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DONA International (formerly Doulas of North America) was founded in 1992 and is the first and largest doula training and certification organization. [1] The current president of the non-profit is Dr. Robin Elise Weiss. [2]
In the 1980s, Dr. Marshall Klaus, Dr. John H. Kennell, Phyllis Klaus, Penny Simkin (1938-2024), [3] and Annie Kennedy first formed a partnership of doulas and medical professionals. [4] [5] Klaus (1927-2017), [6] a neonatologist, and Kennell (1922-2013), [7] a pediatrician, gave credibility to doulas Phyllis Klaus, Simkin, and Kennedy [8] by supporting their work through the research of parent-child bonding in the 1960s at Case Western Reserve University.[ citation needed]
Doulas Of North America (DONA) was formally founded in 1992 and the organization was the first of its kind to both train and certify the non-medical birth support of doulas and marked the start of professional doulas on a nationwide basis. [4] [5] Kennedy (who had originally founded the Pacific Association of Labor Support in 1989 in Seattle, WA with Simkin alongside the doula training at Seattle Midwifery School) become [9] the first president of the organization. [8]
In 2004, the organization re-branded as DONA International. [4]
By 2016, there were 12,000 doulas certified through the organization. [1]
DONA International offers birth and postpartum doula training and certification. [10] To certify as a doula, an in-person, virtual, or hybrid workshop is mandatory, along with supplementary text reading, lactation training and childbirth education, and clients experience. [11] The workshop is taught by approved trainers who are able to the required coursework which includes emotional support, physical support or comfort measures, communication, interventions, ethics and professional behavior. [12]
DONA International has numerous advocacy areas:
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DONA International (formerly Doulas of North America) was founded in 1992 and is the first and largest doula training and certification organization. [1] The current president of the non-profit is Dr. Robin Elise Weiss. [2]
In the 1980s, Dr. Marshall Klaus, Dr. John H. Kennell, Phyllis Klaus, Penny Simkin (1938-2024), [3] and Annie Kennedy first formed a partnership of doulas and medical professionals. [4] [5] Klaus (1927-2017), [6] a neonatologist, and Kennell (1922-2013), [7] a pediatrician, gave credibility to doulas Phyllis Klaus, Simkin, and Kennedy [8] by supporting their work through the research of parent-child bonding in the 1960s at Case Western Reserve University.[ citation needed]
Doulas Of North America (DONA) was formally founded in 1992 and the organization was the first of its kind to both train and certify the non-medical birth support of doulas and marked the start of professional doulas on a nationwide basis. [4] [5] Kennedy (who had originally founded the Pacific Association of Labor Support in 1989 in Seattle, WA with Simkin alongside the doula training at Seattle Midwifery School) become [9] the first president of the organization. [8]
In 2004, the organization re-branded as DONA International. [4]
By 2016, there were 12,000 doulas certified through the organization. [1]
DONA International offers birth and postpartum doula training and certification. [10] To certify as a doula, an in-person, virtual, or hybrid workshop is mandatory, along with supplementary text reading, lactation training and childbirth education, and clients experience. [11] The workshop is taught by approved trainers who are able to the required coursework which includes emotional support, physical support or comfort measures, communication, interventions, ethics and professional behavior. [12]
DONA International has numerous advocacy areas: