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Online & In-Person Doula Training Course In The UK
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The BirthBliss Academy Doula Course
Ready for a Life-Changing Journey? The BirthBliss Doula Academy Awaits!
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If you’re feeling the pull to make a real difference in the lives of women and families during pregnancy, birth, and beyond, you’re in the right place. The BirthBliss Doula Academy is your gateway to turning that dream into reality.
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Our 4-day course is designed for anyone ready to dive deep into birth and postnatal doula work. This isn’t just your standard workshop – it’s an immersive experience that goes to the heart of what it means to offer compassionate, trauma-informed support throughout the perinatal period.
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With over 20 years of experience, we’re excited to share our knowledge. Whether you prefer an in-person, hands-on approach or the flexibility of our self-paced online course, we've got you covered. You can find the full course details right here.
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By the end, you’ll be ready to provide childbirth education, labour support, and postnatal care. And if you want to take things further, our Accreditation Programme is here to help showcase your skills and experience as a professional doula.
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Why choose BirthBliss Academy? It’s simple. The course was created by Kicki Hansard, an award-winning doula and author who’s been at the forefront of doula training since 2005. Kicki’s trained over 1,000 doulas, including many of today’s course providers. She’s a founding member of Doula UK and has combined her practical experience with her academic background in Psychology and Social Sciences to create a course that’s as real as it gets.
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Joining Kicki is Siobhan Smith, a doula since 2011 and a self-employed expert for over 20 years. Siobhan heads up our Accreditation Programme and has a knack for supporting new parents through their toughest moments. She’s also a recognised ‘Expert by Experience’ at Hertfordshire University.
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Choosing The BirthBliss Academy means you’re getting more than a course – you’re joining a community with decades of expertise, ready to support you every step of the way.
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​​​So, are you ready to become a doula and join the ranks of the extraordinary?
Core Components of Our Doula Course
PERSONAL GROWTH
Empathy with others and with yourself is probably the most important principle of doula work. Doulas provide emotional, practical, and informative support to families during the childbearing year. Empathy is at the heart of everything.
As a doula, you are not there to rescue or to make decisions for anyone else. The ability to remain non-judgemental and to stay in the moment depends on your understanding of your own life and birth experiences. In addition to learning about the physical and emotional aspects of birth and the postnatal period, this doula training course also teaches you about the options available during childbirth and as a parent.
In this course, you will start your journey of self-discovery, personal responsibility, and transformation. Being a doula is exactly that, being rather than doing.
You will learn how to provide trauma-informed care by rephrasing the question What is wrong with that person? to What happened to that person?
ANTENATAL, BIRTH AND POSTNATAL DOULA
The beginning of your doula journey provides you with a strong foundation on which to build your career. This course will provide you with important knowledge and information along with practical skills for supporting women and families before, during and after childbirth.
You will be shown how to provide authentic support for others. A key objective of The BirthBliss Academy is to ensure that all aspiring doulas remain authentic and understand their role as doulas well.
Every doula has their personality and interests. You will learn about what kind of doula you are!
CHILDBIRTH AND PARENTING EDUCATION
Your role as a doula combines a calling with a career, and you will be able to support new parents in preparing for birth as well as offering them guidance in the postpartum period as a doula.
You will leave the course with a wealth of information that you can pass on to your clients. We will provide you with ongoing support as soon as you leave the course.
Should you choose to do your accreditation with us, we are here to hold your hand from the very beginning until you become an Accredited Doula.
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