When Pain Becomes Suffering
This presentation is geared to doulas, childbirth educators, nurses, midwives, or doctors, and may also be helpful to psychotherapists who serve women of childbearing-age.
The OP Fetus: How little we know
The few research studies on measures to rotate the OP fetus to OA before of during labor show low success rates. Penny will describe promising but unresearched measures, and clarify the doula’s role in the face of the discouraging findings.
Post-partum: The neglected phase of childbearing
This presentation covers lifetime factors that influence a woman’s postpartum adjustment and the Big 4 areas of concern in postpartum: Physical recovery, mood disorders, sleep deprivation, and mother-baby attachment, including feeding challenges.
Skills Workshop: Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulator (TENS)*
Penny will present a history of TENS, research findings, and a hands-on demonstration of its use for laboring women. Participants will have the opportunity to use it. Penny will also describe how doulas can offer TENS to their clients and remain within DONA’s scope of practice.
*Complete package of Lady or Femme TENS Unit with extra set of pads
may be pre-ordered by registrants of the Advanced Doula Training.
Payment must be received by May 12 to insure arrival for June 13.
If you miss the deadline and we are not able to receive the TENS unit
by the training session; you will be responsible for the additional shipping
fee to your personal address. Upon successful completion of the TENS
training, pre-paid units will be distributed. |
