Supporting Neonatal Resuscitation

Understand procedures of neonatal resuscitation and the NICU so you can confidently support your clients through unforeseen or complex birth outcomes. This course operates from within the boundaries of a doula’s scope of practice.

Confidently support your clients through a neonatal resuscitation event

“Supporting Neonatal Resuscitation” helps doulas understand procedures of neonatal resuscitation and the NICU so they can confidently support their clients through unforeseen or complex birth outcomes. This course operates from within the boundaries of a doula’s scope of practice to offer skills to understand the environment and empathize with their clients as well as care for themselves during and after critical incidents. The course is led by Jill Colpitts, an experienced birth doula in the Vancouver, BC area. Michelle Peltier, a birth and postpartum doula and the Patient and Family Engagement Advisor for the Neonatal Program at BC Women’s Hospital and Health Centre is also interviewed throughout the course. She is also a NICU parent of a baby born at 29 weeks. She offers insight into the experience of parents in the NICU and the challenges that they experience both at the hospital and the transition home.

What you'll learn

This course was lovingly and thoughtfully created to provide the doula community with the tools and knowledge to support both their clients and themselves through a neonatal resuscitation event.

Understand what a neonatal resuscitation looks like, including a thorough look at the equipment used

Understand common reasons why a neonatal resuscitation event may occur, so you can anticipate and feel prepared when this situation may arise for your client(s)

Learn from a former NICU-mom and birth + postpartum doula ways you can support your client(s) while their baby is in the NICU

Learn ways you can supporting your client(s) as they transition home

Gain insight and tools to support your own mental and physical health following a neonatal resuscitation event with your client(s)

Workbooks and community discussion included

We recognize that reflection and discussion are a huge part of learning when it comes to a complex and heavy topic. We’ve created workbooks and an online discussion forum to help deepen your learning experience.

Detailed workbooks

Each Module of the course has a workbook to assist in deepening your learning and reflection on the course material.

Connect with your peers

Course participants may join our members-only Supporting Neonatal Resuscitation Discussion Group on Facebook as a place to continue the discussion, reflect and connect with your peers.