Birth Doula Training

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DoulaCare Academy 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 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

** SPECIAL EARLY BIRD PRICE***

€600 (€800 full price)

Book your place with a deposit of €100

Early Bird Price for 2025 trainings 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.

The dates of the Follow On Calls are:

Wednesday 8th January 11am - 12pm
Wednesday 5th Feb 10am - 11am
Wednesday 5th March 10m - 11am

* Please note you will need to have a zoom account set up on your device and internet access.      

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