The Postpartum Doula Skill Builder
Learn from industry experts to build your confidence and caregiving skills as a postpartum caretaker or doula
Postpartum care isnāt as simple as it seems
You listened to the call to become a postpartum caretaker, maybe you even took a doula training or certification! But youāre realizing just how much there is to know in order to confidently support your clients and offer them real solutions in the moments when they need it most. Imposter syndrome is stealing the intended joy of your work.
IS THIS YOU?You want to become more literate in the language of postpartum, so that you can read your clientās needs before they even speak and offer them a level of care that will have them trusting you deeply, hiring you again and referring you often
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Not everything is learned through experience
Experience is an amazing teacher, but thereās levels of excellent caregiving that come only from the knowledge that uncovers what your clients are experiencing on deeper emotional, mental, and physical levels so you can support them better.
āThis course is like a masters degree in postpartum care!ā
The Postpartum Care Skill Builder is a learn at your own pace course made up of 6+ speciality classes from industry experts that cover need-to-know topics covering both business practices and care techniques, offering you a truly holistic pathway to expanding your skills and career in postpartum care.
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YOUR TEACHERS & THEIR TOPICS
ļ»æļ»æļ»æLearn from industry experts who have made supporting newborn families their job for decades.
Imagine carrying that level of wisdom and skill into the households you serve. How would that grow your confidence and level of care?
Pachet Bryant, Insurance Navigator
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Parents finally get reimbursed for doulas from insurance and workplace benefit programs, which means your work is more accessible = more clients! But maybe insurance isnāt your language, luckily itās Pachetās!
Pachet started MINE Maternity after seeing how confusing and inaccessible coverage can be for both doulas and the families we serve.
Hereās what youāll learn from her
How health insurance for doulas actually works
In network vs out of network pathways
Insurance billing for Medicaid vs commercial insurance
Basics for client reimbursement success (superbill details & more!)
Abigail Powell PhD, LP, CMNCS
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Youāve heard of PMADās, but do you know how to recognize them before they snowball? Do you know what plays into them, how to help your clients prevent them, and how to support if they arise?
As a Texas licensed psychologist, Certified Mental Health and Nutrition Specialist, and founder of Village Psychology, Dr.Powell believes that mental health deserves a proactive approach rather than reactive.
Hereās what youāll learn from her:
What are the different types of PMADās?
What are the signs you should look out for, even the ones that may be unclear?
Once you recognize a PMAD, how do you bring it up to clients in a kind and loving manner?
What are the postpartum effects of birth trauma?
At what point should you refer out, and what does that process look like?
Jayne Havens Sleep Consultant
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So you know how to get babies to sleep most of the time, but do you know how to establish sleep habits so that your clients are getting sleep even when youāre not there? Thatās the real flex!
Jayne is a certified sleep consultant and runs her own sleep consulting practice, Snooze Fest by Jayne Havens. She also founded the Center for Pediatric Sleep Management where she trains, mentors and certifies others to do this incredibly rewarding work.
Hereās what youāll learn from her:
Eat, Play, Sleep Rhythm: Finding a flow that differentiates between playing and eating times in a gentle, developmentally appropriate way
How to recognize when babies are snacking or truly eating for higher calorie intake and more night time sleep
When and why. to choose between crib/bassinet naps or contact naps during the day
How to help families create an effective bedtime routine using positive sleep associations
Bri Rice RN, Certified Doula
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Then thereās the medical side of postpartum. Terminology, potential emergencies, diagnoses. All that can be really confusing and scary without being informed.
Bri brings 10 years of experience as a Labor & Delivery RN alongside her work as a Certified Birth and Postpartum Doula. This unique combination allows her to blend evidence-based clinical knowledge with compassionate, trauma-informed care.
Hereās what youāll learn from her:
Navigating medical care while staying in your doula role
Recognizing normal bleeding: Postpartum pre-eclampsia and hemorrhage
Jaundice in infants
Cesarean incision care
Epidural side effects
When is something an emergency?
Leslie Owens RN, IBCLC
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As a doula, youāre on the front lines of your clients breastfeeding experience, no pressure, right?! If you are to truly support your clients, itās essential to know your role and how you can be in it best.
As a nurse and board-certified lactation consultant, Leslie specializes in bridging the gap between birth work and evidence-based breastfeeding support. Leslie is passionate about equipping doulas with practical, ethical, and real-world lactation skills that protect milk supply, improve outcomes, and strengthen referral relationships.
Hereās what youāll learn from her:
The postpartum lactation support ecosystem and how doulas fit into the broader care team
Distinguish between lactation awareness, influence, and intervention, and understand why this distinction matters
Recognize how doula language and presence can either reduce or escalate feeding-related anxiety
Apply a decision-making framework to determine when feeding challenges are expected vs when referral is appropriate
Frame lactation referrals in a way that supports parents emotionally and strengthens professional collaboration
Erin OāDaniel DC, CACCP, BS
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If we canāt see postpartum from the nervous system perspective, weāre only halfway supporting parents. Thereās more than meets the eye to the postpartum experience. Underneath it all is a web of nervous system changes that are promoting bonding and recovery as the new parents and baby enter many years of life together.
Dr.Erin is a prenatal and pediatric family wellness chiropractor. Hereās what sheās here to teach you:
The Biology of Bonding: Why Mother & Baby Are Wired to Sync
The Biomechanics of the Female Pelvis in Pregnancy & Birth
The Nervous System āLetting Goā Before Birth
Co-Regulation After Birth: Two Systems Finding One Rhythm
The Postpartum Transition: From Dyad to Family System
