Mother Tree Internship Program
Our organization proudly supports the Mother Tree Internship Program by offering all interns an opportunity to join Gateway Doula Project throughout the duration of their internship.
With the rise of doulas in maternal care, Mother Tree Doula Services provides a unique opportunity for student doulas to gain experience in a variety of birth settings. The six-month internship with help new doulas achieve a professional practice, educational training, mentorship, and community. Not only does this opportunity allow you the tools to be a leader in the birth community, it will also give you many of the requirements to apply for doula certification through an organization of your choosing.
Topics included in the internship are-
Mother Tree Internship Program
Our organization proudly supports the Mother Tree Internship Program by offering all interns an opportunity to join Gateway Doula Project throughout the duration of their internship.
With the rise of doulas in maternal care, Mother Tree Doula Services provides a unique opportunity for student doulas to gain experience in a variety of birth settings. The six-month internship with help new doulas achieve a professional practice, educational training, mentorship, and community. Not only does this opportunity allow you the tools to be a leader in the birth community, it will also give you many of the requirements to apply for doula certification through an organization of your choosing.
Topics included in the internship are-
- Running a professional doula practice
- Professionalism training for working in a team-based environment with providers
- Cultural competency
- Structure of prenatal and postpartum visits
- Understanding the biodynamics of birth
- Pain Coping Techniques and Comfort Massage (applied skills)
- Advocating for a client/Interacting with hospital staff
- Healing the birth story
- Clearing the space for birth & Emotional Counseling
- Supporting induction, epidural and hi-risk birth
- Supporting Unexpected Outcomes: traumatic birth, prematurity, stillbirth
- Supporting Optimal Fetal Positioning
- Using your intuition
- Breastfeeding Counseling
- Birth Recovery
Mother Tree Internship Program