Certification: Certified Professional Doula (CPD)

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If you©re interested in becoming a recognized professional doula, obtaining your doula certification is a key step toward a successful career. Professional doulas play a crucial role in providing emotional, physical, and informational support during childbirth and throughout life. To ensure ethical standards, guidelines must be established for their services. With a certification and recertification process in place, the NDCB aims to set the standard for the qualifications of certified professional doulas as well as the continued quality of service throughout their careers through recertification and continued learning.
More information about this certification

More than two years of education or training after high school required?
No
More than two years of work experience required?
No
Oral or Written Exam Required?
Yes
Renewal Required?
Every 3 Year(s)
Renew through Continuing Educational Units(CEU)?
Yes
Renew through Re-Examination?
No
Renew through Continuing Professional Development(CPD)?
No
Does applicant have choice of at least two options from above for renewal (CEU, CPD, or exam)?
No

Core

  1. The certification does not have a minimum education level or has an education level below a two-year Associates of Arts or Associates of Sciences degree and the certification does not have a minimum requirement for work experience or requires two or less years of work experience.
  2. The certification has an education level of an Associates of Arts or Associates of Sciences degree or higher, but has a work experience requirement of less than 2 years of work experience.
  3. The certification has a work experience requirement of more than 2 years but does not require a two-year Associates of Arts or Associates of Sciences degree.

  • This certification is accredited by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI).