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Doula Joyce Birth Doula Training

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My Birth Doula Training workshop combines my DONA-approved curriculum with practical, hands-on skills, and business considerations, all while approaching birthwork from a trauma-informed, inclusive perspective.

This 4 day workshop is your first step in becoming a certified doula with DONA International, and will equip you with all the tools and information you need to launch your birth doula practice.

 

In this training workshop, you will explore how to:

  • Build a sustainable doula practice with business essentials like taxes, contracts, client interviews, referrals, and work-life balance

  • Fulfill the doula role, scope of work, and ethical responsibilities

  • Use inclusive, trauma-informed language to support every birthing person with dignity and care

  • Trace the history of childbirth and the social movements that shaped today’s doula profession

  • Advocate effectively for clients while respecting colleagues and client autonomy

  • Offer hands-on, evidence-based comfort measures that promote labor progress and emotional wellbeing

  • Navigate common labor variations, complications, and medical interventions with clarity and confidence

  • Support clients and families in the immediate postpartum period, including newborn care and lactation basics

Also included: Introduction to Childbirth for Doulas, fulfilling the childbirth education requirement for DONA International birth doula certification.

 
 

Bridge the science and art of birth support in this evidence-based, heart-led training!

Frequently Asked Questions:

  • This workshop is open to anyone with a heart to serve families in childbirth and learn more about birth support. 18 and over recommended, but not required.

  • Yes! Workshop prerequisites will be sent following your first payment, and must be completed no later than 24 hours prior to the start of our workshop. You will need access to the internet to complete the prerequisites online course.

  • No, this workshop is just one step on your journey to a birth doula career, and you can start supporting clients immediately after completing this workshop! Completion of this workshop earns a certificate of completion for your DONA-approved birth doula training workshop and your Introduction to Childbirth class only. DONA’s certification process is designed to guide new doulas through learning and mastering the basics of birth doula work, including classroom elements, self-paced learning, client and colleague feedback on services provided, and peer review. DONA allocates 3 years from your training workshop to complete the certification process.

  • Infants who are not crawling or walking may attend this workshop with their parent. We have plenty of space and eager arms to help you! Please arrange care for mobile, noisier, and older children. Full participation is required to receive a certificate of completion, and unfortunately, crawling and walking children make it very difficult for the parent to focus on workshop content.

  • Equity seats are for aspiring doulas who identify as BIPOC, LGBTQIA2S+, and/or who are experiencing financial hardship. To receive an Equity seat, you must email me BEFORE registering for a workshop to confirm availability and qualifications.

  • All sales are final, no refunds. Registration grants you immediate access to intellectual content that cannot be returned.

    You may transfer your registration to another Doula Joyce Birth Doula Training Workshop one time for $100 administration fee.

    In the event of an emergency or illness within 24 hours prior to the start of our workshop or during the workshop time, please contact me by text (phone number provided with final payment confirmation) as soon as possible.

  • Late payments are accepted without interest or fees up until 1 week prior to the workshop. Full payment must be received at least 1 week prior to the workshop to access the location details, trainer contact information, and other details. If full payment is not received by the deadline, your registration will be transferred to a future workshop, and the $100 transfer administration fee will be applied.

  • If you are significantly absent from any part of the workshop you will not receive a certificate of completion. If you experience an emergency, please communicate your needs with me directly. Mandatory transfer to a different workshop and a $100 transfer fee may apply.

Meet Your Trainer!

Hi, I’m Joyce!

I’m so excited that you are considering my workshop on your birth doula journey! As a birth doula since 2009 with experience supporting hundreds of births, it is my honor to usher in the next generation of birth doulas to support tomorrow’s families through the incredible transition from pregnant to parent.

I am certified as a birth doula with DONA International, and as a Hypnodoula with Hypnobabies. I am pursuing certification as a postpartum doula with DONA International. I’m an Evidence Based Birth® Instructor, a community breastfeeding educator, and doula mentor.

I am proud to be an adjunct DONA International birth doula trainer, and hope that you join me and thousands of other doulas around the world as we strive to make the world a better place, one birth, one family at a time.

 Upcoming Workshops

In-Person, Lincoln, Nebraska, USA, 4 day workshop. This workshop includes your DONA-Approved Birth Doula Workshop and the Childbirth Education Requirement for DONA International Birth Doula Certification.

  • Thursday September 25 through 28, 2025, 8am-5pm daily

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