How hard is it to become a Doula?
ByI wasn’t sure where to ask this. I used to be a CNA and gave birth myself for the first time almost a year ago. I was going to become a nurse but the school I was going to was too expensive. After the first year I had to drop out and after that life happened and I lost the desire to go back to school. I wanted to be a labor and delivery nurse and now I am realizing I can still basically do the job I wanted to do but without the 4 years of schooling.
All that said, I don’t know the first thing about becoming a doula, nor have I talked to anyone who has done it.
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1 Comments
May 8th, 2010 at 9:27 am
That depends a lot upon which organization you are interested in certifying with. The most popular is DONA (www.dona.org). It also depends on whether you would like to be a birth doula or a postpartum doula. A birth doula supports moms during the third trimester and through the birth, and a postpartum doula supports the family when the baby is home with issues such as breastfeeding. If you are certifying with DONA, you are going to have to read about five books, attend an accredited workshop and them put your skills to the test by helping out between 3-7 families. There is so much more listed on the DONA website.
I think that you will benefit a lot from exploring the DONA website. Good luck with your quest, it is an amazing profession