Alliance of Black Doulas for Black Mamas Information Session: Cohort #3

590 Manning Drive,Chapel Hill NC 27514

26 March, 2022

Description

This information session is for Black Women who are interested in supporting Black Mamas.. This enhanced Doula training program for Cohort #3 is approved and funded by The Duke Endowment. The Program is being led by Venus Standard, MSN, CNM, FACNM, LCCE, CD(DONA), Assistant Clinical Professor, Director, DEI of Education and Community Engagement, UNC School of Medicine, Department of Family Medicine. Our goal is to improve Black women’s maternal and birth outcomes and improve the patients birth experience. We are piloting this expanded perinatal doula training program for Black women by Black women. The trainers represent a wide variety of expertise in perinatal, newborn, breastfeeding, and alternative therapies. This project will create a pipeline of Black doulas to attend the births of Black families within the hospitals in the Triangle and the Triad regions. This information session is for those interested in being a part of Cohort #3. Attending one of the three information sessions is a mandatory, critical step in the application process for the program. The training program will begin early May 2022. For additional information about the program: https://www.alliance-bdbm.com/ For questions about the information session: [email protected] Social distancing may be difficult in the auditorium. Please plan to bring a face mask for your comfort and safety. If you have experienced (or are experiencing) any COVID symptoms within the CDC timeline before the event, please stay home and contact us: [email protected]