with Trans Palestinian Midwife, Ash Dasuqi
These interactive, virtual classes takes place in a gender-inclusive, advocacy-focused, evidence-based, and decolonial learning environment — taught by Trans Palestinian midwife Ash Dasuqi.
THIS CLASS IS NOW FULL
If you’re interested in this class but have come here to find out it’s full, we encourage you to visit Ash’s website and consider signing up for one of their offerings.
Learn about:
- Trauma-informed labor approach & neuroregulation
- Anatomy and physiology of labor and birth
- Nutrition and herbal support
- Stages of labor and what to expect
- Pain management and coping techniques
- Birthing/postpartum fears and how to “befriend” them so they do not take over labor
- Self-Advocacy techniques in medical birth settings
- Ensuring full-body consent processes even when providers are not strategies for
confronting BIPOC and trans discrimination in birth care - Chest/breastfeeding and lactation, including for trans individuals & inducing lactation
- Informed, evidence-based decision-making of birth interventions
- Postpartum care and newborn basics
- Attachment theory and parenting frameworks
- Queer-specific considerations for division of labor and family structures
This free class series is for parents and caregivers, and takes place online. One set of classes happen in February, the other in April. The April classes will build on what is taught in the February classes, but if you’re only able to attend some of these dates you are still welcome to sign up.
(NOTE: those who are taking this class for certification as a doula should attend all classes in the series.)
All classes are held at 2 – 4:30 pm Mountain Time:
- February 10
- February 17
- February 24
- April 8
- April 15
- April 18
