, such as quality of healthcare, underlying chronic conditions, structural racism, and implicit bias. As CAPPA educators and doulas, we are committed to improving birth and postpartum for all people. Therefore, it is
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