What Do ToLABOR Workshops Look Like?
Offers the most rigorous doula training and certification program, providing you with a solid base of knowledge about the physiology of the body and how it works during labor and birth, allowing you to become aware of what kind of physical support your client may need.
Has long been recognized for its holistic approach to childbirth. We limit the number of instructors to maintain the quality and integrity of our program. Our instructors are respected for their incorporation of psychological aspects and mind-body integration in their classes.
Respects obstetric procedures as beneficial in some circumstances but potentially detrimental when applied routinely. We emphasize evidence-based practices, informed consent, and prevention of medically unnecessary interventions as the healthiest choice for babies and parents.
Childbirth professionals help increase parents’ confidence in the natural process of birth. We teach relaxation and coping tools to work with pain and discomfort, rather than techniques for avoiding sensation.
Teaches a form of activism and communication that is based in non-violence. Our emphasis is on helping the client and/or their partner to find their voice, to be their own advocate. We believe change will occur if respect is present and adversarial words and actions are not.
Our doula training program advocates for the midwifery model of care and evidence-based practices, regardless of care provider or place of birth (hospital, birth center, or home).
Training gives you the skills and confidence necessary to provide the emotional and psychological support your clients need.
Our program encourages trust in the birth process, respects it as a rite of passage, and is dedicated to supporting all people’s birth choices.
*ToLABOR is formerly known as ALACE