I WOULD LOVE TO KNOW ABOUT THE PROCESS OF BECOMING A CERIFIED DOULA IN THE STATE OF HAWAII. I LIVE ON THE BIG ISLAND AND I HAVE HEARD THAT THERE IS AT THE TIME NO DOULA TRAINING AVAILIBLE. IS THIS TRUE? AND IF SO, WHAT ARE THE STEPS FOR CREATING ONE? ALOHA JOHANNA FOUST

-- JOHANNA FOUST (JLFHAWAII@AOL.COM), October 13, 2000

Answers

Hi, CAPPA (Childbirth and PostPartum Professional Association) has a "distance learning" certification program that may be good for you.

They are at www.childbirthprofessional.com

Their website is very slow, so give it time. I cannot vouch for the program, but I am a member of CAPPA and for your situation it may be just what will work best for you!

Good luck, Rachel

-- Rachel Silber (beautifulbirths@hotmail.com), December 13, 2000.

hi there, i hope you found some info. i am also hoping to do doula work on the big island this summer. i live in berkeley, ca at the moment, although i have plans to be in hawaii for most of the summer!! please conntact me if you can give me any news. thank you aloha, je

-- jessica kaufamn (jesskmoon@yahoo.com), April 25, 2001.

i to am moving to the big island this july and am wanting to apprentice with a traditional midwife and also do postpartum doula service. it is hard to connect with ant info on the mainland but it sounds like the goddess is bringing us together as connection and support can some one contact about birth and support that it seems woman desire on the island?

-- megan cutler (goddessence13@aol.com), April 08, 2002.