KNOW YOUR RIGHTS:
LEGAL AND HUMAN RIGHTS IN CHILDBIRTH
For Birth Professionals and Advocates
3rd EDITION
NEW FOR 2025!
JOIN US OCT. 29 FOR THE LIVE RELEASE!
Watch party and discussion Oct. 29 at 6 p.m. EST–if you are already a course student, you can join, too!
Cristen Pascucci
Founder, Birth Monopoly
You can do this!
For years, I watched doulas and other professionals come out of births frustrated, upset, and disturbed as their clients’ wishes and needs were disregarded in the hospital, left with a strong sense that something was violated, but not sure exactly what words to put to it or what to do about it.
So, I began working with lawyers and organizations around the U.S. and the world to help advance birth rights and bring lawsuits in cases where women were injured and traumatized giving birth. I thought, if only nurses and doulas everywhere were educating and supporting birthing people in their basic rights, how much would change! And this course was born.
The 3rd edition of our signature course has been streamlined and updated for 2025–geared towards a post-Dobbs era and with new content on Obstetric Violence.
My goal is to help get you from “I don’t know what to do,” to “I think I can do this!”–and to help you and your clients get back your power. You CAN do this.
“I am a Black Birth Sister providing services to a majority Black identifying audience. It is of critical importance for our community to have access to information that has the potential to save our lives, reduce harm done to us, and protect our vitality.
This course provided me with insight, practical tools, and possible solutions.
Swoon! I am so grateful for the work of Birth Monopoly!”
Aja Imani Clark, Business +
Birth Sister, Aja Imani, LLC
“This course helped me not only as a doula, but as an educator as well. I went from believing I understood the rights of birthing families to KNOWING I do.
I can speak and teach with calm confidence to students, clients and providers.
This course is revolutionizing maternity care. You can’t afford to miss out on it.”
Krysta Dancy MFT, CBD (CBI), Family & Birth Trauma Therapist, Founder/CEO Dancy Perinatal
“As an L&D nurse for over a decade, I feel like a light switch was just turned on. I just wish I had taken it sooner… and all OB professionals, too!
There are parts that were tough to swallow, but Cristen presents facts, stories, and solutions in a way that encourages growth and instills confidence.
This was a growth moment for me, for sure, and the most important, empowering class that I’ve taken all year.”
Mandy Irby, BSN, RNC-OB, C-EFM, LCCE, The Birth Nurse
WHAT YOU’RE GETTING
– Streamlined on-demand video course with new content on Obstetric Violence
– 1.25 nursing contact hours through the California Board of Registered Nursing (also accepted by most doula certifying organizations)
Plus
– “Creating an Advocacy Plan with Your Doula” one-pager to discuss with clients + bonus handouts on informed consent
– A spot on our “Find a Know Your Rights Graduate” page,
for potential clients to find you
– Clear eyes on the treatment your clients/patients are getting, what they deserve, and language to talk about it
WHAT YOU’LL LEARN
Human Rights in Childbirth
What it means and how it overlays with legal rights, the landmark European case that defined the human right of the birthing person to make their own decisions
OBSTETRIC VIOLENCE
Defining obstetric violence on a spectrum that starts with normal, everyday practices
Informed Consent & Refusal
What this human and legal right means and ACOG’s position on it, common violations and misunderstandings of rights and consent
seeking justice
Overview of three primary avenues for recourse plus most important recent lawsuits
Invest in a course that will impact every birth you attend in the future.
“I cannot say enough great things about this course.
It has laid the foundation of confidence to get the care my clients deserve.”
– Traci Weafer, Senior Advocate Doula, Doula Trainer & Mentor
REGISTER now
Join us live on Oct. 29 for the course release! Watch party and live discussion are at 6 p.m. EST*
$125/one time
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or $25/month x 5 months
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* Zoom link will be sent to you once you’ve registered for the course
Scholarships available! Since 2021, Birth Monopoly has provided over $5,000 in scholarships to birth workers of color for Know Your Rights training.
UNSOLICITED LOVE FOR “Know Your Rights”
Thank you so much Cristen for this AMAZING information! I am LOVING how much these modules discuss “HUMANIZING the room” and trying to understand each other. The information on provider trauma was very eye opening to me and how important it is for us as doulas and birth workers to try to understand this trauma to better understand how to communicate and work with these providers. It is my goal to ‘learn how to work with trauma’ so I can provide better care and connections in the community.
S. P., Doula
This was such an eye opening course for me. We talk a lot about informed consent in my classes and this helped reaffirmed what we talk about. I feel learning about the actual law and our rights as people has given me so much more confidence in the conversations I’ve been having with my current students.
L.F., Doula
When I started out as a Doula, I never thought I had a right to speak up when I saw my clients being coerced or violated. I felt that doctors and nurses knew more than me, therefore I wasn’t “allowed” to say something. This course helped me learn how to speak up better for my clients, and to say it in a positive and truthful way.
M.B., Doula
This course has made me realize my power.
N.M., Doula
FAQs
Can I get Continuing Education credit for this course?
Upon completion of an evaluation and quiz, 1.25 contact hours are provided through Birth Monopoly, an approved continuing education provider with the California Board of Registered Nursing. These are accepted by most doula, nursing, and midwifery programs; please check with your certifying body to make sure.
I'm a [parent/nurse]. Who can take this course?
Anyone is welcome to take the course with the understanding that the material is geared towards birth professionals, especially doulas. We encourage parents, nurses, and other medical professionals to engage with the course.
How long do I have access to the course?
You will have access to the course for one year from the date of purchase.
I'm with a doula group. Do you offer group discounts?
We now offer group discounts of 20% off for groups of 5 or more. This discount does not apply to sale or promotional prices. Please contact us at birthmonopoly@gmail.com if you are interested in making a group purchase.
What if I don't like the course?
Contact us at birthmonopoly@gmail.com within 48 hours of purchase and we’ll give you a full refund, no questions asked. Because this is a digital product, we cannot offer refunds after 48 hours.
I still have a question...
Please email us at birthmonopoly@gmail.com.