Julie's Doula Workshops

09/09/2024

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Maternal and Child Health Improvement Strategies for a Post-Pandemic World

09/01/2024

Zoom Meeting tonight 8:30 est for past students! Julie Thompson is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.

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08/08/2024

The Mommy Care Kit is doing a giveaway if you go to: http://myultrasoundappt.com/mother/juliedoula and sign up to see if your insurance will cover it. Everyone get put into to giveaway for a chance to a Breast Pump bundle even if your ins. co. does not cover it.

08/06/2024

I just tallied everything up and here are the stats:
707 Birth Doula Students taught (73 total students 2024) & the 106th workshop taught! Cool Beans! I love my job!

06/14/2024

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The Mommy Care Kit has a choice of 4 different breast pumps to choose from, a T.E.N.S. machine with pads, a Lower back support, a Postpartum Brace, Compression Stockings, and a Blood clot prevention cuffs set. Your insurance might cover all of this for free. check this link out: http://myultrasoundappt.com/mother/juliedoula

10/26/2023

Next children education class Nov. 18, from 9-2 for pregnant families virtually! In class we will discuss
The stages of Labor
Anatomy
Breathing techniques
Positions to get into to speed labor
Marie Mongan's Hypnobirthing
Spinningbabies.com
Evidencebasedbirth.com
Learn how to embrace your labor and delivery
How your partner can assist and become empowered
Breastfeeding
How to calm a fussy baby
Empowerment as a family through birth
Special guest speaker Margaret DePree on Tongue/Lip/Cheek Ties
Cost is $85 -Thompson-73 through Venmo

Easier birth with fetal positioning. Use site & videos to improve fetal position (breech, transverse, posterior) and birth. Reduce the chance of cesarean.

10/17/2022

It's a great time to become a doula as seven states have already begun paying for doula services through Medicaid: Florida, Virginia, IL, IN, Nevada, Maryland, and Rhode Island! Other states are following too.
I have just posted several virtual and a couple in-person Birth Doula workshops through DONA International. December 9-11, 22 virtual posted in Erie but anyone, anywhere can attend on-line. February 24-26, 23 Hanover, New Hampshire virtual; March 31-April 2 in person Florida (I wonder why!!!); April 14-16, 23 Lafayette, CO Virtual; May 19-21, 23 Austin TX virtual; June 23-25, 23 Minneapolis Minnesota virtual; August 25-27, 23 Hanover New Hampshire virtual; September 22-24, 23 Erie PA Virtual; November 17-19, 23 Tampa Florida in-person; and Brisbane, Queensland Australia December 1-3, 23 In-person!

07/08/2022

Here's some great info for postpartum: “We are told we need to rest in the postpartum, but so many birthing people arent told WHY. And sometimes it's the WHY that makes the difference between deep rest and deep regret. ⁠⁠
⁠⁠The average diameter of a placenta is 22cm/8.6 inches. ⁠⁠
⁠⁠You could say that it's the size of a side dinner plate, an average watermelon🍉 paper plate or a soccer ball ⚽️ for reference. It's also the size of the average placenta that we have just grown for 9 months. ⁠⁠
⁠⁠After we birth the placenta, we are left with a wound inside of our uterus where the placenta was attached. If we had this wound on the outside, say on our back or chest, EVERYONE would be telling us to rest and they would help us! Also, the placenta is an organ, that we just expelled from our body, if we had lost a kidney or an appendix, 40 days of recovering would be pretty minimal and probably unheard of. Our doctors and family would expect us to rest longer.... ⁠⁠
⁠⁠The wound site from the placenta is one of the main reasons for postpartum bleeding/lochia 🩸We lose about 1/10 of our blood supply from this open wound! So whether you had a c-section birth or vaginal, everyone has this bleeding wound. ⁠⁠
⁠⁠It takes on average 6 weeks for this wound to heal. And this is just an average, because it depends on how much we rest, the nourishment we receive from food and support. So mothers who receive less may take longer, and mothers who prepare and set themselves up may heal quicker. ⁠⁠
⁠⁠The longer the wound site is left open, the higher risk we have for infection and hemorrhage, even if you had a safe vaginal delivery or zero complications from birth. But because this is an internal aka hidden healing part of the postpartum recovery we don't always take it seriously. And neither does our community. ⁠⁠
⁠⁠After birth we are hormonal, exhausted, emotionally vulnerable, learning to feed our baby AND our body is working hard to heal this huge wound. It's a lot!

03/22/2021

According to the Director of Certification;;;

"The doulas can find the virtual support record sheets in the "certification candidates" library. You can find it in the "All trainers" library.
Regarding guidelines, basically, there is no difference between virtual support and in-person support, in both cases, the doula must start her support at the onset of active labor and finish it at least 30 minutes after the birth of the baby.
The virtual support might be through Facetime, zoom, text messages, phone calls, and any other way that is relevant for each specific birth.
The primary client and the birth companion are the people evaluating the doula's virtual support.

The virtual support option is approved only for Corona times, this is why the virtual record sheets are not an official part of the certification packet.
Thank you for your comments and willingness to help us improve always.

11/25/2020

https://evidencebasedbirth.com/frequently-asked-questions-that-other-people-have-already-answered/

January 8, 2013 by Rebecca Dekker, PhD, RN, APRN © Copyright Evidence Based Birth®. Please see disclaimer and terms of use. Here at www.EvidenceBasedBirth.com and on my page, I receive many questions about the evidence for various labor and delivery practices. Unfortunately, due to my bus...

08/30/2020

My next virtual birth doula workshop is October 28, 29, 30, 2020 on zoom.us. I have had 4 virtual workshops now and have learned the in's and out's of teaching online. I have enjoyed teaching for 14 years through Dona International and will likely continue until I am 70 years old! (about 7 1/2 years)! It is my passion to empower new doulas to work in this field so if you have been thinking about becoming a doula now is the time! see www.juliedoulaworkshop.com

A website for anyone interested in becoming a certified birth doula or interested in doula work in Australia, Malaysia, Philippines, or the USA

07/08/2020

Hey ladies! I am teaching a birth doula workshop virtually through zoom.us July 17-19 and if you could pass the word around that would be great! juliedoulaworkshop@gmail.com