Out of an abundance of caution, Douglas College is unable to offer the Doula Canada Birth Doula in-person training at this time.
Please contact Doula Canada directly for the possibility of joining a virtual class online.
Douglas College is proud to partner with Doula Canada, a leading membership and certification organization for professional doulas. With a strong focus on collaboration and communication, and by providing unmatched mentorship opportunities, Doula Canada with help you become a confident, compassionate and effective support for birthing families.
Our labour and birth doula training workshop is filled with realistic hands-on activities that will build your skills and give you the confidence to begin supporting families through their birthing experience. Doula Canada mentorship will support you as you work to become a certified professional doula.
The Doula Canada team is led by working doulas who are there to provide significant mentorship and peer-to-peer support throughout the certification process. Our instructors are experienced doulas and skilled perinatal educators who make the workshops fun and memorable.

A Preview of Your Course Content:
Our comprehensive course curriculum and highly experienced mentors will help you deepen your knowledge about labour and birth doula essentials such as:
- Effective communication in the doula profession
- Childbirth physiology and the birthing process
- Hands-on comfort measures for labour
- Supporting the partner
- Supporting home and hospital births
- Providing early breastfeeding support
- Creating a successful doula business practice, contracts, and client relations
- And so much more!
Registration Fee: $500
This include everything you need to get started on your path to becoming a Doula Canada Certified Doula
Your fees include:
- 2 day hands-on labour and birth doula workshop
- Lifetime membership in Doula Canada
- Registration in the Doula Canada Certification process (no additional fees)
- Certification processing, grading and exam fees
- Access to the vibrant Doula Canada online community and mentorship
- All course materials
Darelle Walker, Perinatal Program Assistant Phone: 604 777 6531 I Email: walkerd@douglascollege.ca
Sharron Gibbs, Perinatal Program Coordinator Email: gibbss@douglascollege.ca
For more information about Doula Canada and complete certification requirements see the Doula Canada Website. http://www.doulatraining.ca/birthdoulacanada.html