Established in 2001, Doula School International has a long history of offering quality training with a personal approach. “Certification with confidence” and evidence based approaches to resource and skill development are two mandates of our organization. These are two of the many reasons we are a leading training for modern day doulas! We offer a range of programs, from Birth Doula Training and Fertility Doula Training to Sacred Birth Prenatal Yoga Doula Training.
Stefanie Antunes
President and Co-Director of Doula School International
At Doula School International, our mission is to co-create a global community of birth professionals who understand that every birth matters.
We are dedicated to providing the highest quality doula training, emphasizing cultural competence and inclusivity.
Our commitment to advancing perinatal outcomes and improving perinatal health sets us apart as a distinctive and impactful institute, ensuring that our graduates serve families around the world with excellence and compassion.
Also we really just think learning should be FUN. So our courses, whether live or self-directed are chock full of ACTIONABLE learning.
Collaborating with organizations, non-profits, professional bodies, and stakeholders in reproductive support matters.
We do this by providing internationally accredited in-person and virtual programs that equip birth professionals with tools to empower and support pregnant people throughout their pregnancies, births and early postpartum periods.
Education should be fun, useful and evidence-based. We carefully curate courses with facilitators who are experts in their field and who base their work on principles of anti-racism, diversity and inclusion.
We think that how we birth matters and are committed to co-creating a community of people who can provide culturally competent and inclusive support to families all over the world in an effort to improve outcomes.
Education should be inspiring and fun
Students should be taught ‘what they need to know’, not EVERYTHING there is to know on a topic
Knowledge is best built on what we already know
Embodied learning is better learning
We all come with skills/expertise
Diversity in our trainings promotes increased doula skills and compassion
Mentorship is a necessary component to success
There is teacher inside us all
Our courses are accessible both through self-directed (at your own pace) learning, via LIVE virtual or in-person trainings, or through our envigorating global retreats.