We train aspiring and emerging doulas to provide non-clinical support to families throughout pregnancy, birth, postpartum, lactation, bereavement, and reproductive health experiences. Our certification pathway prepares doulas to serve with professionalism, ethical practice, cultural humility, and community accountability.

Services include:

• Community-Based Doula Certification Training
• Full-Spectrum Doula Training
• Intensive Hybrid Doula Training
• Incarcerated and Re-entry Doula Training
• Skills demonstrations and certification readiness review
• Scope of practice and ethics training
• SOAP note and documentation training

We partner with hospitals, public health agencies, nonprofits, health plans, universities, correctional facilities, reentry programs, and community organizations to build stronger systems of support for birthing families.

Partnership services include:

• Doula integration support
• Community referral network development
• Staff training on culturally responsive care
• Maternal health equity workshops
• Community listening sessions
• Birth equity policy education
• Collaborative training cohorts
• Program evaluation and outcome tracking

We design customized training experiences for organizations seeking to equip staff, doulas, advocates, or community members with practical maternal health knowledge.

Customized options include:

• One-day intensive trainings
• Multi-week certification cohorts
• Virtual professional development sessions
• Hybrid training models
• Staff development workshops
• Correctional and reentry-based training
• Grant-funded cohort training
• Community partner training packages

We provide family-centered education that helps individuals and families better understand pregnancy, childbirth, postpartum recovery, infant feeding, and reproductive health. Our education is designed to be accessible, culturally affirming, and practical.

Services include:

• Birth preparation education
• Postpartum planning
• Breastfeeding and infant feeding education
• Reproductive health education
• Postpartum warning signs education
• Family support planning
• Community wellness workshops

The Black Birth Institute supports organizations seeking to develop, expand, or improve maternal health programs. We help agencies design culturally responsive, community-based, and grant-aligned programs that serve Black families and historically underserved communities.

Consulting services include:

• Doula program development
• Certification program design
• Curriculum development
• Workforce development planning
• Grant program design and reporting support
• Hospital and community partnership strategy
• Maternal health initiative planning
• Policy and advocacy strategy

We offer continuing education and professional development for doulas, birth workers, peer support specialists, community health workers, and maternal health advocates who want to strengthen their skills and remain current in the field.

Training topics include:

• Black maternal health and birth equity
• Cultural humility and responsive care
• Trauma-informed perinatal support
• Advocacy and healthcare navigation
• Perinatal mental health and substance use awareness
• Professional resilience, boundaries, and self-care
• Documentation, referrals, and case management
• Postpartum warning signs and family support

Specialty Add-On Trainings

Our specialty trainings allow doulas and organizations to deepen their knowledge in high-need areas of maternal and reproductive health.

Add-on trainings include:

• Bereavement Doula Support
• Lactation and Infant Feeding Support
• Maternal Mental Health and Perinatal Wellness
• Postpartum Recovery and Family Support
• Reproductive Justice and Birth Advocacy
• Community Resource Mapping and Referral Navigation