Also called: Incarcerated Birth Doula, Prison Birth Support Specialist
Supports pregnant women in prison or jail through pregnancy, birth and the painful separation from their newborn afterward.
She leads a prenatal class inside a women's prison, teaching breathing and what labor will feel like. When a mom goes into labor, she meets her at the hospital, where an officer may stand guard, and later helps her pump breast milk to send home to the baby.
Estimate; often part-time or grant-funded.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Certificate, about 1 year after high school. Doula training (a few days of classes plus attended births) and program training for working in corrections.
Ways in: Certification, On-the-job training. Training cost: Under $15k.
Majors to look at: Public Health, Social Work, Women's and Gender Studies.
Growing faster than average. Programs now exist in Minnesota, Alabama, Washington and several other states.
Low risk for 10 years. Birth support and comfort in a prison or hospital room are entirely human work.
Classes: Health science, Psychology, Biology.
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