What is a Doula?
Shanna Bradley, Executive Director of Journey Birth & Wellness, will answer "What is a Doula?" and present the evidence-based birth trainings and certifications available to doulas. She will address doulas' scope of practice in empowering new parents, the evidence behind their effectiveness, and how and when to refer to their local doula program, which offers services on a sliding fee scale. Shanna, a wife and mother of five, is trained through DONA and ICEA doula programs and holds certifications from StillBirthday and Global Birth Community as a birth and bereavement doula. She has also added to her resume childbirth educator and is finishing her training as an evidence-based birth instructor and an international doula trainer. She holds a degree in Intercultural Studies and is currently working on her International Maternal and Child Health diploma.
