ProDoula

ProDoula

Attend a ProDoula Postpartum & Infant Care Doula Training!

This two day, 20 hour hands-on, comprehensive workshop is the first step on the career path to becoming a Certified Postpartum & Infant Care Doula. This training is like no other as it equips attendees with the practical skills necessary to provide postpartum & infant care support to client’s and their families, the entry level business skills needed to get started and the level of confidence it takes to make it all happen.

The ProDoula Home Team will be your doulas, there to support you every step of the way as you embark upon this amazing journey. Let's take the first step together.

"ProDoula is an approved provider of nursing professional development by the South Carolina Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation."

This training must be attended in its entirety in order to benefit from the 17 contact hours offered by the American Nurse Association.

 

Topics for this intensive training include:

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Pre-Test

  • See what you already know

Non-Judgmental Support

  • Physical
  • Educational
  • Emotional
  • Support based on personality and need

Communication

  • DISC personality style introduction and assessment test
  • Listening styles
  • Understanding the subtext of a birth story

Physical recovery from birth

  • Vaginal birth, surgical birth
  • Normal recovery and beyond normal recovery
  • When to encourage a call to a medical professional
  • The 6 Week Postpartum check up and how to help your client prepare for it

Feeding: Breast, Bottle & Formula

  • Benefits for the client and their baby
  • Challenges – Troubleshooting issues
  • When to refer to an IBCLC
  • Positions for breastfeeding
  • Supporting the breastfeeding family
  • Pumping & storage of breastmilk
  • Alternative means of milk transfer
  • Paced feeding
  • Bottle feeding
  • Formula preparation & feeding

Infant Care

  • Co-Sleeping/Sleep
  • Vaccines
  • SIDS
  • Cord care
  • Circumcision Care
  • Feeding and Sleeping Cues
  • Comforting
  • Care of the premature baby
  • Growth charts
  • Jaundice & Bilirubin
  • Disposable & Cloth Diapering
  • Bathing
  • Burping
  • Swaddling
  • Soothing
  • Pacifier use
  • Infant sleep
  • SUIDS/SIDS
  • Common baby products

Parenting Philosophies

  • Introducing philosophies
  • Attachment parenting
  • Scheduled parenting
  • Philosophy combination
  • Creating an environment based on philosophy
  • Support based on philosophy

Perinatal Mood & Anxiety Disorders

  • Baby Blues
  • Depression
  • Psychosis
  • Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
  • Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
  • Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale
  • When and how to refer to a medical professional

The Doula Interview

  • Behaviors
  • Frequently asked questions
  • Sample contract
  • Determining rates and lengths of shifts

Additional Topics Include

  • Sibling Care
  • Multiples
  • Meal Preparation
  • Light Housekeeping & Laundry
  • Business Forms
  • Branding
  • Marketing
This 20 hour training must be attended in its entirety. Cost for this 2 day intensive is $645(US Dollars) plus the ProDoula Professional Annual Membership fee of $95 (US Dollars).

 

ProDoula loves and appreciates our members and their children; however, ProDoula Trainings are a professional learning environment. Babies and children are not permitted in any of the educational sessions. You will need a childcare provider to care for your babies and children during the time periods you are engaged in this training.

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Upcoming ProDoula Trainings
Postpartum & Infant Care Doula

ProDoula P&ICD Workshop

09/19/2026 | Postpartum & Infant Care Doula Training - Portland, OR - Virtual - PST

Trainer: Jill McLean

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ProDoula P&ICD Workshop

09/26/2026 | Postpartum & Infant Care Doula Training - Coral Springs, FL - Virtual - EST

Trainer: Whitney Teel

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ProDoula P&ICD Workshop

10/10/2026 | Postpartum & Infant Care Doula Training - Temecula, CA - In-Person- PST

Trainer: Tayna Chessman

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ProDoula P&ICD Workshop

10/10/2026 | Postpartum & Infant Care Doula Training - Chicago, IL - Virtual - CST

Trainer: Danyale Washington

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ProDoula P&ICD Workshop

10/15/2026 | Postpartum & Infant Care Doula Training - Tampa, FL - In-Person - EST

Trainer: Kelly Rutan

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ProDoula P&ICD Workshop

10/16/2026 | Postpartum & Infant Care Doula Training - Holladay, UT - Virtual - MST

Trainer: Kylee Alejandre

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ProDoula P&ICD Workshop

10/17/2026 | Postpartum & Infant Care Doula Training - Portland, OR - In-Person - PST

Trainer: Kelley Nazarian

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ProDoula P&ICD Workshop

10/24/2026 | Postpartum & Infant Care Doula Training - Raleigh, NC - Virtual - EST

Trainer: Kelly Rutan

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ProDoula P&ICD Workshop

11/07/2026 | Postpartum & Infant Care Doula Training - Chicago, IL - Virtual - CST

Trainer: Danyale Washington

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ProDoula P&ICD Workshop

11/14/2026 | Postpartum & Infant Care Doula Training - Montclair, NJ - Virtual - EST

Trainer: Kelley Nazarian

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ProDoula P&ICD Workshop

11/14/2026 | Postpartum & Infant Care Doula Training - Charleston, SC - In-Person - EST

Trainer: Whitney Teel

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ProDoula P&ICD Workshop

11/21/2026 | Postpartum & Infant Care Doula Training - Birmingham, AL - In-Person - CST

Trainer: Emily Peterson

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ProDoula P&ICD Workshop

12/04/2026 | Postpartum & Infant Care Doula Training - Raleigh, NC - EST - In-Person

Trainer: Kelly Rutan

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ProDoula P&ICD Workshop

12/04/2026 | Postpartum & Infant Care Doula Training - Lisle, IL - In-Person - CST

Trainer: Teri Hatfield

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ProDoula P&ICD Workshop

12/12/2026 | Postpartum & Infant Care Doula Training - San Francisco, CA - In-Person - PST

Trainer: Tayna Chessman

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