Start supporting families in six weeks
Feel overwhelmed and unsure about how to start working in postpartum care?
Postpartum Foundations will give you practical skills, a clear scope of practice, and the confidence to start supporting families.
No prior experience needed.
A practical, supported introduction to postpartum work
In six weeks you’ll learn:
Your role and scope of practice
The foundations of postpartum care
Practical tools to support families
How to build a referral and resources list
How to support matrescence and brain changes
You'll walk away with the confidence to take your first step as a postpartum professional, ready to support a client straight away.
How Postpartum Foundations works
Six-week live class and community with group mentoring calls
Lifetime access to 6 hours of self-paced training modules
Included to support your learning
Everything you need to work with your first client, without creating everything on your own from scratch.
✔️ Practical templates and handouts, including printable client resources, a customisable intake form, and postpartum planning templates.
✔️ Resources to support you and your clients, including a referral list template for professionals and services, and an optional library of recommended books, podcasts, and articles.
✔️Guidance to get started in practice, including a home visit checklist, a business checklist, and support with policies, terms and conditions.
Foundations is for you if:
You feel drawn to postpartum work but don’t know where to start
You want practical skills, not just theory
You’re supporting friends or clients and want to do it properly
You want a clear, supported entry point into postpartum work
Foundations is NOT for you if:
You’re looking for advanced or clinical training
You want a certification or formal assessment
You already have extensive postpartum experience
You can’t commit 2-3 hours a week to participate during the live class
Meet your educator
Hi, I’m Julia!
I first noticed gaps in postpartum care before I became a mother myself, and trained as a postpartum doula in 2008 to better understand how to support mothers during this life-changing transition.
People saw me caring for families and asked how they could do this work too. There were very few training options available in my area at the time, so I began teaching others around my mum’s kitchen table in Fremantle, Western Australia.
Today, Newborn Mothers is a global education company with thousands of students in over 60 countries, but our mission remains the same. Changing the way society values and cares for mothers.
I designed Postpartum Foundations to give you a clear place to start your journey into professional postpartum practice.
Live class starting Tuesday 21st May
Earlybird AU$500 + GST
Payment plan and USD pricing available at checkout
Includes 6 weeks of facilitated group calls, with two time options each week to support different time zones. Each call topic is repeated, so you can attend one or both.
Sydney > 11am Thursdays and 9pm Thursdays
New York > 9pm Wednesdays and 7am Thursdays
London > 2am Thursdays and midday Thursdays
Get started with confidence
You’re welcome to enrol and explore the first module of Postpartum Foundations for 7 days. If it doesn’t feel like the right fit, you can request a refund before the first live call.
Bonuses
> Newborn Mothers Ebook and Audiobook
> Nourishing Newborn Mothers Ebook and Printable recipe cards
> $500 credit towards upgrading to Postpartum Education and Care Professional Training
Learning Outcomes
-
Understand the role and work confidently and ethically within the scope.
Distinguish the roles and responsibilities from those of other professionals and build referral networks.
Identify personal beliefs, biases, boundaries and triggers to ensure safe practice.
-
Understand scientific research in the context of gender and history.
Explain how pregnancy, birth and caregiving change the brain using empowering and evidence-informed language.
Recognise the benefits, risks and variations of neurological adaptations across diverse families.
-
Share information based on scientific evidence and use questioning techniques to support informed decision-making.
Contribute to a joyful and calming postpartum environment that supports intuition and bonding.
Support families to build a postpartum village of support and develop practical support plans.
-
Develop practices for a meaningful and sustainable career.
Navigate legal requirements, minimise risks and practise safely as you start your business in postpartum care.
Formulate your products and services, ready to work with your first client.
Support your first client with clear boundaries, practical tools and a defined role.
Upgrade at any time
If you decide you want to continue your training with Newborn Mothers you can upgrade to Postpartum Education and Care Professional Training with a $500 credit. In the Training you’ll build on your foundations with skills and knowledge to support a wide range of postpartum needs, with ongoing mentoring and support, plus the option to enter the certification pathway later.
Ready to take your first step into professional postpartum care?
Frequently Asked Questions
-
This is a good fit if you feel drawn to postpartum work but aren’t sure where to start.
Foundations is designed for beginners and gives you the skills, structure, and confidence to begin supporting families, with no prior experience needed.
If you’re looking for advanced training or certification, learn more about Newborn Mothers pathways here.
-
No. This is a non-medical role and you don’t need any prior experience.
You will learn basic postpartum care skills with a clear scope of practice, so you can begin supporting families.
-
It’s completely normal not to feel confident yet.
For generations, women’s knowledge and work has been undermined and undervalued. Many people in this industry feel uncertain at first.
Confidence comes through taking action, not waiting until you feel ready.
-
Yes. Foundations is designed to give you the skills, confidence and a clear scope of practise so you can begin supporting clients.
Many people continue into Training when they’re ready to deepen their skills and support more complex needs.
-
You can complete this program in 2 to 4 hours a week. This includes the self-paced training modules, workbook activities and facilitated group call.
To get the most out of the six weeks of live support, prioritise attending a call every week. You can catch up on the self-paced training modules in your own time.
-
Yes. If you choose to continue your training with Newborn Mothers, you can upgrade to the Postpartum Education and Care Professional Training at any time, with a $500 credit.
Many people begin with Foundations and continue when they’re ready to deepen their knowledge, build broader skills, and support a wider range of postpartum needs.
You don’t need to decide now. You can start with Foundations and continue if and when it feels right.
No prior experience needed
Start supporting families in six weeks
Learn at your own pace with lifetime access to online modules
Includes six weeks of mentoring and community
Still got questions?
Postpartum Foundations is also available as a 2-day intensive in real life in Fremantle WA on the 8th and 9th June! Send an enquiry for more details!