Doula Training
BDI Certification Requirements
Cost $750
Attend a BDI In-Person Training
Attend a Breast Feeding Class
Attend a Childbirth Class
Attend 3 Births
Mentor & Debrief for 10 births
Read 4 Books from BDI Recommended Reading List
Create a Birth Tool Box (includes pre-natal agenda and material, doula bag, post natal agenda & material and birth plan)
Create a Referral List of Birth Practitioners and Support Resources for your geographical location
BDI Recertification Requirements
100 Credits every 5 years
Cost $72 annually
“Doula a Birth”—3 credits each birth, minimum 2 births per year
Course or Training—1 credit per hour of course
Give a presentation—2 credits per presentation
BDI Meetings—1 credit per meeting, minimum 3 per year
Volunteer “Doula a Birth”—5 credits per birth
Share Knowledge Mentoring & Debrief sessions—1 credit per hour
BDI Volunteer Work—1 credit per hour
Postpartum Support - 1 credit per session
Completed Sessions
Sunday, June 6, 2021 and Sunday, June 13, 2021
Sunday, February 21, 2021 and Sunday, March 7, 2021
November 27th , 2020 and November 29th, 2020
Monday, July 4, 2022 and Friday, July 8, 2022
—If you’d like information about our upcoming courses, please email us at info@birthdoulasinternational.org
Upcoming Winter Session
Sunday, November 19th, 2023
Sunday, November 26th, 2023
Become a BDI certified doula and register for a course today.
Please submit your information here for the upcoming session or to be notified when future training sessions are announced.