Oily Doula 4 Month Mentorship Program
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***next cohort: april 2025***

​ meetings will be:
*Virtual
*One Sunday a month
*1pm-3pm CST

In our 4 month Mentorship Program, doulas will be provided with evidence based information, on-call support, practical tools and an opportunity to develop your skills as a doula. By attending group and one on one sessions, you will deepen your understanding of pregnancy, birth and the postpartum period. Part of our time together will consist of learning more about the pelvis and how they baby navigates the body during the birthing time. Within the mentoring group, doulas will have the ability to build relationships with other doulas who may become their backups. Each mentee has the opportunity to extend their program beyond 3 months. At the end of the mentorship program, each doula will have an exit interview to discuss their experience.

Pre- requisites:

• Must have attended a doula training OR enrolled in a training in the next 4 months.
• Must attend CAB’s Childbirth for Birthworkers Series (if you are not a trained childbirth educator)
• Must attend CAB Lactation for Birthworkers or another Lactation for Doulas course (if you don’t have lactation certification)

Books we will discuss:

• The Boss Shift by LaVista Jones
• The First Forty Days by Heng Ou
• The Big Letdown by Kimberly Seals Allers
• The First-Time Parent's Childbirth Handbook by Dr. Stephanie Mitchell

MOnthly group sessions

• Mutual support with doulas learning from each other
• Discuss questions, concerns and next steps
• Goal accountability
• Doula practice set up (client resources, website, automation, basic business)
• Interviewing and working with clients
• Time management and organization
• Expectations and realities of birth work
• Tips for preparing for client visits and attending births
• Debrief births

1 on 1 sessions

• Prenatal and Postpartum visit support:
  • Three virtual 30 minute meetings before or after 
• During a prenatal or birth
• Possibility to observe: one interview, prenatal, and postpartum visit.   
• Assistance with doula training certification (if applicable)
• Letter of recommendation (if applicable)
• Unlimited virtual support throughout the program

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Fees:

$100-200 Monthly (4 months)
$200 Lactation for Birthworkers
$130 Childbirth Ed for Birthworkers

*Your first payment is due after your Monday Meeting.​

*You do not have to live in Minneapolis area to be a part of the mentorship program!

Mentorship registration form

Schedule A monday meeting

mentorship Payments

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