Doulas
In Our Community
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A doula is a trained and experienced professional who gives continuous physical, emotional and informational support to birthing families before, during & after birth. Doulas provide information and education about childbirth, newborns and local community resources to support the mother, partner and family. Some practical tasks that a doula do with birthing families include:
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First SCBD baby birthed in 2017.
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At Springfield Community Based Doulas, we want to get community members in Springfield eligible for doula certification. The certification process can present barriers to access for individuals in low-paying jobs. Initial and ongoing costs of certification are challenging, and the learning framework more closely resembles traditional academic models than experiential-based programs of evaluation. Bringing in someone like a Doulas of North America International (DONA) trainer that trains community health workers and is interested in making a hybrid training, is a critical step in the right direction.
Mother and baby on their way to Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, after a successful birth.
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Springfield Community-Based Doulas would like doula work to be satisfying and sustainable. We would like our doulas to be paid for their work considering different payment models:
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