Pro-Life Affirming Pledge for doulas to sign at certification:
We are editing this - because someone non-Catholic can become a doula with our program.
1. I agree to be a life bearing and honoring mothers and babies doula from the moment of conception.
2. I agree to the Scope of Practice statements of Catholic doula program - see scope of practice for birth doula here. (If I am a postpartum doula - the scope of practice we follow is DONA's statement for postpartum doulas for right now). Bereavement doulas will follow this pledge.
3. I agree that abortion is wrong and I agree not to assist at or help with an abortion including medical reasons. Miscarriages are not an abortion and should be treated with respect. Thank you.
4. Surrogacy is a broad subject with many pitfalls. We personally feel that this is out of scope of our Catholic doulas - however if you are non-Catholic and feel like this is your calling to support - we will not be judgmental on this.
5. We believe in using the words "mother/mom/mama" for mother. We refer to "father" as "father/dad/partner" throughout the course. We are Biblical based training - and if this offends you - this is not the course for you.
6. As Catholic Doulas we believe contraception is wrong and we only teach NFP in our course work. Protestants taking the class will go by their church teaching on this issue.
I _________accept the terms of this Pro-life doula pledge and life affirming pledge.
7. Note about other courses: The Magnificat courses are not under the same scrutiny as the Catholic doula program classes - so if anyone wishes to take one of those two Magnificat classes - Fertility or CBE - then you do not have to sign this pledge. They are considered a different brand name. However, we do honor Christianity in both classes.
Also, BOOB educator will have a different scope of practice as well - please click here to go to that site.
Read Birth Doula Scope of Practice statement on this page.
We are still working on a postpartum one so postpartum students will just follow the birth one for now and ask instructor for any additions related to postpartum work!
We are editing this - because someone non-Catholic can become a doula with our program.
1. I agree to be a life bearing and honoring mothers and babies doula from the moment of conception.
2. I agree to the Scope of Practice statements of Catholic doula program - see scope of practice for birth doula here. (If I am a postpartum doula - the scope of practice we follow is DONA's statement for postpartum doulas for right now). Bereavement doulas will follow this pledge.
3. I agree that abortion is wrong and I agree not to assist at or help with an abortion including medical reasons. Miscarriages are not an abortion and should be treated with respect. Thank you.
4. Surrogacy is a broad subject with many pitfalls. We personally feel that this is out of scope of our Catholic doulas - however if you are non-Catholic and feel like this is your calling to support - we will not be judgmental on this.
5. We believe in using the words "mother/mom/mama" for mother. We refer to "father" as "father/dad/partner" throughout the course. We are Biblical based training - and if this offends you - this is not the course for you.
6. As Catholic Doulas we believe contraception is wrong and we only teach NFP in our course work. Protestants taking the class will go by their church teaching on this issue.
I _________accept the terms of this Pro-life doula pledge and life affirming pledge.
7. Note about other courses: The Magnificat courses are not under the same scrutiny as the Catholic doula program classes - so if anyone wishes to take one of those two Magnificat classes - Fertility or CBE - then you do not have to sign this pledge. They are considered a different brand name. However, we do honor Christianity in both classes.
Also, BOOB educator will have a different scope of practice as well - please click here to go to that site.
Read Birth Doula Scope of Practice statement on this page.
We are still working on a postpartum one so postpartum students will just follow the birth one for now and ask instructor for any additions related to postpartum work!
