Certification
To be certified as a CDI Birth Doula you need to pass an open book certification examination that is based on the materials covered in your training/retreat. All certification candidates must be over the age of 18 and must be physically able to perform the hands-on comfort measures demonstrated in the training.
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Read the books from the required reading list and write a review for each:
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- HypnoBirthing - The Mongan Method author: Marie Mongan
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- Squaring the Circle: Normal Birth Research, Theory and Practice in a Technological Age authors: Soo Downe and Sheena Byrom
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- The Doula’s Guide to Empowering your Birth author: Lindsay Bliss
- Cut It Out: The C-Section Epidemic in America author: Theresa Morris
- Battling Over Birth: Black Women and the Maternal Health Care Crisis
authors: Julia Chinyere Oparah , Helen Arega, Dantia Hudson, Linda Jones,Talita Oseguera
- Breastfeeding Answers Made Simple A Pocket Guide for Helping Mothers
author: Nancy Mohrbacher
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B
Complete a blood borne pathogens course.
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C
Obtain CPR certification
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Attend the training!
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E
Pass open book examination
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F
Observe 2 births
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Write summaries for each birth including what you learned, what you would do differently and how the experience influenced your work as a doula.