The Course
The Toolkit
What DONA & CAPPA Don’t Cover — and This Does
Vaccine ingredients & excipients
Ultrasound thermal exposure evidence
Drug mechanisms (Zofran, Pitocin, epidural fentanyl)
Newborn procedure research (Vit K, erythromycin, Hep B)
Intervention cascade evidence (Cochrane-level)
Informed consent language & ready-to-use client tools
A doula charges $800–$2,500 per birth. This program pays for itself in one client. The toolkit saves 10–20 hours of work you would otherwise do yourself. Nothing at this price point covers this material.
Eight Chapters
The clinical sequence of pregnancy, birth, and the newborn hour — documented, cited, and written in the language you actually use in the room.
Chapter 1
How to Use This Guide
What informed consent actually requires. What sharing research is — and isn’t. The line between education and medical practice.
Chapter 2
Prenatal
Prenatal vitamins & MTHFR. Vaccines in pregnancy. RhoGAM. Ultrasound. The decisions made before the birth room that shape everything inside it.
Chapter 3
Labor & Birth
Birth position. Pitocin. Epidurals. Electronic fetal monitoring. Cord clamping timing. The cascade — documented, Cochrane-level, with language for each step.
Chapter 4
The Newborn Hour
Vitamin K formulations. Hepatitis B at birth. Erythromycin eye ointment. The first sixty minutes — what each procedure is, what it contains, and what questions families can ask.
Chapter 5
Postpartum
Skin-to-skin and microbiome seeding. Birth trauma recognition. Oxytocin receptor depletion and postpartum mood. The outcomes that arrive months later in other offices.
Chapter 6
Having the Conversation
The three-sentence framework. Language for rushed decisions. How to hold the space when the room gets hard. The single question that changes everything.
Chapter 7
Birth Forms & Resources
Birth plan generator. Understanding Your Birth Options reference guide. Six print-ready client handouts — one per topic, written for the parent.
Chapter 8
Client Handout
A plain-language question summary your client takes into every appointment. Organized by prenatal, birth room, and newborn procedures. Formatted to print and carry.
Clinical Reference Tools
Doulas are asked about herbs constantly — in pregnancy, for milk supply, postpartum recovery. These two references give you the mechanism behind the answer, not just the answer.
Herb Safety Reference
Herbs in Pregnancy & Nursing
Receptor activity, uterine stimulation, and breast milk transfer for 58+ herbs. The table your clients' midwives don't hand them. Covers Red Raspberry Leaf, Blessed Thistle, fenugreek, and every herb found in common postpartum teas.
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Hormone Receptor Reference
Herbs & Products That Interfere with Hormone Receptors
Which herbs block or mimic estrogen, progesterone, androgen, and cortisol receptors — and why that matters in the postpartum period when estrogen drops dramatically and stays low through nursing. The mechanism behind why adaptogens and herbal teas are not neutral in this window.
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