Heywood Hospital Offers Doula Training

GARDNER, Mass. - Sept. 4, 2013 - PRLog -- The LaChance Maternity Center at Heywood Hospital is seeking volunteers for the Doula Training Program. A Doula is a woman experienced in childbirth who is specially trained to provide various kinds of support for the mother before, during and after the birth.

Our Doulas work alongside our maternity staff at the LaChance Maternity Center. Together with the nurses and physician they are an integral part of the team, offering exceptional attention to the needs of the mother during the birthing process.

Heywood Hospital is offering this special training to select individuals interested in becoming a Doula on October 18, 19 & 20.

If you are interested in taking this course to become a volunteer Doula, please contact Heywood Hospital’s Director of Maternal Child Health, Karen Beaton at (978) 630-6475.

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About Heywood Healthcare

Heywood Healthcare is an independent, community-owned healthcare system located in the North Central region of Massachusetts. It is comprised of Heywood Hospital, a non-profit, 153-bed acute-care hospital in Gardner, MA; Athol Hospital, a 25 bed not-for-profit, Critical Access Hospital in Athol, MA; Heywood Medical Group with primary care physicians and specialists located throughout the region; and four satellite facilities -Winchendon Health Center and Murdock School-based Health Center in Winchendon, West River Health Center in Orange and Heywood Rehabilitation Center in Gardner.

About Heywood Hospital

Part of the Heywood Healthcare system, Heywood Hospital is a 153-bed acute care hospital in Gardner, MA, which provides a broad range of high quality medical, surgical, obstetrical, pediatric and behavioral health services on an inpatient and outpatient basis. The hospital’s Centers of Excellence include the Watkins Center for Emergency and Acute Care; the LaChance Maternity Center; the Diabetes Center; and the Heywood Heart Center, an affiliate of the Heart and Vascular Center of Excellence at UMass Memorial Health Care.