Hospital Doula Training

2720 Sunset Blvd.,West Columbia SC 29169

08 January, 2022

Description

Support Women and families during one of the most beautiful and important life events: birth Lexington Medical Center now offers Childbirth and Postpartum Professional Association training classes for people interested in becoming hospital based doulas. Hospital based doulas are specifically trained to offer comfort and support to mothers and their families as they bring their babies into the world. They also work with other hospital staff to ensure a positive birth experience for expectant parents. Participants will learn: -Comfort techniques for labor, including positions and movement support for non medicated and medicated mothers-the roles and scope of practice-the natural birth process-practical experience and role playing affirmation and encouragement techniques. This class is held on a consecutive Saturday and Sunday. Each day, class will begin at 7:00 am and end at 5:00 pm. For more information, please contact Dianne Pound at [email protected] or 803-791-2631. Our 428-bed modern medical complex anchors a vast, countywide network of more than 600 physicians, 60 medical practices, six community-based medical and urgent care centers, an occupational health center, the largest extended care facility in the Carolinas and an Alzheimer’s care center. And that’s just the beginning. We are a PCI hospital, Certified Primary Stroke Center and Bariatric Center of Excellence. Our heart and cancer programs are nationally certified and affiliated with Duke Health. We’ve been named Columbia’s “Best Place to Have a Baby”, “Best Hospital” and one of the “Top 25 Best Hospitals to Work for in the U.S.” Honors all made possible by a dedicated, talented team of healthcare professionals and staff.