Doula Certification Forms

REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTIFICATION 

  • Attendance at our 3-day Birth Doula Training workshop (no longer than 5 years may elapse prior to sending in completed requirements)

  • Completion of the required reading list (see below)

  • Observe/Audit a series of Childbirth Preparation Classes

  • Observe/Audit a Breastfeeding Education Class

  • Written summaries of 6 births you have attended

  • Written evaluations from 3 people you’ve assisted (may be their partner).

  • Successful completion of the written exam

  • Current membership* ($50) and certification fee ($25)

    * First year membership included in tuition

We recommend that our participants follow through with the certification process and encourage completion within a year of the training. When all requirements are successfully fulfilled you will receive your certification documentation and your listing on the website will be upgraded to “Certified Professional Doula”. Re-certification is required each year. If more than 5 years elapses between original certification and re-certification, further requirements will need to be completed.