Online doula training and certification
Become a Certified Doula
Learn to support mothers and families through birth and postpartum care. Complete your online training, fulfill your program’s requirements, and earn your doula certification through American Doula Academy.
Online lessons at your own pace
Fieldwork included in certification
Live expert support
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How it works
Your Path to Certification
Four steps from choosing a program to holding your certification. Each program page sets out its own requirements in detail.
Choose Your Program
Select the doula certification program that fits the work you want to do.
Complete Your Training
Work through online lessons, quizzes, and assignments while tracking your progress.
Fulfill Certification Requirements
Complete the coursework and any practical experience or final review required by your program.
Earn Your Certification
Receive your American Doula Academy certification after meeting all program requirements.
What the Academy offers
Flexible online learning
Short lessons designed for real schedules, on whatever device you have with you.
Real-world fieldwork
Certification includes supported practice with families, not coursework alone.
Live expert access
Reach experienced doula educators through live chat during published hours.
Programs
Choose Your Doula Certification Program
Two certification programs, each combining online training with required fieldwork. American Doula Academy is the certification provider; each program page explains exactly what the certification requires.
Birth Doula Certification
Learn to provide informational, physical, and emotional support to families through pregnancy, labor, and the hours after birth.
- Who it is for
- Aspiring birth doulas beginning their training
- Format
- Online lessons, then required in-person fieldwork
- Tuition
- Tuition typically ranges from $495-$695
- Certification earned
- Birth Doula Certification
- Requirements
- Online lessons and assessments, then required fieldwork and documentation review. Fieldwork required for full certification.
- Typical completion time
- Completion time depends on your pace. Typical timelines will be published before enrollment opens.
What you learn
- The birth doula role and scope of practice
- Pregnancy and childbirth physiology fundamentals
- The stages of labor and what support looks like in each
- Comfort measures, positioning, and non-clinical support techniques
- and 9 more topics
Postpartum Doula Certification
Learn to support families through recovery, newborn care, feeding, and the adjustment of the first weeks and months at home.
- Who it is for
- Aspiring postpartum doulas beginning their training
- Format
- Online lessons, then required in-home fieldwork
- Tuition
- Tuition typically ranges from $495-$695
- Certification earned
- Postpartum Doula Certification
- Requirements
- Online lessons and assessments, then required fieldwork and documentation review. Fieldwork required for full certification.
- Typical completion time
- Completion time depends on your pace. Typical timelines will be published before enrollment opens.
What you learn
- The postpartum doula role and scope of practice
- Physical recovery in the weeks after birth
- How families adjust as roles and routines change
- Newborn behavior, cues, and everyday care
- and 10 more topics
For working doulas
Already a Doula? Continue Your Education.
Focused courses for doulas already in the field. They deepen specific skills or cover a specific topic; they are not doula certification programs.
Continuing Education Courses
Focused professional development for working doulas who want to deepen specific skills without repeating full certification training.
- Who it is for
- Practicing doulas seeking focused professional development
- Format
- Fully online, self-paced
- Tuition
- Pricing varies by course
Michigan Medicaid Doula Course
A supplemental course helping doulas understand Michigan Medicaid-related expectations, documentation, and professional responsibilities.
- Who it is for
- Doulas interested in Michigan Medicaid-related practice
- Format
- Fully online, self-paced
- Tuition
- Pricing to be confirmed
Your student dashboard
Your Training and Certification, in One Place
Access your lessons, complete quizzes, submit assignments, and follow your progress toward certification from your student dashboard.
One idea per lesson
Each lesson covers a single concept, so you can stop and start without losing your place.
Learn on any device
Lessons work on a phone, tablet, or computer, so you can study wherever you are.
Check your understanding
Short knowledge checks after each module confirm the material landed before you move on.
Come back where you left off
Progress is saved as you go, so a busy week does not mean starting over.
Expert support
Ask a real person when something is unclear
Enrolled students can reach experienced doula educators through live chat during published staffed hours.
What experts can help with
- Understanding course material and lesson concepts
- Clarifying doula scope of practice
- Preparing for and reflecting on fieldwork
- Professional communication and documentation practices
- Navigating the certification pathway
What experts cannot provide
- Medical, clinical, or diagnostic advice
- Guidance about a specific pregnancy, birth, or health situation
- Emergency or urgent health concerns
- Legal advice or payer-specific determinations
Tuition
Clear pricing, published before you enroll
Both certification programs sit in a single published range. We will not list a price we have not confirmed.
Tuition
$495-$695
Tuition typically ranges from $495-$695 for primary certification programs.
Tuition covers access to the online learning phase, course materials, knowledge checks, and expert support during published hours.
Exact per-program pricing will be published before enrollment opens.
Payment plan details will be published before enrollment opens.
Why American Doula Academy
Practical training, honestly described
We are careful about what we promise, and clear about what certification actually requires.
Built around short lessons
Training is broken into focused lessons rather than long sessions, so you can make progress in the time you actually have.
Honest about what certification takes
We separate coursework, fieldwork, and full certification clearly. You will always know which milestone you are working toward.
Support from experienced doulas
Live expert chat during published hours means you can ask a real person when something is unclear.
Practical, not just theoretical
Coursework covers documentation, boundaries, and business fundamentals alongside hands-on support skills.
Clear scope of practice
We teach where the doula role begins and ends, so you can support families confidently and appropriately.
Independent and national
An independent company serving students across the country, not tied to any single hospital or region.
Questions
The things people ask first
A few common questions. The full list covers tuition, expert support, and login.
Start Your Journey to Becoming a Certified Doula
Choose your program and take the first step toward supporting mothers and families with knowledge, confidence, and compassion.
American Doula Academy is an independent company. We are not a college, university, government agency, or medical provider. Doulas provide non-clinical informational, physical, and emotional support. Course content does not constitute medical advice and does not replace care from licensed healthcare professionals.