Hours and Activity Log for Birth Assistance and Kauai Terroir

Week Weekly Activity Weekly hours Cumulative hours
Week 1 (57.5)
ILC preparation and creation 4  4
Website Design and Configuration 3  7
Reading: The Woman in the Body by Emily Martin 1  8
Reading: Heart and Hands by Elizabeth Davis 2  10
Reading: Into These Hands 1  11
Healing Body, Understanding Anatomy and Physiology: Physical Therapy 8  19
Healing Body: Water Therapy, Understanding Kauai History (Pila’a, Moloa’a, Ke’e, Rock Quarry, Kealia) 10  29
Healing Body: Hiking, Understanding Kauai History (Pila’a, Rock Quarry) 2  31
Community Doula/Preconception Course: Birth Technology, Preventing Birth Trauma 8  39
Kauai Doula Meeting: Conversation with Sacred Birthing Author, Sunni Karll 2  41
Midwifery Apprenticeship Prep: Research and Networking 4  45
Blog Writing: The Privilege of Self Care 1.5  46.5
Blog  Writing: Introduction 2  48.5
Pathways to becoming a CPM research 3  51.5
Kauai Terroir Research: Small Town Coffee Tour, Java Kai Interviews 3.5  55
Instagram Gallery Configuration 1  56
Spanish Practice: Phrases, Basics, and Possession 1.5  57.5
Week 2 (58.5)
ILC Preparation and Creation 3  60.5
Community Doula/Preconception Course: On Grief 4  64.5
Community Doula/Preconception Course: Energy Workshop: Quantum Touch and Holding Space for Birth 7  71.5
Medical Industrial Complex Research: Wilcox Hospital and Kauai Medical Clinic 2  73.5
Healing Body, Understanding Anatomy and Physiology: Physical Therapy 4  77.5
Introduction to Nutrigenomics: The science behind NRF2 2.5  80
Website Design and Configuration 2.5 82.5
Reading: Heart and Hands 1.5  84
Reading: Sacred Birthing: Birthing a New Humanity  0.5  84.5
Reading: Postpartum Depression and Anxiety  1  85.5
Podcasts: Midwives- NPR 0.5  86
Healing Body: Water Therapy, Understanding Kauai History (Tunnels Beach, Hanalei Bay, Kealia Beach, Polihale State Park, Anini Beach, Moloa’a Bay) 9  95
Blog Writing and Research: Must-See Coffee Cafes East Kauai 2.5  97.5
Blog Writing: ABCDoula 3  100.5
 Midwifery Apprenticeship Prep 1.5  102
Instagram Gallery Configuration- @wildrootdoula and @skinandsplendor 8  110
Kauai Terroir Mini Doc Filming 1.5 111.5
Bibliography and Zotero 1.5  113
Spanish Practices: Adjectives  1  114
Tea Tasting and Kauai Fruit Sampling 2 116
 Week 3 (39)
Healing Body, Understanding Anatomy and Physiology: Physical Therapy and Body Movement  4  120
Healing Body: Water Therapy, Understanding Kauai History (Kealia Beach, Poipu Beach Park, Moloa’a Bay)  6  126
Community Doula/Preconception Course: Breastfeeding and Mayan Abdominal Massage 5 131
Instagram Gallery Configuration: @wildrootdoula @skinandsplendor 4 135
Blog Writing: The Privilege of Self-Care 2  137
Blog Writing: Project Introduction 3  140
Reading Classmates’ Sites 1.5 141.5
ILC Logistical Work 1.5 143
Kauai Terroir Mini Doc Filming  3  146
Reading: Heart and Hands 2.5  148.5
Reading: Holistic Midwifery by Anne Frye 0.5  149
Kauai Terroir Tasting with Chloe: Poi, Poke, Spam Masubi, Sushi  1.5  150.5
Midwifery Apprenticeship Prep 2  152.5
Doula Consultation 2.5  155
 Week 4 (49)
Healing Body, Understanding Anatomy and Physiology: Physical Therapy and Movement 3  158
Healing Mind: Meditation and Observation 1  159
Healing Body, Understanding Nutrition through Food Studies: Prenatal Nutrition and Supplements 3 162
Healing Body: Water Therapy, Understanding Kauai History (Kealia Beach, ‘Aliomanu Beach, Queen’s Bath, Hanalei Bay) 12 174
Midwifery Apprenticeship Prep 1 175
Community Doula/Preconception Course: Being Present for the Baby 4  179
Monthly Kauai Doula Meeting 3  182
Blog Writing: Community Doula Course Outline 2 184
Blog Writing: Coffee and Philosophy 3 187
Activity Log Updates 1.5 188.5
Interacting With Classmates’ Sites  1 189.5
Instagram Gallery Configuration 3.5  193
Reading: Pesticides in Paradise: Hawai’i’s Health & Environment at Risk 0.5 193.5
Reading: Sacred Birthing: Birthing a New Humanity by Sunni Karll 1  194.5
Reading: Holistic Midwifery by Anne Frye 3  197.5
Lectures, Podcasts (Feminism and Abolition with Angela Davis, Evergreen Art Lecture Series-Alexis Pauline Gumbs, Geraldine Ondrizek) 3  200.5
Kauai Terroir Mini Doc Filming 1 201.5
Kauai Terroir Mini Doc Editing 0.5  202
Birth Doc Interview Prep and Networking 0.5  202.5
Bibliography and Zotero 1.5  204
Week 5  (37)
Mid Quarter Self Eval Writing  2  206
Healing Body, Understanding Anatomy and Physiology: Exercise, Movement, and Dance  2  208
Healing Body, Understanding How Water Heals:

(Anini Beach, Kealia Beach, Papa’a Bay)

  11.5  219.5
Sacred Sites of Kauai- Waikapalae Wet Cave (The Blue Room) 3.5  223
Community Doula/ Preconception Course: The Doula’s Role in Cesarean 4.5  227.5
Midwifery Apprenticeship Prep 0.5  228
Lectures, Podcasts: Evergreen Art Lecture Series- Emily Adams, toRaise Questions Doula Podcast- Life On Call 2  230
Reading: Restorative Justice, An Alternative to the Commodification of Higher Education 0.5  230.5
Reading: More Than a Bingo Hall: A Story of Mashpee Land, Food, and Sovereignty 0.5 231
Reading: Holistic Midwifery  4  235
Blog Writing: Birth and “…”  1  236
Instagram Gallery Configuration  2  238
Kauai Terroir Mini Doc Filming  1.5  239.5
Kauai Terroir Mini Doc Editing  0.5  240
Birth Doc Interview Prep and Networking  1  241
Week 6  (49)
Healing Body: Understanding How Water Heals (Kealia Beach, Turtle Cove, Kalihiwai Beach)  9.5  250.5
Healing Body, Understanding Anatomy and Physiology: Wilcox Hospital, Cottrell’ Sports Therapy 1.5  252
Community Doula/Preconception Course: Final Class 5 257
Reading: Holistic Midwifery by Anne Frye 2.5  259.5
Reading: Heart and Hands by Elizabeth Davis 2  261.5
Reading: Interview- Radical Doulas Mary Mahoney and Lauren Mitchell 1  262.5
Reading: Introduction- A Bun In the Oven by Barbara Katz Rothman 0.5  263
Blog Writing: Birth and “…”  0.5  263.5
Instagram Gallery Configuration 3.5  267
Activity Log Updates 1.5  268.5
Pregnancy Birth and Beyond Podcast: Angela Fitzgerald on Midwives and Women in Birth, Robbie Davis-Floyd  1  269.5
Feminist Future: Mutual Dialogue featuring bell hooks, George Yancy and Harry Brod Podcast 1.5  271
Evergreen Art Lecture Series: Charles Mudede, Dawn Lundy Martin, Lina Aguirre 2.5  273.5
Doula Networking 2  275.5
Doula Website Building and Business Design 5.5  281
Midwifery Apprenticeship Prep 3  284
Mid-Quarter Self Evaluation Writing 2.5  286.5
Kauai Terroir Mini Doc Filming 1.5  288
Kauai Terroir Mini Doc Editing 1.5  289.5
Bibliography and Zotero 0.5  290
Week 7  (43)
Healing Body, Big Island History, Geography, and Geology: Honaunau, Champagne Ponds, Hokulia Shoreline 5  295
Blog Writing: Midwife Apprenticeship Course Outline 1  296
Reading: Birth Matters by Ina May Gaskin  2  298
Reading: Midwife: A Calling by Peggy Vincent 8 306
Assisting Prenatals 6  312
Assisting Postpartums 3  315
Essential Oils for the Childbearing Year 1.5  316.5
Activity Log Updates 1.5  318
Vimeo Updates and Video Export 1 319
Understanding Big Island Terroir: Coffee, Chocolate, Fruit Tastings 2  321
Instagram Gallery Configuration 5  326
Academic Statement Annual Update 1  327
Doula Organization Networking- Open Arms Perinatal, Hawaii Doulas Alliance 2.5 329.5
Conversations With Evergreen Alum 2.5  332
Doula Business Website Updates 1 333
Week 8  (55)
Healing Body: Ho’okena Beach, Kua Bay 7  340
Birth Basics/Midwifery Lifestyle with Darby 3 343
Kona Coffee and Hawaii Honey Tasting 1  344
Reading: A Book For Midwives 1.5  345.5
Reading: Lady’s Hands, Lion’s Heart by Carol Leonard 8  353.5
Reading: Neonatal Resuscitation 0.5  354
Reading: Articles and Peer Review Studies- Delayed Cord Clamping, Midwifery Regulations in the South, Position During Labor, Delaying Baby’s First Bath, How White Midwives Can Support Midwives of Color 2 356
Blog Writing: Community Doula Course Outline and Summary 2  358
Networking (midwifery apprenticeships) 2  360
Pathways to Licensure- National College of Midwifery Research and Application 7 367
Assisting Prenatals 4.5  371.5
What’s in a Birth Bag? with Darby 1.5  373
Essential Oils and Herbal for the Childbearing Year 3  376
Instagram Gallery Configuration, Understanding Privacy with Clients 5  381
Activity Log Updates 1.5  382.5
Charting 1  383.5
Paperwork/Payment Agreements with Clients Form for Darby 1  384.5
National College of Midwifery Payment Plan and Plan of Completion Forms 2.5  387
Zotero and Bibliography Updates 1  388
Week 9  (66)
Hawaiian Culture and Geography- Pu’uhonua o Honaunau National Historic Park 4 392
Final Self Evaluation Writing 0.5 392.5
Faculty Evaluation Writing 1 393.5
Birth Assistance- Antepartum, Intrapartum, Immediate Postpartum  43 436.5
Reading: Lady’s Hand, Lion’s Heart by Carol Leonard  2 438.5
Reading: Midwife: A Journey by Peggy Vincent  8 446.5
 Assisting Prenatals  1.5  448
 Assisting Postpartums  2.5  450.5
 Instagram Gallery Configuration 1.5  452
National College of Midwifery Application and Enrollment Process 2  454
 Week 10  (60)
 Assisting Prenatals 6.5  460.5
Assisting Postpartums 10  470.5
Self Eval Writing 5 475.5
Final Presentation Prep 4.5 480
Faculty Eval Writing 1 481
Blog Writing: How Water Heals 2 483
Blog Writing: The Privilege of Self-Care 2 485
Blog Writing: Mermaid Midwife Apprenticeship Outline 3.5 488.5
Blog Writing: What’s Next? 1.5 490
Creating a Doula Contract 1 491
Reading: Varney’s Midwifery, Myles Textbook for Midwives 2 492
Risks for Rh- Blood Types in Pregnancy 1.5 493.5
Instagram Gallery Final Posts 1.5 495
Doula Business Basics Discussion and Networking 3.5 498.5
Doula Website Building and Facebook Page 6 504.5
A Visit to Pele 5.5 510
Marine Biology- Swimming with Sharks, Sea Turtles at 2 Step 3 513
Final Site Revisions 1 514
–Final Spring Quarter Credit Hours– — 514