Birthmark Doula Collective values evidence-based care and honoring all birth plans. Our online course is at your own pace, honest, and fun! Whether you’re planning to deliver at home or in the hospital, it’s our job to provide you with the information & skills you need to prepare for the birth you want.
Belly Talks
This class is Labor 101! The workshop covers the basic anatomy & physiology of pregnancy and birth, exercise informed consent, common medical interventions for all types of births, and the pace & pattern of normal birth. A great way to get up to speed in a hurry!
Comfort Measures
A class focusing on comfort measures and coping skills for labor. We'll also discuss ways to create a supportive birth team and environment and hands-on practice of positions & movement for labor & birth.
After Birth
The body, the brain and the baby. The postpartum period after a baby is born is a crucial time of rest, recovery, and rebirth for the entire family. Together we will focus on what to expect as you enter a new life as a parent and how to create sustainability through preparation, healing, wellness, and support from your village. This is an essential class for all families who are planning to breastfeed.
Example Curriculum
- Belly Talks Handbook
- Somatic Practice (0:54)
- Pregnancy Discomforts (7:26)
- Estimated Due Dates (0:58)
- Post 40 weeks (6:37)
- Pre-Term Labor (1:29)
- Signs of Labor (3:05)
- T.A.C.O (2:07)
- What to expect when arriving to the hospital (1:54)
- Stages of Labor (9:31)
- Ways to Progress (3:41)
- B.R.A.I.N (1:45)
- Inductions (7:19)
- Birth by Cesarean (6:14)
- Pain Medication options (3:09)
- After Birth Handbook
- BODY: Immediate Postpartum after Vaginal Delivery (5:04)
- BODY: Exhaustion (0:29)
- BODY: Lochia (0:52)
- BODY: Sweating (0:39)
- BODY: Perineum Discomforts (1:01)
- BODY: Constipation (0:39)
- BRAIN: Bonding (0:47)
- BRAIN: Mood Disorders (1:51)
- BRAIN: Support (0:54)
- BREAST: Latching (4:33)
- BREAST: Oxytocin & Prolactin (6:52)
- BREAST: The first 48hrs (4:31)
- BREAST: Engorgement (4:26)
- BREAST: Hand Expression (4:31)
- BREAST: Human Milk Storage Guide
- BABY: When is Baby Satisfied? (3:29)
- BABY: Soothing Baby (3:53)
- BABY: Newborn Sleep (1:55)
Birthmark understands that everyone deserves access to quality education and support, which is why all of our classes and services are offered on a sliding scale. Please check out our payment options by contacting our Education Coordinator at
jamilla@birthmarkdoulas.com
Partners & support people are welcome!