Boldly B.L.U.E. Birthing, Learning, Understanding, Empowering

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Boldly B.L.U.E. Birthing, Learning, Understanding, Empowering

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Boldly B.L.U.E. Birthing, Learning, Understanding, Empowering

Boldly B.L.U.E. is a collaborative initiative to increase the number of culturally-aligned doulas, midwives, and certified lactation consultants in Central Texas while building a maternal health research network that leverages the insights of connected and empowered birth workers and their clients to derive best practices and policy insights.

An innovative collaboration between Huston-Tillotson University, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas, and Central Texas maternal health equity nonprofits Black Mamas ATX and the Healing Hands Community Doula Project will connect resources and expertise to achieve the goals of the initiative.

Request Doula Support

Doulas provide emotional, physical, and informational support during pregnancy, labor, and the postnatal period. Doula care is associated with healthier outcomes for birth and pregnancy, including reductions in birth complications, low birth weight babies, and C-sections.

Boldly B.L.U.E. is proud to offer free doula support from our trainees for clients who request assistance between 16-25 weeks of pregnancy. Our trainee doulas have already completed in-class instruction and earned their doula certificates with our partner organization Healing Hands Community Doula Project. Trainees then enter a 10-birth preceptorship during which they provide birth support under the supervision of mentor doulas. Our community members can receive free care from the trainee doulas during this period. Support includes 6 prenatal visits, labor support, and 6 postnatal visits.

If you would like to learn more, see our trainee doula profiles and request a doula here.

Apply for a Training Program

Boldly B.L.U.E. offers a comprehensive doula + community health worker training. Doulas are non-clinical support personnel who provide emotional, informational, and physical support before, during, and after labor and birth. Community health workers are frontline public health workers who serve as links between health and social service organizations and community members. Our training provides both certifications, equipping you to provide holistic and culturally aligned support for Texas mothers.

The certification program involves four instructional elements: in-person doula training (40 hours over 1 week), in-person professional development workshops (20 hours over 3 days), and a hybrid community health worker training with a mix of online and in-person elements (160 hours over 16 weeks). In addition, trainees will consult with experienced doula mentors over the course of their training year to serve 10 birth clients during a preceptorship period.

This is not a weekend doula training. Our certification involves training, mentorship, and continuing education for 8-12 months. Our program is rigorous, time-consuming, and requires a full commitment. In return, we provide training, mentorship, professional development, connections to client networks, financial support, and a pathway to an impactful career.

Our next trainings begin August 26, 2024 (all trainees) and September 18, 2024 (for existing certified CHWs). Get more details and apply here.

Receive Program Updates

Midwifery and lactation consultant programs will launch in 2025. Research collaborative efforts are ongoing.

Please complete this interest form to receive program updates.

Questions? Please contact boldlyBLUE@htu.edu

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HT nurtures a legacy of leadership and excellence in education, connecting knowledge, power, passion, and values.

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Huston-Tillotson University is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) to award associate, baccalaureate and masters degrees. Questions about the accreditation of Huston-Tillotson University may be directed in writing to the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges at 1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, GA 30033-4097, by calling (404) 679-4500, or by using information available on SACSCOC’s website (www.sacscoc.org).

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Huston-Tillotson University is affiliated with The United Methodist Church, the United Church of Christ, and the United Negro College Fund (UNCF). HT, in Austin, is a coeducational college of liberal arts and sciences, operating jointly under the auspices of the American Missionary Association of the United Church of Christ, and the Board of Education of The United Methodist Church. Huston-Tillotson College officially changed its name to Huston-Tillotson University on February 28, 2005.

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