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Updated 2025 Certification Steps for Birth doulas

Certification is easy at our program - most of the projects are included in the course - here's your guide below to certification with Catholic Doula Program

#1 Book Reviews   5 book reviews

#5 Community Project  Fun stuff!
For regular self-paced students we usually ask you to do 5 book reviews and 4 for fast-track zoom class students. We want from the categories below:
1. Spirituality of doula work: Little Way of Motherhood book, Made for This book, etc. 
2. Breastfeeding book (unless someone is well experienced then we waive.)
3. Pro-life movement and pregnancy: Let Her Be Brave or other books like that. 
4. Pregnancy regular: "Preparing for Gentle Birth, Comfort in Birth Method, Labor Pain, etc." 
5. Challenges of pregnancy: A trauma-informed book like "Pushed" or "Survivors Give Birth" or challenge of labor type book. We prefer the trauma informed if you are taking our class for Medicaid program qualifications in any of the following states: California, Maryland, Rhode Island, Minnesota, Michigan, Colorado, Oklahoma, Arizona, etc. 

#2 Resource list  10-20 resources for moms

Start your resource list with our module one of our course and keep adding to it throughout the class. Your resource list should be done by end of the program or find more as you need! 

#3 Skills  Rebozo and comfort skills checklist

We want our students to be well versed in various skills that are "hands on" approach. You may work with a local mother or friend to go through the checklist of skills and do them. Attend our rebozo workshop for the rebozo portion. 

 #4 Go to a local Childbirth class or review Gratia Plena class 

Go to a local childbirth class - good way to network too. Or ask for our Gratia Plena first module to review. 
The community project kind of incorporates some of what you have learned and even some of the other projects into this one area - though you can work on something unique too! We are looking for a creative project that will help your community. Must be 20 hours of work. 
Ideas include: 
  • Community Baby Shower
  • Diaper Drive for Pregnancy center
  • Volunteer at a Pregnancy center
  • Go to One birth as an observer (not a full doula) - this is required for Arizona residents. 
  • Give a local childbirth class
  • Offer a "What's a doula?" talk locally
  • And much more! Get creative with your project! 
  • Final Exam also counts for part of your hours if you need that extra boost for hours! 

 #6  Interview 3 mothers about birth,
#7 Make a definition list of 30 terms to turn in.
​#8 MOM advocate breastfeeding class.

We will send guidelines for interviews.
Definition assignments are sprinkled throughout course. 
​M.O.M. Advocate Breastfeeding course is only required for someone with no or little experience in breastfeeding. For students who have experience we still encourage attendance. 

Are births attendance required? #9: Yes

  • Attend one birth as a doula is required by Catholic doula program unless waived. Attend 3 births as a full doula (for Medicaid purposes only in various states.) 
  • We have decided to give students the choice of attending one birth or 3 births.
  • If a student is having issues with birth attendance, we can consider a waiver. Your certificate will not state any birth attendance on it then. If you are coming to us as a doula already, then we will consider waiving the births. 
  • We will also waive a birth if a mother is pregnant or she has several children. We believe that she has experienced birth already! 

Enroll below! 

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Birth Doula @ Catholic Doula Course Fast-track Doula

$699.00 $600.00
  1. This is signup for Memorial Day Weekend Class May 23rd start date.
  2. You will receive access to our birth doula classroom and class materials inside the classroom.
  3. You will receive a welcome packet emailed to you.
  4. You will receive a rebozo shawl - $45 worth - no refunds once rebozo is mailed to you.
  5. You will receive a digital certificate when finished.
  6. You will agree to student policies of no refunds after 3 days or if you enter our classroom sooner there are no refunds after entering our classroom (whichever comes first.) You will receive welcome packet.
  7. You will receive 1 bonus book with this package when paying in full.
  8. This is a physical item category since rebozo is shipped - there will be shipping added on at checkout for rebozo. Thank you.
  9. All Students will signup with jotform agreement of NO refunds after 3 days.
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