Trauma-informed birth support for pregnant survivors of abuse: Bridging a doula & advocate partnership

Fairley, Kenya M.

Friday, March 20, 2015: 1:50 PM-3:10 PM

Room 4 (Renaissance Washington, DC Downtown Hotel)

Speakers:
Kenya M. Fairley, MSEd, CD(DONA), National Resource Center on Domestic Violence
Bethany Gilkerson, MA, Pennsylvania Coalition Against Domestic Violence

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Presentation Format:
Innovative/Promising Practice Program Report

Learning Objectives:

Understand the complexities presented by pregnant survivors of abuse.
Be able to utilize trauma-informed strategies when working with these women.
Receive a “blueprint” for ways that victim advocates and birth doulas can build capacity for violence prevention through unique partnerships.

Description:
Building partnerships between victim advocates working in shelter, on crisis lines or in healthcare settings and birth doulas that understand the unique aspects of trauma-informed care for pregnant survivors of abuse can set in motion a new beginning for healthier relationships between mothers and their newborns. This presentation provides information on: o Understanding and responding to the effects of past or current trauma in pregnancy and childbirth and o Building health promoting partnerships between DV programs and birth doulas.