The doula training that includes hands on experience as the highest priority!

Whole Doula Postpartum Doula Training

About Us

Our hands-on doula training equips individuals with the skills and confidence to support families during pregnancy, labor, and postpartum. Through expert instruction and real-world experience, we prepare trainees to provide compassionate care and empower parents through their unique birth journeys.

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Meet Our Trainers

Our expert doula trainers bring years of experience and compassion to help you build the skills and confidence to support families. With a focus on hands-on, personalized instruction, they empower you to become a skilled, knowledgeable doula ready to make a difference.

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Explore Our Trainings

Discover a doula certification program that gives you confidence to support clients from day 1, equips you grow as a professional, and to become a change agent for your doula practice and the profession.

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What sets Whole Doula apart from the rest?

Welcome to Whole Doula, where we believe that the journey into postpartum care is just as important as the journey to parenthood itself. Founded by Emily Smith and Jacquelin Knighton, the founders of the renowned Doulas of Capitol Hill, Whole Doula offers a unique and comprehensive training experience designed to prepare you not only for the technical aspects of being a postpartum doula but also for the hands-on, real-world experience you need to thrive in the field.

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Explore Our Membership Plans

Basic Doula Certification

Explore the basics of becoming a trained and lifetime certified birth or postpartum doula. Includes apprenticeship and hands on experience with your training so you can actually SEE and EXPERIENCE the doula role first-hand.

$500

Unlimited Access CEUs

Keep your options open with a full virtual library of classes, ranging from 5-minute tips and tricks to 75-minute educational sessions. Discounts on in-person continuing education trainings from other organizations.