BAI Birth Doula Certification Program Outline & Checklist

Topic Activity Type Description or Title In-Progress Completed Submitted Graded

Welcome &
Orientation
Required Listening & Reading
Listen Welcome message
Read/Print Contact and upload Info
Read/Print Code of Ethics & Grievance Policy
Sign Enrollment Agreement & send
Sign/ Email Demetria a copy
Read/Print Insurance info. 3 items. May be N/A
Topic 1
Birth Attendance &
Evaluation Form
Have filled out 5 Birth evaluations from clients
Write 5 Self-evaluation forms
Topic 2
Resource List & Book Reviews
Do/Write Compile resource list
Read 10 Books from list
Write 10 Book reports (all submitted together)
Listen Book report questions
Topic 3
Hospital Visit
Do Visit 2 local hospitals/birth centers
Write Fill out Hospital Evaluation form for each
Topic 4
Client Handouts
Write Create 6 client handouts
Listen Common handout questions
Read/Print Handout tips
Read/Print Coping techniques sheet
Read/Print Emotional support sheet
Topic 5
Doula Business Materials
Read/Print Client confidentiality
Read/Print Photo release
Write 1 page student article
Make intake form, billing form, contract &
introductory form for your business. Include
Write business name & logo
Listen Backup doulas (listen)
Read/Print Backup doulas & partnership tips
Hospital-based doula programs scholarly
Read/Print paper
Listen Webinar: 3 massive mistakes doulas make
Listen Website & fees
Topic 6
Complimentary birth support
techniques
2 reports (2 pages each) on an alternative
Write therapy and how it can be helpful at birth
Read/Print Doula support and attitudes of nurses
Read/Print Labor medication
Topic 7
Doula Bag
Read/Print Using the rebozo
Watch Rebozo Demo
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Watch Rebozo comfort measures

Do Put together your labor support doula bag
Listen Client expectations
Listen BAI Q & A
Topic 8
Business Plan
Review business plan in book & consider
Do direction of your business
Submit website, logo & business materials
Write/Do for constructive advice (Optional)
Read/Print Work salary comparison
Listen Conference call - business questions
Listen New doula business tips
Read/Print Student contract sample
Topic 9
Three Traditions of Healing
Write 3 traditions of healing
Listen Being the best doula you can be
Topic 10
Dealing with Death
Write Death experience
Topic 11
Beliefs About Birth
Read/Print Natural progression of labor
Read Normal labor and delivery powerpoint
Read Stages of labor powerpoint
Write Beliefs about birth
Topic 12
Birth Art
Draw yourself pregnant and giving birth.
Draw/Write Make observations.
Topic 13
Six Steps of Healing
Read Six steps of healing
Write Use the six steps in life
Topic 14
Six Steps - Birth
Write Apply the six steps to a birth situation
Topic 15
Way of the Doula
Read Way of the doula
At least 1 page, reaction to "Way of the
Write Doula"
Topic 16
What is a Doula
Read Support person's top 10 powerpoint
Why do you want to be a doula, self-
Write assessment
Listen What is a doula
Listen Pre-Birth checklist
Read/Print Pre-Birth checklist
Topic 17
Childbirth Preparation - Walk
Do 1/2 hour walk daily for 2 weeks
Write Insights after 2 weeks of walking
Topic 18
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Childbirth Preparation - Water

Do Spend time in water daily for a week
Write Insights after a week in water
Topic 19
Childbirth Preparation - Story
Read/Watch Read or watch hospital & uninterfered births
Write Emotional and physical reactions to them
Topic 20
Childbirth Education Series
Do Attend local childbirth education classes

Write CBE evaluation

Read VBAC studies
Listen C-section question
Interview/write Interview 3 women who have had VBACs
Topic 21
Nature Study of Pregnancy
Do/Write Study gestating plants/animals
Interview 3 women about their experience
Interview/Write of pregnancy
Topic 22
Care Providers
Listen Unassisted birth
Interview women receiving care from OB,
Family practice MD, CNM, homebirth
Interview/Write midwife
Topic 23
Herbal Infusions
Read/Bookmar Materia Medica Online - reference
Make & use herbal infusion for 1 week.
Do/Write Note observations
Topic 24
Nourishment
Self-examination about self-nourishment,
Do/Write insights, make changes
Topic 25
Recipes
Collect 12 easy, healthy, inexpensive
Do/Write recipes (3 vegetarian)
Topic 26
Labor-Weather
Read/Print Articles on Induction
Observe changing weather 3 times and
Do/Write note observations
Topic 27
Labor - Late Pregnancy
Read/Print Articles on interventions
Are there any safe drugs during pregnancy
Read/Print & labor?
Read/Print Article on Epidurals
3 Interviews with women about last 2
Interview/Write weeks of pregnancy
Listen Fetal positioning explanations
Read/Print Fetal position graph
Listen Clients & amniotic fluid questions
Read/Print Amniotic fluid info sheet
Topic 28
Birth Stories
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Watch 48 birth videos (links on student website)

Interview 3 women/couples about their
birth stories. Make observations about your
Interview/Write reactions.
Topic 29
Immediate postpartum
Interview 3 women about what happened
Interview/Write immediately after their babies were born
Topic 30
Breastfeeding
Watch Breastfeeding videos
How can you further support and assist
Write breastfeeding women, as a doula
Attend Breastfeeding meeting/group/class
Write Breastfeeding class documentation
Listen Breastfeeding and C-section tips
Topic 31
Course Completion
Send Demetria your address and the name
Email you want on your certificate
(see Orientation on student site) Fill Out List yourself on Find a Practitioner Page
Student
Suggestions
and Bonus
Lectures
Comments and suggestions about the BAI
Write program
Listen BAI Extras - Conference Call
Listen Getting evaluation forms back
Listen 10 reasons you are not getting hired
Listen Refunds and precipitous birth

*Required submissions for

certification are
distinguished by a darker
shade of the related topic
color