Oregon Administrative Rules
Chapter 950 - OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY, EQUITY AND INCLUSION DIVISION
Division 60 - TRADITIONAL HEALTH WORKERS
Section 950-060-0150 - Birth Doula Certification Curriculum Standards
Universal Citation: OR Admin Rules 950-060-0150
Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 9, September 1, 2024
(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.
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 413.042, 414.665 & 414.635
Statutes/Other Implemented: 414.665 & 414.635
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