2 hour ONLINE class. Recording available to pre-registrants if you can’t make the class live.
This is an abortion positive class that highlights how the type of doula support appropriate for both miscarriage and abortion overlaps.
We will cover:
- The importance of understanding miscarriage as a doula
- The overlap of miscarriage and abortion care
- Barriers to support for families accessing doulas during these experiences
- Miscarriage basics (types, options)
- Alternative, non-medical options for miscarriage
- The doula’s role in miscarriage support
- Practical ways to support your clients
- Recipes for some nourishing teas for during and after miscarriage
- How to make yourself accessible to potential clients
Workshop Leader
Jessica Austin
My interest in miscarriage care deepened after an intensive Holistic Abortion workshop I took with Molly-Dutton Kenny, a midwife who has dedicated much of her career to supporting families through loss and abortion, often at home. While of course in my career I had had clients experience miscarriage (and elective abortion), I always felt unprepared to support them in a helpful and meaningful way. Learning about holistic abortion support made so many lightbulbs go off for me in terms of how to broaden the spectrum of my support for the families I serve.