This is our intensive two-day doula workshop to train you quickly in the basics of providing doula care!

  • 1

    Welcome to the Birth Helper Course!

    • Welcome!

    • GEM's Doula Student Handbook

    • Intro Message from Jana

  • 2

    The Doula Foundation

    • History & Defining of the Doula

    • Doula Lifestyle

    • Golden Rules
  • 3

    Before Baby Comes

    • BRAIN Informed Decision Making

    • Common Discomforts of Pregnancy

    • Pregnancy Warning Signs & Normal Signs of Labor

    • Prenatal Visits & Writing Birth Preferences
  • 4

    Know Normal Birth

    • Normal Birth Part 1: Early - Active

    • Normal Birth Part 2: Transition - Placenta

    • Hospital Natural Unmedicated Water Birth

    • Birth Center Natural Unmedicated Water Birth

    • Homebirth Natural Unmedicated Water Birth
  • 5

    Heart & Hands On

    • GEM's Quick Doula Guide

    • How to Help in Labor -- 3 Comfort Techniques

    • Positions & Movement

    • The Doula Bag
  • 6

    Next Steps

    • How to Become a "Certified Doula" with GEM

    • Books For Doula Certification

    • GEM Doula Certification Form
  • 7

    The Spirituality of Birth

    • Intro to The Spirituality of Birth

    • Understanding the Body, Soul & Spirit

    • Engaging the Spirit & Spiritual Support of the Laboring Woman
  • 8

    Hospital & Difficult Birth

    • Hospital Procedures & Interventions 1

    • Hospital Procedures & Interventions 2
  • 9

    Caring For Mama After Birth

    • Immediate Postpartum Needs & Norms

    • Further Postpartum Doula Support