Postpartum recovery in the first weeks
Lesson 20 of 42 in Doula Certificate. The start plays free here.
- Time for rest
- Physical recovery
- Emotional recovery
- Non-medical support
- Recovery and transition
- Everyday family needs
- Refer beyond your training
- Recognize urgent needs
- Ongoing care
How the lesson starts
A client tells you, “I'm home, but I'm still recovering.” The first few days after birth are a time for rest and recovery, physically and emotionally.
As a DONA postpartum doula, you provide non-medical support, mostly in the client's home. You do not perform medical tasks, diagnose, or treat.
Then, in the full lesson
- Recovery support
- A recovery question
- Daily life
- Know your limits
- Bleeding warning
- Something feels wrong
- Continuing care
- 2 questions along the way
A question from this lesson
A parent asks for feeding guidance beyond your training. What should you do?
- Offer the advice that helped another family
- Refer them to an appropriate resource
- End all postpartum support for the family
Show the answer
B. Refer them to an appropriate resource. Refer them to an appropriate resource. Needs beyond your training call for referral. Another family's experience does not expand your training. Referral does not mean ending the non-medical support you can provide.
The full class, $249 at launch.
Paid once, when it opens. Lesson 1 is free now.
- 12 modules, voiced and captioned
- Role-play with an AI client
- Mentor review of your final case
Most US states don’t license doulas; Montana requires a license from January 1, 2027. This is our own certificate. DONA, CAPPA and INELDA certify through their own workshops.