CAPPA Postpartum Doula Training
CPD Training Materials
Postpartum Doula Required Reading List. You are required to read a minimum of seven (7) books in addition to the CAPPA Postpartum Doula Manual, The Understanding Postpartum Health & Baby Care booklet, and The Understanding Breastfeeding booklet. Always check to make certain you are reading the most current edition of each book.
General Reading
(Every student must read the following)
- CAPPA Postpartum Doula Manual (provided at training)
- The Understanding Postpartum Health & Baby Care Booklet (formerly Mother & New Baby Care)
- The Understanding Breastfeeding Booklet
Doula Work and the New Family
(Select at least 2 books from this category)
- Nurturing the Family: The Guide for Postpartum Doulas (Jacqueline Kelleher)
- The Gentle Art of Newborn Family Care (Salle Webber)
- The Mommy Plan (Valerie Lynn)
- Nurturing Beginnings Guide to Postpartum Care for Doulas and Community Outreach Workers (Pascali-Bonaro, Arnold, Ringel)
- The Doula Business Guide: How to Succeed as a Birth, Postpartum or End-of-Life Doula (Brennan)
- Ancient Map for Modern Birth: Preparation, Passage, and Personal Growth for the Childbearing Year (Pam England) (only the postpartum section of this book needs to be read for certification)
- The Fourth Trimester Companion: How to Take Care of Your Body, Mind, and Family as You Welcome Your New Baby (Cynthia Gabriel)
- Nobody Told Me About That: The First 6 Weeks (Ginger Breedlove, et al)
- Maternity Leave: A New Mother's Guide to the First Six Weeks Postpartum (Cheryl R. Zauderer)
- Becoming Us: The Couple's Guide to Surviving Parenthood and Growing a Family that Thrives (Elly Taylor)
Newborn Care
(Select at least 2 books from this category)
- The Baby Book (Drs. William and Martha Sears)
- Heading Home with Your Newborn from Birth to Reality (Laura A. Jana and Jennifer Shu)
- The Mother of All Baby Books (Ann Douglas) (Content for Canadian Doulas)
- Your Baby and Child: From Birth to Age Five (Penelope Leach)
- Your Baby is Speaking to You (Kevin Nugent)
- Brain Rules for Baby (John Medina)
- The Nursing Mother's Companion (Kathleen Huggins)
- Breastfeeding Solutions: Quick Tips for the Most Common Nursing Challenges (Nancy Mohrbacher)
- The No-Cry Sleep Solution for Newborns (Elizabeth Pantley)
- Sweet Sleep (Wiessinger, West, Smith, Pittman)
- Safe Infant Sleep: Expert Answers to Your Cosleeping Questions (James McKenna)
- Holistic Sleep Coaching: Gentle Alternatives to Sleep Training for Health and Childcare Professionals (Lyndsey Hookway)
Online Training Options
- HUG Your Baby: Helping Parents Understand their Newborn
- HUG Strategies
- The Roadmap to Breastfeeding Success
Additional Topics
(Select at least 2 books from this category)
- Beyond the Blues: A Guide to Understanding and Treating Prenatal and Postpartum Depression (Shoshana S. Bennett)
- Depression in New Mothers (Kathleen Kendall-Tackett)
- I'm Listening (Jane Honikman)
- Twinspiration: Real-Life Advice from Pregnancy through the First Year and Beyond (Cheryl Lange)
- How to Survive Twins: Your Definitive Guide to The First 6 Months (Carol and Steve Malone)
- Preemies: The Essential Guide for Parents of Premature Babies (Linden, Paroli, Doron)
- Strategies for the C-Section Mom: A Complete Fitness, Nutrition, and Lifestyle Guide (Mary Beth Knight)
- The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma (Bessel van der Kolk M.D.)
Video Options
- When the Bow Breaks: A Documentary About Postpartum Depression
- Dark Side of the Full Moon: When Motherhood Meets Mental Health (Available on Amazon Prime Video)
Health Equity
(Select at least 1 book from this category)
- Battling Over Birth: Black Women and the Maternal Health Care Crisis (Oparah, Arega, Hudson, Jones, Oseguera)
- Birthing Justice: Black Women, Pregnancy, and Childbirth (Oparah, Bonaparte)
Video Option
- “The Naked Truth” Death by Delivery (2017) TV Episode/documentary (Available on YouTube)