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What Makes a Community BASE Doula Special?
BIRTH- A community BASE doula recognizes that birth is rooted in community and family and integrated with culture and spirituality.
ADVOCACY- A community BASE doula helps clients navigate complex systems, challenge discriminatory practices, and ensure informed consent.
SUPPORT- A Community BASE doula provides compassionate emotional, physical, and informational support throughout pregnancy, labor, and the postpartum period.
EMPOWERMENT – A community BASE doula empowers families by protecting their rights, enhancing their knowledge, honoring their culture, and connecting them to resources.
BASE Doula Apprenticeship Program
Overview
The BASE Doula Apprenticeship Program is designed to prepare participants to confidently enter the field of community birth work. It is a 10 to12-month program that combines carefully selected training, mentorship, professional development, peer support, and hands on experience supporting birthing families. We invest in aspiring doulas that have a passion for community, advocacy, and supporting expectant and new parents.
Are you interested in exploring a career as a community doula?
BIRTH Workers Rock!
Birth work is both rewarding and challenging. Sharing the intimate and sacred birth space with expectant parents can be exhilarating and exhausting at the same time. We believe it’s worth it!
ADVOCACY
An important part of birth work is advocating on behalf of the client and encouraging the client to advocate for themselves. Pregnancy and birth bring lots of changes, so it is important to have the confidence to ask questions and get answers that lead to a better understanding of what is happening.
SUPPORT
Doulas provide informational, physical, and often emotional support to families on their journey from pregnancy to parenthood.
EMPOWERMENT
Birth workers aim to empower pregnant persons to make informed health care decisions for themselves and their babies.