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    • For Parents
      • What is Birth Trauma?
      • The Effects of Trauma
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      • Registering a Complaint
      • Hope for Healing
      • Childbirth Education
      • Consultations
    • For Professionals
      • What is Obstetric Violenc
      • Working with Clients
      • What is Trauma-Informed?
      • References
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Birth Trauma Ontario

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about the course

The Trauma-Informed Professional Course

The Trauma-Informed Professional Course is a comprehensive approach to the global issue of obstetric violence and birth related trauma that plagues every maternity system worldwide. Throughout this course you'll learn from research that references almost 450 academic studies that draws from multiple disciplines, including 

  • nursing
  • midwifery
  • psychology
  • sociology
  • epidemiology
  • genetics and epigenetics
  • military
  • complementary & alternative medicine (CAM)
  • nutrition science


Now fully on-line, this comprehensive course allows you to move at your own pace, post comments and ask questions, interact with other learners, and engage in topics that are specific to your professional discipline for additional learning and support, and expedite your own healing from trauma.


Ninety-three (93) topics specific to trauma-informed care will be taught over nine learning modules. The learning modules consist of:

  1. Defining a Traumatic Birth Experience
  2. Postpartum Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
  3. Effects of Trauma
  4. Risk Factors for Trauma
  5. Facility-Based Abuse and Obstetric Violence
  6. Nutrition for the Trauma-Injured Brain
  7. Healing Strategies
  8. Trauma-Informed for the Professional
  9. Birthing After Trauma


In addition to extensive fully researched content, there are 

  • 35 additional learning videos and podcasts
  • 50 additional online reading resources
  • downloads for your personal and professional use
  • 16 self-care breaks
  • 25 opportunities for reflection and professional growth
  • 15 exercises to build your resources library for use with clients


At the completion of this course, there will be a final reflective assignment that is submitted for evaluation. This is your opportunity to demonstrate your understanding of trauma-informed care. A certificate of completion will be awarded to those who successfully complete this course and demonstrate adequate understanding of the knowledge and skills of trauma-informed care.


What Others Have said

This training has been offered across several continents and has made a profound difference in the lives and work of those who participated. Read what others have said about this course.

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Once you enrol in the course you can begin leaning right away. You'll join a community of learners who know that trauma-informed care is as essential to birthing families as the basics of handwashing is to preventing infection. It's life-saving. 

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