BEST Postpartum Doula Reading List and PreCertification

 

These are books you will read as a part of your Training  

  • The Fourth Trimester, by Kimberly Ann Johnson

  • The First Forty Days, by Heng Ou

  • Worth Every Penny, Erin Verbeck and Sarah Petty

  • The Montessori Baby by Junnifa Uzodike and Simone Davies

    Choose one of the following two:

  • The Sleep Lady’s Good Night, Sleep Tight, by Kim West and Joanne Kenen

  • Holistic Sleep Coaching: Gentle Alternatives to Sleep Training for Health and Childcare Professionals, by Lindsey Hookway

Reference Books

The following book is a reference book. You will want to keep in your library to help answer questions from future clients. You are not responsible for reading this book cover to cover, but for being familiar with it.

  1. Breastfeeding Made Simple, Kathleen Kendall-Tackett and Nancy Mohrbacher


Optional Reading

These following books are not required pre-certification work but are great books. Perhaps choose one of them as a book to read for re-certification.

  1. Safe Infant Sleep by James McKenna

  2. Community Support for New-Families, Jane I. Honikman


You may have luck finding the books online, from libraries, audio book sites, used book sites, and/or directly from the author. You can also ask Besties for borrows and sales in the BEST Postpartum Doulas facebook group.

What ELSE is included in your precert work when you register?

  • Reading guides for each book

  • Prepared Feeding Infant Feeding Course

  • Curated collection of online learning resources to view and explore

  • Think Log - This is thought work that will help organize your thoughts as you work through precertification. We don’t require book reports or write ups, but we do want you to think about what you are learning and how it will apply to your worldchanger postpartum doula work

community Sharing

If these books are not at your local library and/or are not attainable for you, please contact us and Best Doula Training will help you get the book. Many books are available on used book sites and as audio books.

 

 

 

 

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