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You DO NOT have to attend a workshop. There is no additional
charge for certification and no requirement for membership or
recertification. Certification with Childbirth International is for
life!
You will receive a comprehensive set of study guides which build up
to form an impressive reference library that you can refer to again
and again. Each study guide contains a variety of reading material,
learning activities and exercises which you complete in your own
time. The courses are made up of a number of modules -
Communication, Physiology, Birth Doula Skills, Postnatal Doula
Skills, Teaching Skills or Counselling Skills. As each module is
completed you simply submit an on-line evaluation form. You will
receive individual feedback from your trainer.
To gain experience and put some of your new found knowledge into
practice, you will support two women through labour in the Birth
Doula course. After the birth, you will write to your trainer
and tell her what you learned at the birth. This may be the
value of some of the skills you used, the experience of working
with the family and caregivers, or simply describing the heady
euphoria of being at a birth! You do not need to provide
an evaluation from the doctor, midwife or nurses caring for the
mother. You can use the birth as part of your certification
requirements even if the mother has a caesarean or births so
quickly that you do not make it to her birth. These two births
can take place any time after you begin your training. As a
Postnatal Doula you will support two women through the
postnatal period and provide similar evaluations. As an
Antenatal Teacher you will provide 6 hours of antenatal classes
and then reflect on what you have learned from these. As a
Breastfeeding Counsellor you will provide a total of 30 hours of
support to breastfeeding mothers. To broaden your
knowledge and become exposed to different viewpoints, you
will read books that are relevant to your work. You can
choose any books you like from the extensive reading list.
In the Birth Doula course you will look at the options
are available to your clients for antenatal classes, you will complete a
brief survey on antenatal classes in your community. Postnatal Doulas
will do a survey on postnatal services available in the community.
Antenatal Teachers will look at birthing options available and
Breastfeeding Counsellors will compile a list of resources for
breastfeeding mothers.
During the course of your training you will complete the
assignments at your own pace. The first, a communication assignment, is
a written account of one of your own births, or an event in your life
that was significant to you if you have never had a baby. The second
assignment is an open book test of multiple choice questions on
different aspects of your course materials. You can use any resources,
including your student manuals, to answer the questions in the quiz.
Antenatal Teachers will also prepare a teaching plan and answer a
series of questions about teaching antenatal classes. Breastfeeding
Counsellors will prepare a course outline for a 2 hour breastfeeding
class and answer a series of questions on breastfeeding problems they
may encounter in their work.
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