Franciscan Health Crown Point is hosting a doula certification workshop over two weekends in March.
Doulas are trained professionals who provide continuous physical, emotional and informational support to their clients before, during and shortly after childbirth. A doula may help communicate a woman's birth plan, create a comfortable environment during delivery or simply provide the general support a family may seek during this pivotal time. A doula does not perform clinical tasks.
The Franciscan Health Family Birth Center Crown Point offers doula services to families free of charge via a volunteer doula program.
The doula certification workshop will take place from 8:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Central on March 8-9 and March 15-16 at Franciscan Health Crown Point, 12750 St. Francis Drive. Participants must be 18 years old or older and attend all four days of classes to receive a certificate of completion.
The workshop fulfills two requirements toward certification as a DONA International Certified Birth Doula, Introduction to Childbirth and Doula Birth Training. The cost for the workshop is $600 and is payable within four days of registration.
Registration is available online and must be complete by Feb. 17. For more information, please call 219-746-9134.
