Or. Admin. Code § 950-060-0150

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 12, December 1, 2024

Section 950-060-0150 - Birth Doula Certification Curriculum Standards

(1) Beginning October 1, 2022 all doula training organizations will be required to submit a birth training curriculum in order to provide birth doula trainings in the state of Oregon.

(2) All birth doulas seeking certification with the state shall complete a minimum of 40 contact hours from an Authority approved training program that includes the following:

(a) A minimum of 28 in-person contact hours addressing the core curricula topics set forth in section (2) of this rule through an Authority approved training program for birth doulas and other organizations that are only providing the following trainings below:

(b) Six contact hours in cultural competency training; and

(c) Six contact hours in one or more of the following topics as they relate to birth doula care:

(A) One hour of Inter-professional collaboration;

(B) One hour of Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) compliance; and

(C) Four hours of Trauma-informed care.

(2) All core curriculum for training birth doulas shall, at a minimum, introduce students to the key principles of the following topics:

(a) Anatomy and physiology of labor, birth, maternal postpartum, neonatal transition, and breastfeeding;

(b) Labor coping strategies, comfort measures, and non-pharmacological techniques for pain management;

(c) The reasons for, procedures of, and risks and benefits of common medical interventions, medications, and Cesarean birth;

(d) Emotional and psychosocial support of birthing persons and their support team;

(e) Birth doula scope of practice, standards of practice, and basic ethical principles;

(f) The role of the birth doula with members of the birth team;

(g) Communication skills, including active listening, cross-cultural communication, and inter-professional communication;

(h) Self-advocacy and empowerment techniques;

(i) Breastfeeding support measures;

(j) Postpartum support measures for the birthing person and baby relationship;

(k) Perinatal mental health;

(l) Family adjustment and dynamics;

(m) Evidence-informed educational and informational strategies;

(n) Community resource referrals;

(o) Professional conduct, including relationship boundaries and maintaining confidentiality; and

(p) Self-care.

Or. Admin. Code § 950-060-0150

DMAP 42-2013(Temp), f. & cert. ef. 8-2-13 thru 1-29-14; DMAP 66-2013, f. & cert. ef. 12-3-13; DMAP 56-2016, f. 9-30-16, cert. ef. 10-1-16; DMAP 80-2018, amend filed 07/06/2018, effective 07/06/2018; DMAP 49-2022, amend filed 04/22/2022, effective 04/22/2022; DMAP 40-2023, renumbered from 410-180-0375, filed 05/04/2023, effective 5/4/2023

Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 413.042, 414.665 & 414.635

Statutes/Other Implemented: 414.665 & 414.635