Doula Training Program

If we continue to view the birthing paradigm in the way we are right now, we will lead to more systematization, more fragmentation, more fear, and more intervention. Despite such a strong movement, which clearly puts forth evidence-based practices for good childbearing and child rearing, we are moving further away from that goal.
Labour support or having caring people around in labour, is not a new idea. That’s how women have given birth over through ages. There is more to birth than just the reproductive parts and science.
There is more to life …
A good doula program cannot be about only what the Professionally Trained Doula can do… how would that be any different than what a good doctor can do? A good program gives us insight, reflective capacity and compassion along with the understanding of how labour birth may unfold beyond the narrow focus of getting the anatomy to function. Some of these ‘people’ skills we can only experience and refine in connection to other people. Many of our life skills are learnt by interaction, observation and reflection.
Considering the nature of the work, the learning processes and the time and distance most of us may have, The Doula Collective presents a Doula Training and Certification Program that’s interactive, inclusive, comprehensive and slow paced, offering support to the degree is need, similar to the ethos of doula work.

The Doula Training Program is a layered, experiential journey designed to build skill, confidence, and ethical integrity in birth work. Blending self-paced online learning with live mentor-led webinars, the course unfolds across three progressive seminars.

Seminar 1: The Foundation equips participants with essential knowledge in anatomy, physiology, lactation, communication, medical interventions, and professional boundaries. With 24 study lessons and live interactive sessions, learners gain practical competence and become eligible to practice as a Doula in Training.

Seminar 2: Deepening Skills expands awareness beyond physiology to explore biomechanics, subconscious influences, culture, family dynamics, and VBAC support—helping doulas respond with greater sensitivity and nuance.

Seminar 3: Trauma-Informed Care focuses on safety, nervous system awareness, consent-based support, and postpartum repair, strengthening a doula’s grounded presence.

Graduates receive full certification, directory listing, mentorship access, continuing education, and community support through The Doula Collective.

Seminar 1

Essential Doula Skills: Anatomy, Physiology, and Communication.

Seminar 2

Exploring the Subconscious & Supporting the Unborn in the Transition to Parenthood.

Seminar 3

Trauma-Informed Care for Newborns and Families.

Key Features

  • Layered, experiential learning journey – Moves from strong foundations to advanced trauma-informed practice through progressive seminars
  • Science + presence integration – Blends anatomy, physiology, biomechanics, and medical literacy with emotional intelligence, intuition, and relational skills
  • Real-world application – Encourages reflective practice, integrating lived client experiences into deeper learning and skill refinement.
  • Trauma-informed, ethical care – Develops nervous system awareness, consent-based support, strong boundaries, and professional integrity.
  • Hybrid, mentor-led structure – Combines self-paced study with live interactive webinars for flexibility and meaningful connection
  • Community and continued growth – Offers certification, directory listing, mentorship access, ongoing education, and a collaborative doula network

Training Format

Online Course

 Access to self paced study modules covering each aspect of the curriculum with class videos and additional resources. 

Assesments

Assessments are to help integrate knowledge

Live Interactive Webinars

Participate interactive sessions with mentors and peers

FAQs

Who is this course for?

This course is for anyone who is passionate about supporting birthing families. If you have a ‘calling’ and feel ready to commit to learning, you can join. Even if you have already had some kind of doula training or are already supporting birthing women in some way, this course would still be very enriching to build your practice and be part of a doula sisterhood.

Yes, you will recieve a Foundation course certificate on completion of Seminar 1 and can start practice as a ‘doula in training’. Once all 3 seminars are completed you will be awarded the final certificate.

Doulas are non medical non clinical professionals and so doula courses are not accredited by medical or government bodies. Moreover this is a nascent profession and The Doula Collective is in fact the first full scale home grown doula training & certification course in India since 2018. Our recognition by families and caregivers is growing with the quality and ethics of our practice.

We usually have 5-6 students per group but webinars are also attended by our experienced and trainee doulas who may have enrolled in previous years. We support and encourage all our students to come back for as many classes as they wish to. This also helps enrich our interactions.

Write to us about yourself and your interest in this work and this course. We have courses ongoing and happy to share the upcoming webinar schedules. Follow us on instagram for updates.

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Testimonials

When I came across Doula Collective, what struck me the most is that it's one of a kind in offering community support. Divya Deswal once said, "How will a doula know how to support a mother, when she's not first supported herself?" So that along with other factors like having lifetime access to the course content and the live classes are the things that helped me choose Doula Collective.
Mithira, Bangalore
Mithira, Bangalore
The knowledge that the mentors of Doula Collective have is so immense and so positive that every birth worker would want to absorb all of it and learn from them. And that's why I enrolled into this course, and I've thoroughly enjoyed my journey with them.
Suma, Bangalore
Suma, Bangalore
I chose to do the course since there were no prerequisites. Anybody and everybody was welcome to do the course as long as you were interested, and I think for me, one thing which definitely stood out, was the third seminar, which was trauma informed care and it was something extremely unique and it really matched my interest.
Nitya, Noida
Nitya, Noida
The reason I chose The Doula Collective to go ahead with my doula training was because I could not find another platform where women not only stood by each other, they supported and educated each other in understanding this miracle of birth and created a community where there is no judgment. There is just love and support everywhere, and just an insane understanding of this miracle that we call birth.
Urshita, Noida
Urshita, Noida

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