Birth Doula Training
Have you been looking for a fulfilling career offering support to families on their unique journey into parenthood?
If that’s a yes then follow your passion and take your first step by booking your place on DoulaCare Ireland’s professional Birth Doula Training.
If you are someone who:
✅ Has a passion for birth (are you the person your friends come to you to pick your brains on how they can have a positive labour?)
✅ Knows that birth can be a positive and empowering experience?
✅ Feels that more support is needed for families giving birth
✅ Or maybe you know the system needs to change and want to be part of making a difference in the lives of birthing families?
⭐️ Did you feel a lack of support during your pregnancy, birth and postpartum?
⭐️ Or did you get the support you needed and thrive during this time?
⭐️ Would you love to provide this support to families AND build a business that supports you, your family and your community?
⭐️ Do you want the flexibility to learn from the comfort of your own home on our live Zoom trainings while building connections with others as passionate as you are about birth?
➡️ If any of this sounds like you, then training to be a doula could be the most amazing decision you make in 2024!
➡️ By taking the step to book a place on our doula training - you will forever know that the support you provide will change lives.
➡️ You will have a network of seasoned professionals as well as new friends who will support you on your doula journey.
✨ Training to become a doula is one of the most rewarding things you can do. The skills you learn supporting birthing families will not only change lives, but will support you personally and your family.
✨ ✨ ✨ So what are you waiting for? ✨ ✨ ✨
Gain the skills to be a doula and support families with our comprehensive
birth doula training.
Take the first step by booking your place on our Birth Doula Training. All taking place on Zoom, so you can learn from the comfort of your own home.
💖Book your spot with just a €100 deposit today 💖
We offer our knowledge, encouragement and support so you can gain the skills and confidence to offer much-needed doula support in your community.
Split over two weekends, 10am-3pm each day
(5 days of live zoom sessions)
DATES:
Option One: SOLD OUT
2024
November 8th, 9th & 10th and December 7th, 8th 2024
Early Bird Options still available for 2024 dates
November Training €600 (Full Price €800)
Pay your deposit now, and the balance before we start!
DoulaCare Ireland offers a training that gives you the opportunity to receive certification from an Irish organisation familiar and experienced with the Irish maternity system and learn from 2 of the most experienced doulas in Ireland.
We offer practical support in both working as a doula but also in helping you to think about your business and your role as a doula.
You are unique and so the doula support you offer will be unique. We want to guide you on this journey - and are aware that as adult learners you already come to this with a wealth of knowledge and experience and a huge amount of passion. Our job is to help build your confidence and nurture your education so you can practise as a doula in a way that suits your life and family circumstances.
Both Mary and Jen have vast experience as doulas but also as successful business owners - starting out working as solo doulas and then joining forces to build DoulaCare.
This profession is growing. Mary first trained as a doula in 2006 and no one knew what a doula was. Now thankfully, as more and more families choose to work with doulas, this has changed. People are actively seeking out doula support and both Mary and Jen are passionate about building the doula profession and facilitating those with a passion for this work.
This is your chance to train with an organisation that are at the forefront of creating industry standards in Ireland.
DoulaCare Ireland were the first doula organisation in Ireland to offer Garda Vetting for doulas offering support to clients. We have developed policies and procedures needed to run a professional business so that we offer the Gold Standard of professionalism to our clients. We want to support you to offer the same to your clients and feel fully prepared to offer this fulfilling and life changing support to the families you work with.
If this all sounds exciting and something you want to be a part of - if you want a career that will inspire, empower and excite you then look no further than our comprehensive Birth Doula Training and book your place today.
If these dates don’t suit you, Add your name to the Waiting List! for the next session.
Are you interested in building your knowledge, skills & support options for birth in Ireland?
Take the first step by booking your place on our Birth Doula Training.
** SPECIAL EARLY BIRD PRICE***
€600 (€800 full price)
Book your place with a deposit of €100
Early Bird Price for 2024 trainings still available
Split over two weekends, 10am-3pm each day
(5 days of live Zoom sessions - all from the comfort of your own home)
Plus…
There will also be a monthly Zoom session for the first 3 months after your training. These will be held on Wednesday mornings. Bringing your total live training hours to 28 hours.
* Please note you will need to have a zoom account set up on your device and internet access.
Follow On Dates 2024 April/May Training
Wednesday 12th June: 11 - 12 midday,
Wednesday 3rd July: 10am - 11am,
Wednesday 14th August 10am - 11am
Follow On Dates 2024: November/December Training: TBC
After many years of supporting families through pregnancy, birth and early parenting and also mentoring doulas in Ireland, Jen and Mary are excited to offer DoulaCare Birth Doula training.
Our training is specifically geared to working with families in Ireland. We are the leading experts in Doula Care in Ireland and we want to offer our expertise to give you the information and skills you will need to provide birth doula services to families that need your support.
This is one of the first ever doula trainings that has been developed in Ireland and our training offers you the opportunity to receive certification from an Irish organisation that is familiar with what families in Ireland look for with doula support.
We are committed to offering you the most up to date and evidence based research so you can build your confidence and professionally develop your skills and knowledge as a birth doula. During your birth doula training you will learn how to be a professional doula. Our Birth training will cover evidence-based information about the benefits of doula support, how to hold space for expectant parents when they are preparing for a new baby or babies, the impact of doula support to a family, hospital policies and procedures, practical hands-on techniques, as well as the steps to begin a career as a birth doula.
Topics for this intensive training include:
Non-Judgmental Support (including the unconscious bias)
Effective Communication & Language skills
Comfort Measures for Labour & Birth
Pharmacological pain management options
Labour Tool Kit
The power of a positive mindset for labour and birth
Helping your clients to create their Birth Preferences
Care provider options and the pros/cons of each
Supporting parents through loss and/or trauma
Physical & Emotional recovery from birth
Supporting the first feed: Breast, Expressing, Bottle & Formula Postnatal
Relationships - family dynamics, blending in with your clients care team and how the doula fits in
Mood & Anxiety Disorders
The Doula Interview
Advocacy and the doula
Working with VBAC Clients
Supporting clients through Caesarean Birth
Supporting Clients with Induction of Labour
Working with Client’s Expecting Multiples
Working with diversity
Referral pathways and scope of practice
How to get started with your own doula business
Guest speaker - Birth Doula: Day in the Life of a Birth Doula
Client Paperwork, Birth Doula Contracts, GDPR considerations.
Buying more than one ticket?
Avail of a 10% Discount on each ticket with code: MULTI2020
What are the Benefits of Training with DoulaCare?
Live, individualised sessions with time for questions and group discussion
The opportunity to train with 2 of the most experienced doulas in Ireland who have an understanding of the needs of adult learners .
Interactive training that will draw on the knowledge and learning you bring with you as an adult with life experience and a passion for learning.
The opportunity to train with a professional organisation that are at the forefront of creating industry standards in Ireland.
The flexibility to learn from the comfort of your own home with our interactive Zoom sessions that will build connections with the group you learn with
The opportunity to certify with an Irish organisation
Evidence based and up to date information you can trust
Access to continuous support and contact after training has been completed
Access to a private Facebook group to connect in with your peers and support each other on this journey, while you are on your training
Once you have finished your training you will have access to our DoulaCare Members Facebook group - this will allow you access to other experienced doulas working in Ireland as well as ongoing access to the support of Mary and Jen who admin the group.
Access to discounted training to further develop your skills
Please Note:
This workshop must be attended in its entirety to acquire certification.
If you wish to be Garda Vetted this can be processed through DoulaCare for a fee of €50 - this is only available to those who are certified with the DoulaCare Institute or active members of the DoulaCare Ireland Agency. (Please note, if you are working with small babies or children in Ireland it is a legal requirement that you are Garda Vetted).
You do not need to join DoulaCare Ireland Doula Agency in order to take this training (you can work as an independent doula with our agreed level of mentorship and support). Taking our training does not guarantee you a position in our agency.
Terms and Conditions of Booking: Please read our Cancellation Policy to understand our policies when it comes to booking