Career Details

Certified Professional Doula

Description

If you©re interested in becoming a recognized professional doula, obtaining your doula certification is a key step toward a successful career. Professional doulas play a crucial role in providing emotional, physical, and informational support during childbirth and throughout life. To ensure ethical standards, guidelines must be established for their services. With a certification and recertification process in place, the NDCB aims to set the standard for the qualifications of certified professional doulas as well as the continued quality of service throughout their careers through recertification and continued learning.

Certifying Organization

National Doula Certification Board

Details

If significant education or training is needed? No
If significant work experience is needed? No
Is an exam required? Yes
How many years until certification must be renewed? 3 year(s)
Certification can be renewed with Continuing Education Units? Yes
Certification can be renewed with re-examination? No
Certification can be renewed with Continuing Professional Development? No
Certification can be renewed in multiple ways? No

Certificates

Certificate name

International Board Certified Lactation Consultant

Certifying Organization

International Board of Lactation Consultant Examiners

Type

C - Specialty

Certificate name

Certified Professional Midwife

Certifying Organization

North American Registry of Midwives

Type

A - Core

Certificate name

Birth Doula Certification

Certifying Organization

Doulas of North America

Type

A - Core

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