Code of Ethics
When the needs are beyond scope of practice the doula should offer these.
What are Referrals?
The doula is encouraged to promote..."A doula for every person who wants one."
What is Ethical Responsibility to the postpartum doula profession?
The doula is moving and unable to provide services.
What is Standards of Practice?
A PP doula cares for birth parent and the family in their home, including non-medical support, meal prep, lactation support, giving referrals.
What are Services Rendered?
The doula should promote the general health of parents and their babies...
What is Ethical Responsibility to Society?
The client wants the doula to look at her cesarean incision site to see if it is infected.
What are Standards of Practice?
When a doula agrees to work with a particular client, the obligation is to do so for the term of the agreement.
What is commitment to care?
The doula should strive to become and remain proficient...through continuing education...and associations with other postpartum doulas.
What are Rules of Conduct?
Doula is part of a team and does not charge less than the lead doula.
What are Code of Ethics
This workshop is the first step in becoming an approved doula.
What is training?
The doula should respect the privacy of clients...
What is Ethical Responsibility to Clients?
The doula should not tell a family the baby is tongue tied.
What is Code of Ethics?
If doula has qualifications in alternative modality, (massage therapist, LC), it must be mad clear those are out of scope and are an additional service.
What are Limits to practice?
The doula should treat colleagues with respect.
What is Ethical Responsibility to Colleagues?
The doula should not post identifying information about a client on Facebook.
What are Code of Ethics?