About Catholic Doula Program©

 Welcome to Catholic Doula Program©
Mission Statement:  To provide a Christian/Catholic based doula training program based on the 7 Gifts of the Holy Ghost and Faithful to the Teachings of the Catholic Magisterium. All religions are welcome. We provide training to doulas in physical, comfort, and spiritual techniques to help mothers have a great and blessed pregnancy! We are totally 100% pro-life. Learn about our doula courses.   
What is a doula?  A doula is a trained birth professional that helps the mother with  emotional, physical and comfort during labor and birth. A doula also helps out after birth in postpartum phase as a mother's helper and educator.
What makes a difference with our course? We offer a spiritual and Biblically based program. We focus on offering meditations for mothers to how the 7 Gifts of the Holy Ghost can prepare mothers for birth.
Location of 2019 classes: We are trying to get out of Eliademy it won't let us grade right -- so we are doing Fast-track classes at Facebook with possible link to a Coursesites area for webinars (or we may do FB live). We will be creating new course site classroom (blackboard) as well -- this is a LOT like teachable -- it almost feels the same as that -- so if you are familiar with teachable the new coursesites for blackboard is like that -- the is old blackboard gone!! We want you to have the best experience; so faster classes will be in Facebook classroom and slower paced we are most likely getting into the new blackboard. Thanks! 
 
Policy information below; 
We offer a 7-day money back guarantee--If you try the course for 7 days and do not feel that this course is for you; please email us within 7 days of enrollment with a valid reason. All trial students will be put in a Doula boot camp classroom. This is for our self-pace course only. Fast-track course you can ask for money back before start of class date. Let's say you enrolled 5 days before class start date -- you would have to ask for a refund on the 5th day or forfeit refund as the class start dates we need to have enough students to make a class. Thank you! This applies to our mini-courses as well; we will have an official start date and refunds cannot be processed after class starts. Another scenario -- you sign up 14 days before fast-track -- you still need to tell us 7 days after signup you want out -- not wait till class is about to start -- again we need usually 3-4 students to make a course and this amount may increase soon. Thank you. 
Rebozo shawls will be mailed out to you either within a week if we have one in stock; or within a month to 6 weeks if we are waiting to get one from Mexico. If you prefer a USA one, let us know and we will arrange timing. Please do not come back to us a 2 months or more later claiming you didn't get a rebozo -- we usually send a tracking (if requested). I think we have sent 2 rebozos to a couple of students -- so from now on you must tell us within 30 days or you forfeit all rebozo requests and rebozos are only part of the birth doula course only. All others must be purchase separately. Thank you for understanding! 

Benefits of Doulas

Why a doula?
The researchers found that overall, people who have continuous support during childbirth experience a:
  • 25% decrease in the risk of Cesarean; the largest effect was seen with a doula (39% decrease)*
  • 8% increase in the likelihood of a spontaneous vaginal birth; the largest effect was seen with a doula (15% increase)*
  • 10% decrease in the use of any medications for pain relief; the type of person providing continuous support did not make a difference
  • Shorter labors by 41 minutes on average; there is no data on if the type of person providing continuous support makes a difference
  • 38% decrease in the baby’s risk of a low five minute Apgar score; there is no data on if the type of person providing continuous support makes a difference
  • 31% decrease in the risk of being dissatisfied with the birth experience; mothers’ risk of being dissatisfied with the birth experience was reduced with continuous support provided by a doula or someone in their social network (family or friend), but not hospital staff

Meet Our Team

See our Team members below -- newest team member -- Jen will be helping with website.

Juliana ​Larsen 

Office Manager/Owner of Catholic Doula Program
Certified Hypno-Doula, Certified Madriella Network Doula, Chantal-Lockey Bereavement certified Doula, Intuitive  Childbirth Postpartum Doula

 

Alicia ​Gilbert

BLOOM Co-director and Catholic Doula Pro-Life Coordinator

Looking for new Marketing Director:

Looking for Diocesan - Marketing Coordinator

Diocesan Coordinator
​Grader/Promoter

Mariana Atchley

Portugal Consultant
​Curriculum Developer

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INFANT OF PRAGUE NOVENA PRAYER  
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