REPLAY: Supporting NICU families -Freshen up skills to promote

-Freshen up skills to promote comfort for unmedicated birth

This workshop is led by Alyssa Barbee (they/she)

to prepare for how to respond as a doula

and workplaces to understand how early caregiving experience can boost mental wellness and diminish depression

-Understand when and why to use nipple shield

REPLAY: Supporting NICU families -Freshen up skills to promoteIn this reflective and skill building workshop, DTI doula educator Ana Rodney explores the unique role of the doula in the NICU, centering trauma informed care, family advocacy, and compassionate presence for parents navigating medicalized early parenting. Workshop goals: Understanding the emotional and medical landscape of the NICU from a doulas scope of practice Supporting bonding, attachment, and parental confidence in highly clinical environments