Birth Doula Recertification & CEU Planner

How BBU recertification works

BBU frames recertification for doulas trained elsewhere as cross certification. Its pages describe it as for doulas who were previously trained or certified, online and self-paced, leading to a three-year certification. The process has four published steps: make sure you have been previously certified or trained as a doula; sign up and pay; reply to BBU’s email with proof of your previous certification or training; and be admitted to the online program. BBU’s FAQ says each cross-certification training takes about 6–8 hours.

The birth program lists these topics: a birth doula’s role, scope of practice, family dynamics and culture, going above and beyond, and being a strong support for all births. It also gives access to the full Birth Doula Training Workbook.

Which route fits your training

BBU’s FAQ matches the route to the training you completed: a labor (birth) doula training leads to the birth cross certification, a postpartum training to the postpartum one. It also explains that nurses, IBCLCs and childbirth educators need a doula training first, because the doula scope of practice is unique. The planner asks one question and tells you which of these applies, pointing to the matching free planner when it is not this one.

Logging CEUs

To renew, BBU says “15 CEUs are required and can be earned through our mentorship programs and perinatal professional programs,” and its trainings FAQ states “a minimum of 15 CEUs is required to recertify.” Add each CEU you have earned or plan: the course, the date, how many CEUs and whether it is birth, postpartum or other. The planner totals them, shows how many are still to log, and flags any dated outside your three-year window so you can check with BBU whether it counts. It never marks your record as passing or failing.

BBU’s classes for perinatal professionals carry Nursing CEUs (Comfort Measures and Newborn Care: 3 Nursing CEUs on successful completion; Breastfeeding/Infant Feeding: you may apply for 3 Nursing CEUs). Their pages ask you to check with BBU how they apply to your doula renewal.

The mentorship route

For newly trained BBU doulas, the published path to the full three-year certification is BBU mentorship or 15 eligible birth/postpartum CEUs within the first year. Doula Mentorship is six live sessions; BBU says it is “not itself a training program, so it does not by itself make you a certified doula,” and that it can lead to a three-year credential when your prior training proof is approved and all six sessions are completed. The free Mentorship Session Planner helps you prepare for it.

Printing your record

Press Print for a one-page record: your route, BBU’s steps, your dated window with three check-in points (planning points, not BBU rules), your CEU log with totals and blank rows for CEUs still to come. Nothing is sent anywhere. Print it or save it as a PDF to keep with your certificates, or save a copy on this device.