What is a Doula? Standards of Practice Birth Doula Code of Ethics Postpartum Doula Code of Ethics
Doula Certification Program
Certification Requirements
Evaluation Forms
About Our Primary Instructors
Registration
LinksDoulaCare Hawai'i
Barefoot Doctors' Academy
Other Helpful Sites
for Midwives & Doulas
Dee Anne Domnick,
LM,CPM
www.JimBergMD.com
Sample Birth Plans Sample Birth Plan #1 Sample Birth Plan #2
How Can I Find a Doula through DoulaCare Hawaii?
About the
Barefoot Doctors Academy:
Our History
Our Purpose and Goals
Contact Us
Programs:
Childbirth Assistant
Information and Doula Certification
Barefoot Doctor Training
Integrative Healing Forum
Midwifery Tutoring
Special Projects:
DoulaCare Hawai'i
Healing Gardens Ecosystem
World Library of Natural Healing
World Midwifery Museum
Calendars:
Barefoot Doctoring Training Schedule
Childbirth
Assistant Info and Doula Certification Schedule
Integrative Healing Forum
Healing Movements
About our School in regards to our Childbirth Assistant Information & Doula
Certification Program
The Barefoot Doctors’ Academy (BFDA), a
non-profit organization established in 1983, is dedicated to improving maternal
and child healthcare by providing quality holistic childbirth assistant and
doula education, with a strong foundation in natural healing. While training kind and loving doulas, we
also teach competency in the skills, art and procedures of birthing, general natural
healing, self-care, community service, education, and the business of a doula
practice. We recognize that a doula is
called upon for many services beyond perinatal
care---such as a teacher, healer, head of household, elder, etc.
The academic sciences and clinical arts are
integrated in a friendly and kind manner while addressing the spectrum of
learning styles. The student is given
practical training, while also learning how to create an enriching and joyful
experience for all involved in the birthing team. Our
philosophy is to help develop the
student as a well-rounded person and educator, as well as an excellent
childbirth assistant.
We are committed to exploring
safe and respectful evidence-based birthing options. By respecting birth as a fundamentally
spiritual event, we recognize that a peaceful birth leads towards world
peace. A doula’s
art is to facilitate this rite of passage with the clear vision of a safe and
beautiful birth and a supported family unit. To secure the bond of motherhood,
the doula further inspires avenues of proper nourishment and care through
breastfeeding education and natural techniques towards postpartum
fulfillment. Birth is both a learning
experience and springboard towards patterns that continue throughout a woman’s life.
In response to the growing need
for the organization of doulas on the
The upcoming 2008 Doula Certification will feature a special Introduction to Midwifery, and our primary instructors will be Martha Landt and Dee Anne Domnick.
