DISC for Improved Communication

Attunement through effective communication is the foundation upon which a birth professional’s relationship with their client is built. Understanding how …

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Financing for Doula Training!

One of the biggest barriers faced by individuals seeking to become a doula is the upfront cost of training. At …

5 Reasons to Teach Childbirth Classes

#1 – Teaching Childbirth Classes offers an easily scheduled stream of revenue! If you work full time, or you’re a …

The Season of Commitment…

Everyone is hustling and bustling right now and all I from friends and family members is what they ABSOLUTELY MUST …

Doula Training During the Pandemic

Doula Training During the Pandemic? Things feel so uncertain right now… Industries have changed, recommendations on seeing friends and family …

Virtual, Interactive, Live Doula Trainings

Distance Learning During Social Distancing! As we all navigate the COVID- 19 pandemic, many of the things we do on …

Confirmation Bias; A Detriment to Doulas

Let’s talk about confirmation bias. Confirmation bias plays a big and unfortunate role in the doula community. Its existence often …

Well Informed Pregnancy Caused Anxiety and Panic

We all know that well informed pregnancy can lead to great decision making and an empowered birth. After all, the …

Umbilical Cord Milking – Brain Bleeds

A study out of the Sharp Mary Burch Hospital for Women and Newborns in San Deigo points to umbilical cord …

What Exactly do Postpartum Doulas do?

Postpartum doulas are being hired at increasingly rapid rates as expectant parents become enlightened on the benefits of this unique …

Brand New Doula, I’d Pick You!

An idea has been created in the birth world that the person you should hire as your doula should be …

ProDoula membership Benefits

ProDoula Membership Benefits : 1. Your public profile (including your photo, a link to your website and contact information) displayed …

Are Doulas HIPAA Compliant?

As a ProDoula trainer and certified birth professional of 20 years, I am often asked the question, “are doulas HIPAA …

Can I Shadow a Doula, Is That a Thing?

As a seasoned doula and doula trainer, I hear it asked all the time… Can I shadow a doula, is …

A Day in the Life of a Doula

It’s 4am when the phone rings and you assume it’s the alarm. Wait, the alarm clock? The fire alarm? Your …

Doula Training Photos! <3

What you should expect at your Doula Training! Take a Doula Training! Become a Doula! Earn your Doula Certification!…

Doula Training Near Me

I LOVE birth and babies and am looking for a doula training near me! Well, aspiring doula, you’ve come to …

Postpartum Doulas 6 Weeks, Months, Years?

Ok, let’s get something straight about Postpartum Doulas. There is no magic number of days, weeks, months or even years …

What I learned From ProDoula

The skills that I have learned from ProDoula have changed me. They have changed me as a person, as a …

How Can I Doula With No Experience?

I have been a postpartum doula for over three years now – I have supported nearly 100 families and spent …

Maternal Mental Health Emergencies – Doulas, Are You Prepared?

Maternal mental health emergencies. I am a postpartum doula, not a birth doula. So my phone usually doesn’t ring at …

Ambulate in Labor? What the Heck is That?

If you spend a lot of time reading birth related blogs and facebook posts, you might occasionally come across a …

Amniotic Sac? Bag of Waters? It’s Plural?

The human body is a fascinating thing. Not only do we have the capacity to grow another human being, we …

What’s in Your Doula Bag – Let’s Break it Down

The “What” of Your Doula Bag: This mysterious, ever present item/idea/tool carrier, called your doula bag, that we have long …

Doula Support: What No One is Able To Teach You

Most of the time, doula support descriptions involve visions of loud or conspicuous actions: Significant position changes Noticeable actions like …

The Peanut Ball: A New Snack or A Tool for Birth?

Peanut ball? You’re a doula so there’s a good chance you are familiar with what a birth ball is. You …

Vernix: I said hold the cheese!

This conversation may make things between you and your morning bagel awkward and I’m sorry for that, but there’s no …

Making Multiples – Know Your (Double) Stuff, Doulas!

Twins and higher order multiples are on the rise. Between 1980 and 2009, the birth rate of twins rose over …

Doula Training Was Awesome! Now What?

Have you taken a ProDoula doula training recently? Yeah? I remember that sense of excitement. All of the new possibilities! And …

Labour Denial

Labour Denial: The act of being in labour yet not actually believing you are. The following is an example….

“New School” Doulas: A Paradigm Shift

I’ve been a doula for a long time. During my 19 years in this work, I’ve taken trainings from a …

Online Doula Training or In-Person Doula Training? What’s the Difference?

Hello Prospective Doula! My name is Lacey Morgan, I am a doula, I don’t work for ProDoula but I see …

I Question Your Support

WHO, WHAT, WHEN OR WHY? Imagine how much we could learn about our clients if we asked them to put …

A Hospital Bed – The Best Place for Birth

The hospital bed is the most under-used piece of equipment in a labor room. Check out this video to see …

I Was Really a Doula!

Once upon a time I managed an amazing and flourishing OB/GYN private practice. It was there that I met this …

Who Hires a Male Doula?

While the word doula is on its way to becoming commonplace, it’s not quite there yet, and people who do …

What Kind of Doula are You?

What is a doula? A doula is a trained person without an emotional attachment to the family, offering supportive services …

PDCBE – The Fastest Growing ProDoula Program

A few weeks before the idea of the PDCBE Program was born I had a conversation with Randy Patterson and …

Postpartum Doula? What? Why? And How to Become One.

Randy: So Debbie, you came into doula work in I think, sort of a unique way. Why don’t you share …

Why We Call Our Clients “Rock Stars”

Let’s start with what we don’t mean! We don’t mean that while you were birthing your baby, you wore black …

What You Should Know Before You Become A Doula

Becoming a Doula 101 Become a doula and when you tell people what you do for a living, you’ll get …