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Our training faculty are unique. All three instructors are published authors and accomplished speakers with varied yet effective approaches to labor support. As one of our participants said, "You are all so different in your style, but all so effective as doulas. It gave me confidence that I could be a good doula in my own way." We limit our enrollment to 25 participants in order to make certain that your questions are answered and you learn critical "hands on" skills. Labor and delivery nurses and nursing students have taken our course to gain a deeper understanding of birth and new knowledge of effective comfort measures and positioning techniques. Over
98% of our participants rate our training as "very good to excellent"
and 97% feel ready to begin doula work at the completion of the training.
We are committed to helping you to feel the same way. Ruth Ancheta, ICCE, CD(DONA) is a DONA approved doula trainer, certified DONA doula, and a certified childbirth educator through ICEA for over twenty years. She has authored numerous childbirth education materials including the Childbirth Skills Teaching Kit and the VBAC Source Book and Teaching Kit (with Nicette Jukelevics). She
is the co-author of Ruth has worked with pregnant women since 1981, and once interviewed 2, 253 pregnant women about their feelings about their past cesareans and their next births for a research project headed by Bruce Flamm, MD. Currently she is employed at the Nurse-Midwifery program at Marquette University and has served on the board of directors of the Wisconsin Association for Perinatal Care (WAPC). She lives in Brookfield, Wisconsin and has two adult children. ~contact Ruth~ Karen Kohls, PT, AAHCC, CD(DONA) is a physical therapist, DONA approved doula trainer, certified DONA doula, and certified childbirth educator through the Bradley Method. She has taught childbirth classes for over twelve years and has attended over 200 home and hospital births. Karen lives in Middleton, Wisconsin and has three children. Karen has been a leader in her local doula organization, Doulas of Southcentral Wisconsin, and is recognized as being instrumental in making important changes in labor and delivery care for mothers in the Madison area. ~ contact Karen ~ Amy L. Gilliland, M.S., CCE, CLA, CD(DONA) is a DONA approved doula trainer, and a certified doula through DONA and ALACE. She has been attending births off and on for almost twenty years. She is the founder of Doulas of Southcentral Wisconsin (DSW) and a past member of the Board of Directors of Doulas of North America (DONA). Amy has a graduate certificate in prenatal and perinatal psychology, and an M.S. degree in Human Development and Family Studies from the UW-Madison, where she is currently working on her Ph.D. dissertation. She has interviewed doulas from all over the United States and Canada about labor support, and has conducted groundbreaking research on doula care. Amy is a professional speaker and published author of many articles about doulas and birth, including the International Doula, Journal of Perinatal Education (JPE) and the Journal of Obstetrical, Gynecological and Neonatal Nursing (JOGNN). She frequently writes on doulas and nurses working together; essential communication skills and the role of the professional doula. Amy is also an adjunct faculty member in the psychology department at Madison Area Technical College. Her specialty is teaching about human sexuality. She is an AASECT certified sexuality educator and has conducted and presented original research in women’s sexuality. She lives in Madison, Wisconsin and has three children. For more information, go to her website, www.amygilliland.com. ~ contact Amy ~ |
