Washington Administrative Code
Title 246 - Health, Department of
PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING
Chapter 246-835 - Birth doula
Section 246-835-025 - Culturally congruent ancestral practices, training, and education
Universal Citation: WA Admin Code 246-835-025
Current through Register Vol. 24-18, September 15, 2024
(1) To apply for a birth doula certification, an applicant shall complete culturally congruent ancestral practices, training, and education that demonstrates learned familiarity with clients' cultural practices using culturally congruent care related to birth in client communities where the doula may practice. Such training may include, but is not limited to:
(a) Multicultural, ancestral and culturally
congruent care; such as, but not limited to, rebozo use, belly binding,
placenta burial, placenta encapsulation, cord burning, lotus birth, development
of intuition;
(b) History of
obstetrics; such as erasure of granny midwives and indigenous birth
work;
(c) Trauma-informed
care;
(d) Social determinants of
health and adverse childhood experiences; or
(e) Other training and education that
enhances the applicant's knowledge of culturally congruent ancestral
practices.
(2) Documentation of completion must include:
(a)
An attestation that they have successfully completed a training in one of the
categories in subsection (1) of this section; or
(b) A certificate of completion from a
relevant training that lists the applicant's name.
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