What's important to know?
The doula occupation is unlicensed and unregulated. One way to ensure your doula has met high standards for education, training and experience is to choose a certified doula from a well-known and respected doula certifying organization.
Doulas on DoulaMatch.net have the opportunity to display their certification for your verification.
Doula certifying organizations
The requirements for certifying vary widely between all the doula organizations. It’s impossible to compare each organization when no occupation-wide standards exist for what constitutes a well-trained and credentialed doula.
DoulaMatch.net believes a quality certification program includes these minimum elements:
Organizations currently training and certifying doulas:
Organization | Website |
A Healthy Birth | healthybirthclass.com |
A Life of Peace | www.alifeofpeace.org |
A Sacred Journey Doula Training Program | asacredjourneyeducationalfacility.weebly.com |
A Woman Who Serves | www.awomanwhoserves.com |
About Families Doula Training | www.coachellavalleyprenatalclass.com |
Academy of Certified Birth Educators | www.acbe.com |
Active Birth Institute | www.activebirthinstitute.com |
Akwaaba Wellness | www.akwaabawellness.com |
ALACE (Association of Labor Assistants and Childbirth Educators) | www.tolabor.com |
Alison.com (Becoming a Birth Doula Course) | alison.com |
Allo Doula Academy | www.allodoulaacademy.org |
Amani Birth | www.amanibirth.com |
Ancient Song Doula Services | www.ancientsongdoulaservices.com |
Ancient Wisdom Birth & Nutrition | ancientwisdombirth.weebly.com |
ANDO - Associação Nacional de Doulas | espacodaraluz.wixsite.com |
Apple Blossom Families | www.appleblossomfamilies.com |
Apprenticeship with midwife, community elder or formal preceptor | doulamatch.net |
Association for Childbirth at Home, International (ACHI) | uia.org |
Association for Wholistic Maternal & Newborn Health | wholisticmaternalnewbornhealth.org |
Auma | aumaanya.com |
Aunar, Inc. | www.school-network.net |
Austin Baby Guru | austinbabyguru.com |
Australian Doula College | www.australiandoulacollege.com.au/ |
Australian Doula College | www.australiandoulacollege.com.au |
Aviva College | avivacollege.org |
Awakening the Village Doula Mentorship Program | centreforgrowingfamilies.ca |
Awen School | www.ravenandoak.com |
Ayan Maternity Healthcare Support | ayanmaternitysupport.org |
Ayurvedic Postpartum Doula Training | ayurvedic-postpartum-doula.thinkific.com |
Babymoon Inn | babymooninn.com |
BEAM Birth Network | beambirthnetwork.org |
Beauty for Ashes Full Spectrum Doula Training | beautyforashesmaternalwellness.com |
Bebo Mia | www.bebomia.com |
Being & Born Doula Training | beingandborn.thinkific.com |
Beings in Action (BiA) | www.jjdoulatraining.com |
Bellies of G.R.R.A.C.E.E. Foundation | belliesofgrracee.weebly.com |
Bellies to Babies Holistic Doula Training | belliestobabiesholistic.com |
Beloved Roots Birth | www.beloved-roots-birth.com |
BEST Doula Training | bestdoulatraining.com |
Big Belly Services | bigbellyservices.com |
BioNascimento | www.cursodedoula.com |
Birth and Beyond Resources | www.birthandbeyondresources.com |
Birth Arts International | www.birtharts.com |
Birth Beautifully Doula Training Institute | www.birthbeautifully.com |
Birth Belongs to Women | www.birthbelongstowomen.com |
Birth Boot Camp | birthbootcamp.com |
Birth Coach Method | birthcoachmethod.com |
Birth Day Presence | birthdaypresence.com |
Birth From the Earth | birthfromtheearth.vpweb.com |
Birth in Color RVA | birthincolorrva.org |
Birth in the Know | birthintheknow.org |
Birth Israel | birthisrael.com |
Birth Learning | birthlearning.com |
Birth Partners (Doulas of Connecticut) | www.birthpartnersdoulas.com |
Birth Practices | birthpractices.com |
Birth Rhythms Saskatoon | birthrhythms.blogspot.com |
Birth Trust | gilbertbirthcenter.com |
Birth Ways International | birthwaysinternational.ca |
Birth With Spirit | www.birthwithspirit.com |
Birthing Advocacy Doula Trainings | birthingadvocacy.thinkific.com |
Birthing Beautiful Communities | www.birthingbeautiful.org |
Birthing From Within | www.birthingfromwithin.com |
Birthing Little Humans Academy | birthinglittlehumans.academy |
Birthing Project USA | www.birthingprojectusa.org |
Birthingway College of Midwifery | www.birthingway.edu |
BirthMatters Doula Training (Monnie Reba Efross Instructor, CA) | www.facebook.com |
Birthworker Academy | birthworker.com |
Birthworker Academy | birthworker.com |
Birthworkers of Color Collective | www.birthworkersofcolor.com |
BirthWorks International | www.childbirthinternational.com |
Black Mothers Breastfeeding Association | blackmothersbreastfeeding.org |
Black Women Do VBAC | www.blackwomendovbac.com |
Bliss Baby Yoga Holistic Birth Doula Training Course | blissbabyyoga.com |
Blissful Birthing TN | www.blissfulbirthingtn.com |
Blooming Lotus | bloominglotusbirthingservices.com |
Blue Mountain Doula Program | bluemountaindoulaprogram.weebly.com |
BluMagnolia Doula Collective Training | www.instagram.com |
Bridger Birthing | www.bridgerbirthing.com |
By the Moon - International Holistic Health School | www.bythemoon.ca |
CAPPA - Childbirth and Postpartum Professional Association | www.cappa.net |
Cardinal Birth | cardinalbirth.com |
Carriage House Birth | carriagehousebirth.com |
Cascade Christian Childbirth Association | www.christianchildbirth.org |
Catholic Doula Program | www.catholicdoula.com |
Center for Indigenous Midwifery | www.indigenous-midwifery.org |
Centre of Excellence | www.centreofexcellence.com |
Centre Pleine Lune | centrepleinelune.com |
Charis Childbirth | internationaldoulainstitute.com |
Charlottesville Community-Based Postpartum Doula Training Program | sites.google.com |
Childbirth Concierge | childbirthconcierge.com |
Childbirth International | www.childbirthinternational.com |
Childbirth Professionals International | thechildbirthprofession.com |
Childlight Education Company | childlighteducationcompany.com |
Cihuapactli Collective Sacred Community Birthworker Training | www.cihuapactlicollective.org |
CocoLife Community Doula Training Program | www.cocolife.black |
College of the Rockies | cotr.bc.ca |
Colorado Birth and Wellness | www.coloradobirthandwellness.com |
Commonsense Childbirth Institute | www.cci.training |
Community Aware Birthworker | www.communityawarebirthworker.com |
Contemporary Doula International | www.contemporarydoulas.com |
Cornerstone Doula Trainings | cornerstonedoulatrainings.com |
Courses for Success Birth Doula Online Certificate Course | www.coursesforsuccess.com |
Cumberland Institute - Birthwork Through Touch: Massage Doula Training | cumberlandinstitute.coursestorm.com |
Dar La Luz | www.susansmartmidwife.com |
Day One Doula Collective Community-Based Doula Training (Michigan) | www.instagram.com |
Developing Doulas | developingdoulas.co.uk |
DFW Community Birth School | www.dfwcommunitybirthschool.org |
Dolphin Method | www.dolphinmethod.com |
DONA International-Approved Workshop | www.dona.org |
Doula Alliance | training.doulaalliance.com |
Doula Caribe Internacional | doulacaribeinternacional.com |
Doula Educational Institute | doulaeducationalinstitute.com |
Doula Love | portlanddoulalove.com |
Doula Thrive | www.doulathrive.com |
Doula To Be | doulatobe.com |
Doula Training Canada | www.doulatraining.ca |
Doula Trainings International | www.doulatrainingsinternational.com/ |
Doula UK | doula.org.uk |
Doula-in-training | doulamatch.net |
DoulaBuilders | stlouisdoulas.com |
Doulaing the Doula | doulaworkshop.com |
Doulalink | portal.doula.link |
Doulas By The Bay | www.doulasbythebay.com |
Doulas Institute | www.doulasinstitute.com |
DOULASINC | www.facebook.com |
DoulaVersity | doulaversity.com |
Dr. Deu, The Doula | www.drdeuthedoula.com |
Durham Volunteer Doulas | www.durhamvolunteerdoulas.org |
Dynamo Doula Training | angelagallo.com |
Earth Mama Naturals: Black Womban Doula Course | www.instagram.com |
Earth's Natural Touch Birth Care & Beyond | earthsnaturaltouch.com |
Ekw'í7tl Collective Full-Spectrum Doula Training | www.fnha.ca |
Elephant Baby | www.elephant-baby.com |
Elephant Circle | www.elephantcircle.net |
Embodied Doula Trainings | embodieddoulatrainings.com |
EnCircle Doula Training | thresholds.info |
Expertrating.com Doula Training | www.expertrating.com |
Family Trees Birth Programs | www.familytreesbirthprograms.com |
Family Trees Doula School | www.familytreesbirthprograms.com |
Fanshawe College Doula Studies Program | www.fanshawec.ca |
For The Village | forthevillage.org |
Freeborn Doula | daynamartin.com |
Fruits of my Labor | www.fruitsofmylabor.life |
G.R.O.W. Doula | www.growdoula.org |
Genesis Birth Company | genesisbirthcompany.com |
Gentle Ventures | www.gentleventures.com |
Gifted Hands Interantional | giftedhandsinternational.org |
Global Birth Community | www.globalbirthcommunity.com |
Global Education of the Midwife | gemmidwife.com |
GoMidwife | gomidwife.com |
Grounded Beginnings Birth | www.groundedbeginningsbirth.com |
H.E.R.B.A.L. | herbal.teachable.com |
Haize Hawke Get Rooted Doula Training | www.haizehawke.com |
Happinest Birth | cadymcvay.com |
Happy Mama Healthy Baby Alliance | motherbabysupport.net |
Harambee Village | www.harambeevillage.org |
Harbor Birth Institute | www.harborbirthinstitute.com |
Harmonious Birthing | www.holisticbirthandhealth.com |
Harmony Doula Mentoring | harmonydoula.com |
Hartland College | adventistmidwives.com |
HATCH Community | www.thehatchcommunity.org |
Healing Arts Learning Organization | www.healingartslearning.org |
HealthConnect One | healthconnectone.org |
Healthy Birth Hawaii (Hope Medford Holistic Birth Doula Course) | www.hopemedford.com |
Heart of the Valley Birth and Beyond (Oregon) | www.causeiq.com |
Holistic Birth and Health | www.holisticbirthandhealth.com |
Hospital Friendly Doula Training | www.hospitalfriendlydoulatraining.com |
Houston Pregnancy Massage & Doula Care School | www.hpregnancy.com |
Hypnobabies | www.hypnobabies.com |
HypnoBirthing | www.hypnobirthing.com |
Ibiop Birth Options & Beyond | www.facebook.com |
Indie Birth Doula Academy | indiebirth.org |
Indigemama A Cerrar las Caderas | indigescuela.com |
Indigo Birth | www.indigobirth.com |
InJoy Birth Mentorship | www.injoybirth.com |
Innate Traditions Postpartum Care | www.innatetraditions.com |
Institute of Somatic Therapy | www.massagecredits.com |
Instituto Transforma Doulas | metodoltd.institutotransformadoulas.com |
Integrated Birth & Family Alliance | www.integratedbirth.org |
Intentional Birth Pro | www.intentionalbirth.co |
International Black Doula Institute | www.dmvbirthdoulasllc.com |
International Center for Traditional Childbearing | ictcmidwives.org |
International Childbirth Education Association (ICEA) | www.icea.org |
International Doula Institute | http://internationaldoulainstitute.com/ |
Intuitive Childbirth | intuitivechildbirth.org |
Intuitive Doula | www.intuitivedoula.com |
InTune Mother Society | timcenter.org |
Ivy Doula Association | www.ivydoula.com |
Jamaa Birth Village | www.jamaabirthvillage.org |
Kriya Birth Institute | kriyabirth.com |
Labor Enabler™?Doula Training Apprenticeship Program | laborenabler.com |
LEAD (Lived Experience Accessible Doula) | www.leadoula.org |
Life Cycles Doulas | buffalodoulacollective.com |
Life's little Blessings Doula Training Program | www.lifes-little-blessings.com |
Lifespan Doulas | lifespandoulas.com |
Little Ones London | littleoneslondon.co.uk |
Long Island Doula Association, Inc., (LIDA) | www.lidoulas.com |
Madriella | madriella.org |
Mama Bamba | mamabamba.com |
Mama Doula | mamadoula.net |
Mama Glow | mamaglow.com |
Mamatoto Village, Inc | www.mamatotovillage.org |
Manhattan Birth | www.manhattanbirth.com |
Masters of Maternity | mastersofmaternity.com |
Maternity Care Coalition (MCC Philadelphia) | maternitycarecoalition.org |
MaternityWise | www.maternitywise.com |
Mattie Marie Traditional Birth Studies | learntodoula.com |
MB&Sphere doula training | www.mbsphere.com |
Mercy in Action | www.mercyinaction.com |
Mère et Monde | www.mereetmonde.com |
Midwest Maternal Child Institute | mmcinst.com |
Modern Doula Education | moderndoulaeducation.com |
Modern Doula International | moderndoulainternational.com |
Monarch Midwifery | www.facebook.com |
Montreal Birth Companions Doula School | mbcdoulaschool.wordpress.com |
moonhoney Doula Services | www.moonhoneydoula.com |
Mother Tree | mothertreebirth.com |
MotherMe Doulas | www.lamazehealthybirthclass.com |
MOTHERPATH (The Gathering Place) | www.theplacewegather.com |
MotherWit | motherwit.ca (pdf) |
Nafsa Project School | www.laylab.co.uk |
National Birth & Postpartum Professionals | www.natlbirthpostpartumpros.com |
National Black Doulas Association | www.blackdoulas.org |
Natural Resources | www.naturalresources-sf.com |
Nesting Doula Collective | www.nestingdoulacollective.com |
New Beginnings Doula Training | www.trainingdoulas.com |
Newborn Mothers Collective (Postpartum) | www.newbornmothers.com |
Niara Healing Arts | www.niarahealingarts.com |
Nite Instititue of Naturopathic Therapies | naturopathicinstitute.info |
nkshAytkn Indigenous Doula Training | bcaafc.com |
Nona Birth Education & Counseling | www.nonabirtheducation.com |
Northwest Association for Postpartum Support | www.napsdoulas.com |
Nurture Birth | www.nurturebirthdoula.com |
Ohio Parenting Collaborative | ohioparentingcollaborative.org |
Original Instructions School | www.originalinstructionsschool.com |
Other Trained | doulamatch.net |
Pacific Rim College | www.pacificrimcollege.com |
PALS Doulas | www.palsdoulas.org |
Paradigm Doulas | paradigmdoulas.com |
Paramana Doula Course | www.paramanadoula.com |
Parenting Resources Professional Network | www.parentingresourcespros.com |
Peaceful Birth Company | peacefulbirthcompany.com |
Placenta & Postpartum Association | www.ippatraining.com |
Postpartum & Nutritional Doula Training Academy | www.pndoulatrainingacademy.com |
Postpartum Healing Lodge | postpartumhealinglodge.com |
ProDoula | www.prodoula.com |
Purple Lotus Doulas | www.purplelotusdoulas.com |
Radically Brave Birth Doula Training & Mentorship | www.emilystanwyck.com |
REAL Doula | realdoula.com |
ReByrth Doula Training Program | blackdoulas.org |
Red Mundial de Doula | www.redmundialdedoulas.com |
Resonance Parenting | www.facebook.com |
Riverside Community Health BIPOC Community Doula Training | rchf.org |
Riverside Community Health Spanish Community Doula Training | rchf.org |
Rocky Mountain Doula | rockymountaindoula.com |
Rooted Birth | rootedbirth.org |
Roots of Labor Birth Collective | www.rootsoflaborbc.com |
Royal Doula Academy | royal-doula-academy.teachable.com |
Sacred Doula | www.sacreddoula.com |
San Antonio Birth Doulas (SABD) | sabirthdoulas.org |
Self-trained | More info |
Set Apart Collective | www.setapartcollective.com |
Shafia Monroe Consulting Full Circle Doula Training | shafiamonroe.com |
Sierra Childbirth Institute | sierrachildbirthinstitute.com |
Simkin Center for Allied Birth Vocations (DONA-Approved Workshop) | bastyr.edu |
Sista Midwife Productions | www.sistamidwife.com |
Sisters in Loss | sistersinloss.com |
SisterWeb - San Francisco Community Doula Network | www.sisterweb.org |
Sokana Collective | www.sokanacollective.com |
Songbird Maternity | www.melissachappell.com |
Southwest Technical College | www.swtc.edu |
Stillbirthday | www.stillbirthday.com |
Sudharma Birth Services | www.sudharmabirth.com |
Sumi's Touch | www.sumistouch.com |
Supported Birth | www.supportedbirth.com |
Sweet Stella’s | www.sweetstellas.com |
Tewa Women United - (Yiya Vi Kagingdi Full Spectrum) | tewawomenunited.org |
The Baby Mavens | thebabymavens.com |
The Bee Mom Project | thebeemom.com |
The Birth Coach Method | birthcoachmethod.com |
The Birth Well | www.thebirthwell.com |
The Bradley Method of Husband-Coached Natural Childbirth | www.bradleybirth.com |
The Doula Academy | www.thedoulaacademy.org |
The Doula College | thedoulacollege.com |
The Doula Company | www.thedoulaco.com |
The Elite Doula & Co Training Academy | www.theelitedoulaandco.com |
The Gathering Place (MotherPath Doula Training and Certification) | www.theplacewegather.com |
The Matrona | www.thematrona.com |
The Midwifery Institute | midwiferyinstitute.com |
The Nesting Instinct | nestinginstinctkw.com |
The Newborn Care Training Academy | newborncaretraining.com |
The Newborn Care Training Academy | newborncaretraining.com |
The Organization of Labor Assistants for Birth Options & Resources (toLabor) | www.tolabor.com |
The Pelvic PT Doulas | www.thepelvicptdoulas.org |
These Are My Hours | www.thesearemyhours.com |
Tiny Love Doula Certification | tinylovedoulas.com |
toLabor | www.tolabor.com |
Traditional Childbirth Arts | www.tdmabirthkeepers.com |
Train With Kira | www.trainwithkira.com |
Twin Lakes College of the Healing Arts | www.twinlakescollege.org |
Ubuntu Wellness Academy | www.ubuntuwellnessacademy.com |
UC San Diego Health | health.ucsd.edu |
Urban Baby Beginnings | urbanbabybeginnings.org |
Uzazi Village | www.uzazivillage.org |
Uzazi Village | uzazivillage.org |
Vine of Life Doula Training | www.vineoflifemidwife.com |
Virtuous Doula Training Academy | www.virtuouslybearthed.com |
Warm Welcome Birth Services | www.warmwelcomebirth.com |
Well-Rounded Maternity Center | www.well-roundedmaternity.com |
Whole Body Pregnancy Postpartum Doula Training | www.wholebodypregnancy.com |
WISE Community Doulas | www.wisecommunitydoulas.org |
Wise Woman Way of Birth | www.birthtakesavillage.com/doula-curriculum/ |
Woman's Choice Perinatal Services | www.womanschoiceperinatal.com |
Womb Intensive Systematic Holistic Care (WOMB-ISH) | www.womb-ish.com |
Women Honoring Women | www.honoringwomen.com |
Women Honoring Women | honoringwomen.com |
Wrap Around Baby Care | www.wraparoundbabycare.com |
Zaagi'idiwin Full Spectrum indigenous Doula Training | www.facebook.com |