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Shannon Collier CPD-DONA Cell: 202-573-1495 Email me www.holistichelpinghand.com Serving the Washington, DC-Metro Area |
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Childbirth and Postpartum Professionals Association (CAPPA) – www.cappa.net
CAPPA is a non-profit international organization founded in 1998 to offer the highest level of
professional membership and evidence-based training to childbirth educators, lactation educators,
labor doulas, antepartum doulas and postpartum doulas.
DONA International – www.dona.org
Our founders are among the foremost experts on doula care, and DONA International certification is a
widely respected measure of quality and professionalism. We are an international, non-profit
organization of doulas that strives to have every doula trained and educated to provide the highest
quality standards for birth and/or postpartum support to birthing women and their families.
CAPPA is a non-profit international organization founded in 1998 to offer the highest level of
professional membership and evidence-based training to childbirth educators, lactation educators,
labor doulas, antepartum doulas and postpartum doulas.
DONA International – www.dona.org
Our founders are among the foremost experts on doula care, and DONA International certification is a
widely respected measure of quality and professionalism. We are an international, non-profit
organization of doulas that strives to have every doula trained and educated to provide the highest
quality standards for birth and/or postpartum support to birthing women and their families.
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| A postpartum doula is a trained, non-medical professional who provides practical, confidential, and non-judgemental physical and emotional support to a family following a birth or adoption. Postpartum doulas serve as an extra set of well-trained, trustworthy, helping hands available to attend to the newborn, mother, and entire family in their home during the postpartum period. View the local and national listing below to find a postpartum doula in your area. |
Postpartum Doulas