EDUCATION & SKILL
DEVELOPMENT FOR BIRTH PROFESSIONALS
Are you looking to expand your knowledge & skill set as a birth professional?
At Birthing Families Foundation, we have been skill sharing and developing since the idea for the foundation was conceived. Originally, this took the form of those who founded the Community Doula Connection learning out of pure passion the skills and tools needed to create a foundation from the ground up.
Our commitment to education has been in ongoing development ever since, and as we continue to receive feedback from the families we serve, the professionals we collaborate with and the doulas who are doing the “on the ground” work in our communities, we expand our training to meet their individual and intersectional needs.
Outsourced Training Offerings in Our Local Communities (iWave, DGAFP Cultural Safety, Infant Feeding Resources, ROAM etc)
Outsourced Training Offerings Online with Local and International Partners (JB Inclusivitity Training, MamaMilk.ca, Trauma Informed Care etc)
Outsourced and Internal Training Offerings to Develop the Skills of our Directors and Board Members (BCAPOP, Simply Accounting, Brand Building etc)
Internal Training Offerings Developed to Meet the Direct Ask of Our Doulas, Care Providers and the Families They Serve. To Build Skills and Confidence in Factors Around Doula Care (Language Of Learning, Unplanned Homebirth, Prenatal and Postpartum Support Workshops, Transfer of Care Skill Build)
TRAINING WE OFFER
Looking Forward
Based on the feedback of our community research, we have been asked to expand and direct funding and efforts to create trainings and access points to:
As we move forward, we are continuing to create a solid foundation of education and accountability on all levels of involvement in our organization.
Birthing Families Foundation looks to our community partners and our funders for creating financial pathways to develop and accomplish these new and expanded trainings. For more information, contact us or to help move us forward please donate below.
UPCOMING EVENTS AND TRAINING ~
UPCOMING EVENTS AND TRAINING ~
Transfer and Transport for Labour and Birth
March 21st & 22nd and 28th, 2026
5 Hour In-Person Workshop
Open to ALL Community Birth Workers
Facilitated by Allison Runnalls
Suggested Donation - $145
Join Birthing Families Foundation for a hands-on skill-building workshop designed for perinatal support workers across all related fields.
This in-person 5-hour training (including a 1-hour break) focuses on collaborative care and informed decision-making. Through practical learning, participants will build confidence supporting families who may experience an unplanned home birth, Emergency Medical Services (EMS) involvement, and/or transfer of care from home to hospital.
Suggested donation for non-BFF members is $145 (plus taxes)
BFF Doulas are provided the learning at no cost (donations welcomed)
All workshop donations are used to directly strengthen our training and facilitation programming!
At the request of our communities, this one-day workshop is being offered in three Vancouver Island locations to make learning more accessible:
Victoria — March 21 | 11am–4pm
Nanaimo — March 22 | 11am–4pm
Port Alberni — March 28 | 11am–4pm
Build skills. Strengthen collaboration. Support families with confidence.
NRPC Training for Doulas (BFF Member Access)
Registration Open for 2026
Provided through Safe Beginnings, this course is available to BFF Members to ensure a well supported understanding for procedures of neonatal resuscitation and the NICU so you can confidently support your clients through unforeseen or complex birth outcomes. This course operates from within the boundaries of a doula’s scope of practice.
To learn more about the course or to register as a non-BFF member, please visit https://safebeginnings.thinkific.com/courses/supporting-neonatal-resuscitation
To register as a BFF member, please click the “register now” button below!
ONLINE Coursework
Registration open for Birthing Families Foundation Members only
May 9th & 11th, 2026
3 Hour Online Live Workshop
A practical, non-clinical workshop designed for doulas, birth workers, and support people who want to better understand how labour unfolds.
Learn how to recognize the observable signs of labour progression — from early labour to pushing — using behavioural, emotional, and physical cues (without clinical tools). Build confidence in your support role, deepen your observational skills, and know when to encourage medical check-in.
Suggested donation for non-BFF members is $95 (plus taxes)
BFF Doulas are provided the learning at no cost (donations welcomed)
All workshop donations are used to directly strengthen our training and facilitation programming!
Support birth with clarity, calm, and confidence.
3 Hour online Live Workshop
Open to ALL Community Birth Workers
Facilitated by Allison Runnalls
Suggested Donation - $95
