The Sacred Doula
Training is designed for the non-professional. You do not need to be a
nurse or a medical professional, nor do you have to have given birth or
attended a birth, to attend the workshop and/or be a doula.
The
following pre-requisites will make the course most useful and valuable
for you:
1.
A good understanding of the spoken and written English language
2.
Reading the required textbooks in advance of the training
Required texts:
Pregnancy, Childbirth, and the Newborn, Revised and
Updated : The Complete Guide (2001) by
Penny Simkin,
Ann Keppler, and Janet Whalley
The Birth Partner, Second Edition
(2001) by
Penny Simkin
The Doula Book: How a Trained Labor Companion Can
Help You Have a Shorter, Easier, and Healthier Birth (2002) by Marshall
Klaus, Phyllis Klaus, and John Kennell
Other Recommended Texts:
Birthing
From Within by Pam England and Rob Horowitz
The Postpartum Survival Guide
by Ann Dunnewold, Diane G. Sanford
The Labor
Progress Handbook: Early Interventions to Prevent and Treat Dystocia by
Penny Simkin, Ruth S. Ancheta
Sacred
Birthing by Sunni Karll
Ina May's
Guide to Childbirth by Ina May Gaskin
An Easier
Childbirth by Gayle Peterson
The Nursing
Mother's Companion by Kathleen Huggins
Obstetric
Myths and Research Realities by Henci Goer
Your Amazing Newborn by Marshall & Phyllis
Klaus
Special Women: The Role of the Professional Labor
Assistant by
Paulina Perez,
Cheryl Snedeker
All books are available new and used at
most bookstores or online book retailers.
