The Birth Room Upgrade Workshop
Hands-on training for doulas, nurses, and birth workers ready to elevate their skills in comfort measures, lactation, and optimal baby positioning.
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Saturday, May 30th, 2026
9:00 AM – 3:00 PM
The Well: A Center for Women's Wellness | Dayton, Ohio
Earn up to 3.5
Contact Hours
This Is Not Your Typical Training
We’re bringing together the most impactful, real-world skills birth workers actually need, so you can walk into any birth room with confidence.
Evidence Based Birth® Comfort Measures Workshop
Receive up to 3.5 contact hours after learning all about the evidence on comfort measures, practicing at stations and learning together through role playing.
Lactation Support
Learn how to set families up for success beyond the first latch. Taught by an IBCLC Lactation Consultant.
Optimal Fetal Positioning
Understanding the importance of fetal positioning and how it can impact labor, including techniques to support your clients
Hands-on Practice
Use birth balls, peanut balls, review the evidence and apply learnings together in small groups through discussion and role playing. Take home resources + up to 3.5 contact hours!
All Birth Workers Welcome!
Doulas, nurses, midwives, and students; this training is designed for anyone ready to grow their skills and confidence in the birth room.
Meet Your Instructors
Taught by Dr. Jodi Cunningham and April Kline, CPM, IBCLC, blending evidence-based education, clinical expertise, and
real-world experience. Dr. Jodi holds a PhD in public health with a special focus in maternal and child health. April Kline
is a Certified Professional Midwife of over 20 years, an IBCLC Lactation Consultant where she's supported thousands of families with birth and lactation support.
Since 2023, Dr. Jodi & April support families through BWS Doulas and BWS Parent Lab, supporting a team of doulas to create greater ripples of support throughout Dayton and Cincinnati.
