It is our mission to provide future doulas with the quality education and practical skills they need to navigate a meaningful and sustainable career in birth work.
At Harbor Birth Institute, we are committed to equipping the next generation of doulas with the skills and resources they need to serve growing families. As doulas we know that knowledgable, compassionate support in labor enables families to actualize their ideal birthing experience by making empowered choices for their family. By training doulas that are educated to offer intuitive, practical skills, and sound resources, we are investing in the beautiful ongoing cycle of life and family, to which we all belong.
HBI MISSION STATEMENT
Harbor Birth Institute is a certifying organization providing mentorship, fellowship, apprenticeship, training, support, networking and a body of professionally trained, equipped and skilled doulas. We work within evidence-based standards of practice, maintain high standards of professional conduct and integrity and utilize regular continuing education to ensure accountability and to enhance and keep our skills the most up to date.
WHAT WE BELIEVE
We believe that pregnancy and childbirth are organic and natural processes.
We believe in providing families with education and resources about birth and birth choices, so that they can be their own advocates in the process. We appreciate medical advancements and interventions and believe they can be a blessing if used responsibly. We support a person’s right to give birth however they choose and will never allow personal opinions, bias or judgment to enter their sacred birth space.
We believe that the way a family prepares for their birth lays the foundation for conviction in many other areas of their life and offers the opportunity to promote health and wellness long-term.
We believe in providing education and resources to families prenatally and during their birthing time when and if we are asked.
We believe the doula’s role is to provide informational, physical, and emotional support for the birth person and their partner.
We believe that providing any advice that is medical in nature is considered to be out of scope of a doula’s role and we do not support this in any form.
We strive to collaborate with other birth professionals in our community to provide long-term solutions for better health, overall wellness, non-discriminatory practices, safer childbirth options and parenting ministries that foster relationships and education.
MISSION OF THE HBI-CD (HARBOR BIRTH INSTITUTE CERTIFIED DOULA)
To provide a professional level of unbiased emotional, physical, and informational support to our clients and their partners
To increase awareness about a person’s options in childbirth
To commit to a non-discriminatory practice model (including, but not limited to, race, religion, sexual orientation, and socio-economic status)
To work together to provide our community more access to professional doulas
To provide encouragement, emotional support and back-up support to our members
To network/collaborate with other birth professionals to better serve our clients and community
To charge a fair price for services while also maintaining the credibility and sustainability of our profession
To provide services based on the level of my skill set (scope of practice) set forth by my certifying organization and to refer out when my clients’ needs exceed my scope of practice
