Traditional Doula and Midwifery Arts Certification


Become certified for life with Traditional Doula and Midwifery Arts. No annual fees, no required membership and continuing education to keep your certification.
What you can get when you join the TDMA hive.
Support throughout your certification and doula career
One on one mentor-ship for each certifying birth
Digital access to TDMA Birth Doula Curriculum
Discounts for other TDMA certifications and classes
A listing on the TDMA website
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How to become a doula with TDMA

  • Complete the three day in-person class
  • Complete three births with the help of a TDMA mentor,
  • Required reading with book reports
  • 3 self evaluations of each birth
  • Sit in on one local childbirth education class
  • Tour one hospital 
  • Create a resource list of local practitioners who support natural birth, such as Midwives,  Chiropractors, lactation counselors. yoga instructors, acupuncturists, birth tub rentals, child birth educators, herbalists, massage therapists, nutritionists, hypnotists and postpartum doulas.
  • $400 Investment
 In the 3 Day Class You Will Learn 

  • ​What a doula does and doesn't do
  • History of  doula in the U.S.
  • How to interview with potential clients
  • Prenatal visits​
  • Possible interventions
  • Comfort measure for labor
  • Hands on practice with the birth ball and rebozo
  • ​Labor positions
  • Postpartum visits
  • Herbs and plants - for pregnancy and postpartum​
  • Aromatherapy for birth
  • Doula medicine birth bag
  • Business tools
  • Cultural competencey
  • Doula Self care 
  • Processing traumatic birth
  • Doula blessing ceremony
Cross Certification
​For doulas already certified, but are interested in multiple certification.
Requirements are to attend our live 3 day training.

Requirements
  • Have been certified through another doula program
  • Attended at least 3 births in the last 24 months
  • Attend TDMA 3 day live training for birth doulas 
Investment
$300.00