Doula Programs
A number of initiatives are underway designed to support the development and sustainability of both community-based and hospital-based doula programs. Subscribe to our monthly e-newsletter to stay informed!
Here are the supports that are currently available:
- The Doula Business Guide: Creating a Successful MotherBaby Business
- Grant Writing Training Program
- Proposals for Hospital-Based Doula Programs (Template Proposal now available!)
- Onsite trainings for Postpartum Home Visitors (MotherBaby Care, Postpartum Depression Screening, Support Strategies, and Boundary Settings)
- Comprehensive DONA Doula Training
- Patty’s Doula Programs blog, providing a free, online support network for doula program administrators.
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Postpartum Home Visits:
MotherBaby Care, Depression Screening,
Support Strategies & Boundary Setting
Patty Brennan, Director of Center for the Childbearing Year, has been an advocate for childbearing families for nearly 30 years. She is a grant writing consultant, doula program development specialist, and DONA International birth and postpartum doula trainer. Patty is the author of The Doula Business Guide–Creating a Successful MotherBaby Business (2010). This unique resource is a “must have” for every doula and doula program implementer. It features:
- Getting paid for work you love
- Nuts and bolts of setting up an independent doula business
- Establishing and funding a doula program
- Marketing for doulas
- Managing risk for doula businesses
- And more!
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Patty’s expertise in the field of maternal/infant health includes:
- Grant Writer (11 years)
- Doula Program Development (13 years)
- Non-Profit Start-Up and Management (8 years)
- Adult Education / Curriculum Development / Public Speaking (28 years)
- Doula Trainer (13 years)
- Childbirth Education (28 years)
- Small Business Start-Up and Development (32 years)
- Volunteer Management (8 years)
Contact Patty Brennan
Email patty@center4cby.com or call 734-663-1523.
