Advanced full spectrum birthwork training - Spring, 2025 cohort
Dates: March 16 - July 6, 2025 from 12-2:30pm Pacific Time US. Live zoom meetings Sundays from 12-2:30pm PST. Replays available.
A Radical Birthwork Training for Collective Liberation
This isn’t your standard doula training—it’s an advanced, transformative journey into birthwork activism, open to people of all backgrounds and experience levels who are ready to make an impact.
Whether you’re new to birthwork or looking to deepen an existing practice, this live virtual training invites a global community of birthworkers, advocates, and activists to explore the full spectrum of reproductive experiences and co-create a movement for collective liberation.
In this unique course, we’ll go beyond traditional doula education to focus on Reproductive Justice, systems of care, diverse communities, activism, and the advanced carework skills needed to support all reproductive transitions. If you’re ready to connect, skill-share, and build a future where birthwork is radical, inclusive, and deeply impactful—this is where your journey begins.
This course is closed captioned and replays will be available for those who cannot make it to the live sessions.
What’s Included in the Course Fee:
Our advanced, full-spectrum birthwork training meets weekly via live Zoom sessions, featuring interactive lectures and collaborative learning with our incredible community partners. This course goes beyond foundational birthwork skills (covered in our Labor & Birth and Postpartum training) and is ideal for anyone supporting pregnant and birthing people, regardless of your specific role.
Topics covered include:
- Abortion Support
- Collective Birthwork
- Rural Birthwork
- Harm Reduction and Supporting People Who Use Drugs
- Dismantling Fatphobia in Reproductive Healthcare
- Supporting Sex Workers
- Food Justice
- Gender-Affirming Surgery and Transition Support
- Death and Grief Support
- Supporting Families Engaged with CPS and Family Regulation Systems
- Supporting Incarcerated Birthing People
- Disability Justice
- Community Building
- Systems Navigation
Additional Course Benefits:
- Access to live, drop-in group mentorship sessions
- Membership in our private Facebook group
- A listing on our international birthworker directory
Join us to gain the skills, connections, and insights to expand your impact and engage in birthwork activism for collective liberation.
We use the Green Bottle sliding scale model to price our courses equitably, ensuring access while honoring the value of our work. With gratitude to Alexis J. Cunningfolk for developing this model, we embrace a pricing approach rooted in trust, accountability, and economic justice—recognizing the multiple realities of access and privilege that shape educational opportunities.
Spring, 2025 cohort dates:
March 16 - July 6, 2025
Live zoom classes Sundays, 12-2:30pm PST
In case you can't make it to the live sessions, replays are available.
Advanced Full Spectrum Birthwork Training Curriculum
Course Introduction
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Week 1: Historical context, what is full spectrum, and tracing your path to this work.
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Week 2: Harm reduction and supporting people who use drugs with Ria Tsinas and Christy Hall @perinatalharmreduction @christyhallshow
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Week 3: Disability Justice and abortion with Stefanie from Project LETS @projectlets
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Week 4: Birthwork collectives with Ajira Darch @ajira
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Week 5: Rural birthwork with Michela Hernandez @sacred.bridges
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Weeks 6 & 7: (Trans)ition doula support with Luar Wolf @_moonandwolf
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Week 8: Dismantling fatphobia in reproductive healthcare with Brooke Patmor @thedykedoula
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Weeks 9 & 10: Abortion support with Dora Martinez @doraelsie
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Week 11: Carceral Systems and abolition with Cassandra Chase @brownsistabasics @rootsoflaborbc
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Week 12: Family regulation systems with Amirah Bashir @yosoyamirah
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Week 13: Supporting sex workers with Celestina Meow @celestina_meow
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Week 14: Food Justice with Kayla Bitten @thesouthernmidwife
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Week 15: Death and grief support with Luar Wolf @_moonandwolf_
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Week 16: Closing
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“I can’t mention enough how incredible it feels to learn from folks who truly care and show they care about the activism that goes behind birthwork and beyond. I’ve learned, unlearned, and relearned from you, and to be in community with you is a blessing. Thank you. I feel that I’m able to be the birthworker I have always aspired myself to be in part because of the support and the guidance I’ve received not only from this training, but from the Cornerstone community, as well.”
- Anna Balagtas (she/her) @pocketdoula
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