Articles on doula training, certification, recognition and building a practice from Birth & Baby University.
A doula business plan does not need to be a forty-page document. It does need honest numbers about how many clients you can serve, what each client really takes in hours and what you…
Read the article: How to Build a Doula Business Plan That Supports Long-Term GrowthPatient education in perinatal care means giving people clear, accurate health information they can act on—explaining what’s happening, laying out realistic options, checking understanding, and supporting confident decisions across pregnancy, birth, and the newborn…
Read the article: Patient Education in Perinatal Care: A Plain-Language GuideWhen a state adds doulas to Medicaid, the policy question that decides whether the benefit works is often not whether to cover doula care but how much to pay for it. Rates determine whether…
Read the article: Why Doula Reimbursement Rates Matter for Workforce SustainabilityDoula certification is a voluntary credential from an independent training organization confirming you’ve met their standard for birth and postpartum support. While not legally required in most states, certification opens doors to hospital privileges,…
Read the article: Certification to Become a Doula: A Complete OverviewSome families feed their babies expressed milk exclusively, by choice, because of latch or health challenges, or because the baby was premature or in the NICU. Postpartum doulas encounter these families more often than…
Read the article: Exclusive Pumping: Evidence-Based Strategies for Supporting FamiliesAsk a new parent what is exhausting them and the answer is often not the feeds or the laundry but the thinking: remembering the next pediatric appointment, tracking when the baby last ate, anticipating…
Read the article: Understanding Parental Mental Load During the Newborn PeriodFew things test new parents like a crying baby, and few topics matter more to a postpartum doula. Families want to know how much crying is normal, whether it peaks at a certain week…
Read the article: Infant Crying Patterns: What Research Tells Us About the First Three MonthsChildbirth educators teach groups or individuals how labor, birth and early parenthood work and how to prepare. Many doulas add the role, and some educators become doulas. The two jobs overlap in subject matter…
Read the article: Becoming a Childbirth Educator: Skills, Training, and Professional OpportunitiesNewborns arrive wet, small and suddenly responsible for keeping themselves warm. The reasons babies lose heat quickly, and the habits that protect them, are among the best-established parts of newborn care. They also sit…
Read the article: Understanding Infant Thermoregulation and Why Newborns Lose Heat QuicklyDoulas often hear that continuous support protects maternal mental health. The truth is more modest. Some trials point that way, others find no difference, and the best-designed evidence on mental health outcomes specifically is…
Read the article: Can Continuous Doula Support Improve Maternal Mental Health Outcomes?Page 11 of 23
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