Certification Series: Top 3 Most Common Mistakes I had the privilege to spend time this past weekend with the amazing Jenn Fontaine. She’s a DONA Birth Doula Trainer, but also is one of THE busiest certification package reviewers for DONA International. When you complete all your requirements and you send in your completed certification package,
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Certification Series: Filling Out Client Forms In this video blog, Stefanie goes over the most common pitfalls and mistakes people make with their certification documents. She reviews the birth reports and all the terms included in them to help you fill them out correctly the FIRST time. About the Author Stefanie Antunes has been a
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Have you ever wondered what you’d say to your younger (or less experienced self)? I’ve had an amazing opportunity this past year to do something of the sorts. Here’s how my story begins… A couple of years ago I was doing a birth doula training in Toronto. One of the participants caught my attention as
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How to launch (or grow) your doula practice I’ve spent the past 6 months preparing a program to help doulas (and other birth workers) to grow their practice. After years of not making enough through my birth work, I decided to stop the excuses and just make it happen! And you know what? I did!
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How to live “on-call” When I was a new doula I was stressed to the max the first few times I was on-call. It was like at any moment of the day or night the phone would ring and I would have to go screeching out to tend to my client in labour. Then reality
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How do I know I was helpful at a birth? Sometimes a doula will call me to discuss a birth. There’s a feeling that something feels “off” but they can’t pinpoint it. This is usually the time when you need to process a birth. “Processing” can mean different things to different people. What I’m discussing in
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What to covet in Prenatal Visits When I first started as a doula, all of my clients came from the prenatal classes I taught. Back then we needed a captive audience to discuss what doulas were and how they helped ? I loved that I got to spent 6 weeks with people and then have
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Identifying our Ideal Doula Client t probably isn’t the first time you’ve heard the term “ideal client” or “target market”. It’s something ALL businesses talk about, a big part of every business plan, and has been discussed a lot recently in the doula community. Defining Your ‘target market’ is a precise description of the people
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How to end the doula-client relationship I’ll start by saying that I suspect if you asked 10 different people this question, you may get 10 different answers. But here are some thoughts for you to consider around setting appropriate boundaries and ending the doula-client relationship. Setting appropriate boundaries When doulas find themselves getting calls and text
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