Postpartum Doula Training

Are you interested in building your knowledge, and skills for postpartum support in Ireland?

Take the first step by booking your place on our Postpartum Doula Training.

Change your life for only €600 (Early Bird Price). Secure your place with a deposit of €100 - pay the rest before the course starts.

Out training dates for 2025 are now Live! If they do not suit you can join our mailing list so you are the first to know the next dates we are offering

Split over two weekends, 10am-3pm each day

(5 days of live sessions)

Have you been looking for a fulfilling career offering support to families as they make the transition to life with a new baby?

If that’s a yes, then follow your passion and take your first step by booking your place on our professional and inspiring Postpartum Doula Training.

We offer you our knowledge, encouragement and support so you can gain the skills and confidence to offer much-needed doula support in your community.

After many years of supporting postpartum families and mentoring doulas in Ireland, Jen and Mary are excited to offer DoulaCare postpartum doula training - specifically geared to working with families in Ireland.

We are the leading experts in Postpartum Doula care in Ireland and we want to offer our expertise to give you the information and skills you will need to provide postpartum doula services to families that need your support. This is one of the first ever doula trainings that has been developed in Ireland and our training offers you the opportunity to receive certification from an Irish organisation that is familiar with what families in Ireland look for in postpartum doula support.

We offer practical support in both working as a doula and in developing your business.

We help you to understand the role of a doula and nurture and support you as you walk this exciting path.

You are unique, so the doula support you offer will be unique. We want to guide you on this journey - and are aware that as adult learners, you already come to this with a wealth of knowledge and experience and a huge amount of passion.

Our job is to help build your confidence and nurture your education so you can practise as a doula in a way that suits your life and family circumstances.

Both Mary and Jen bring their vast experience as doulas - but also share their knowledge as successful business owners. They both started off as solo doulas and then joined forces to build DoulaCare and want to share this experience and knowledge with you.

This profession is growing. Mary first trained as a doula in 2006 and no one knew what a doula was. Now thankfully, as more and more families choose to work with doulas this has changed. People are actively seeking out doula support and both Mary and Jen are passionate about building the doula profession and facilitating those with a passion for this work.

This is your chance to train with an organisation that is at the forefront of creating industry standards in Ireland.

DoulaCare was the first doula organisation to offer Garda Vetting for doulas offering support to clients.

We have developed policies and procedures needed to run a professional business so that we offer the Gold Standard of professionalism to our clients. We want to support you to offer the same to your clients and feel fully prepared to offer this fulfilling and life-changing support to the families you work with.

We are committed to offering you the most up-to-date and evidence-based research so you can build your confidence and professionally develop your skills and knowledge as a postpartum doula.

During your postpartum doula training, you will learn how to be a professional doula. Our Postpartum training will cover evidence-based information about the benefits of doula support, how to hold space for new parents when they bring home a new baby or babies, the impact of doula support on a family, practical hands-on techniques, as well as the steps to begin a career as a postpartum doula.

Plus…

• Introduction to BabyWearing with Tricia Nugent from Snugglebugs

• Plus ‘A Day in the Life of a Postpartum Doula’ with experienced and seasoned doulas who are happy to chat about their lived reality of working as a doula. We have mentored, worked with and trained some of the busiest doulas in Ireland who we ask to share their knowledge and expertise with you - so you are able to hear from a host of different perspectives on the life of a doula. Previous speakers include: Lisa Joyce, Gemma Doyle and Jacquie Beamish - all busy, experienced doulas.

• Pelvic Floor Health with Women’s Health Physio Louise Murphy (who supports women in Pelvic Floor Health in Clonmel Hosptial).

• FREE membership on our Doula Connect (a national doula directory) for the calendar year of your training. If your training finishes in December you get the following calendar year membership. See our Doula Connect here

• 3 monthly Follow On Support Sessions on Zoom to check in, offer ongoing mentoring support and additional learnings while you take the next steps to grow your business. This brings your total live training hours to 28 hours.

2024 Follow On Calls : (All take place on Wednesday mornings). We record any training that is involved in these calls for those who cannot attend

All take place on Wednesday mornings

November 5th 10am - 11am

December 3rd: 10am - 11am

January 7th 2025: 10am - 11am

2025 Follow on Calls: Option One (Feb/March Training)

2nd April 10am - 11am

7th May 10 am - 11am

4th June 10am - 11am

2025 Follow On Calls: Option Two (September/October Trainings):

5th November: 10am - 11am

3rd December: 10am - 11am

7th January: 10am - 11am

* Please note you will need to have a zoom account set up on your device and internet access.      

⭐️ Did you feel a lack of support during your pregnancy, birth and postpartum?

⭐️ Or did you get the support you needed and thrive during this time?

⭐️ Would you love to provide this support to families AND build a business that supports you, your family and your community?

⭐️ Do you want the flexibility to learn from the comfort of your own home on our live Zoom trainings, while building connections with others as passionate as you are about postpartum?After many years of supporting postpartum families and mentoring doulas in Ireland, Jen and Mary are excited to offer DoulaCare Postpartum doula training.

Our training is specifically geared to working with families in Ireland. We are the leading experts in Postpartum Doula care in Ireland and we want to offer our expertise to give you the information and skills you will need to provide postpartum doula services to families that need your support. This is one of the first ever doula trainings that has been developed in Ireland and our training offers you the opportunity to receive certification from an Irish organisation that is familiar with what families in Ireland look for in postpartum doula support.  

We offer practical support in both working as a doula and in developing your business. We help you to understand the role of a doula and nurture and support you as you walk this exciting path.

We are committed to offering you the most up to date and evidence based research so you can build your confidence and professionally develop your skills and knowledge as a Postpartum doula.

During your postpartum doula training you will learn how to offer a professional doula service to your clients. We will cover a wide range of topics designed to build your confidence and enable you to being to practise once your course has finished. We will cover topics such as learning how to source evidence based information, the benefits of doula support, how to hold space for new parents, the impact of doula support to a family, practical hands on techniques and the stopes to being a career as a postpartum doula in Ireland.

Over the course of the 5 days you will be offered plenty of time for group discussion and we facilitate numerous group sessions which allow you to interact and learn from others. There will be lots of time allocated to exploring ideas, asking questions and nurturing you during the 5 sessions of training.

We are a family-friendly organisation and one of the benefits of doing the course from home is that it allows you to attend with your baby if needed.

Once you are finished with your training and have submitted any required paperwork you will be considered fully trained and be able to offer your services as a Postpartum doula to families in your community.

Topics for this intensive training include:

• Non-Judgmental Support (including the unconscious bias)

• Effective Communication & Language skills

• Supporting parents through loss and/or trauma

• Physical & Emotional recovery from birth

• Postpartum Relationships - family dynamics and how the doula fits in

• Feeding: Breast, Expressing, Bottle & Formula

• Infant Care techniques

• Postnatal Mood & Anxiety Disorders

• Supporting sick and/or preterm babies

• Working with multiples

• The Doula Interview

• Referral pathways and scope of practice

• How to get started with your own doula business

What are the Benefits of Training with DoulaCare?

• Live, individualised sessions with time for questions and group discussion

• The opportunity to train with 2 of the most experienced doulas in Ireland who have an understanding of the needs of adult learners.

• Interactive training that will draw on the knowledge and learning you bring with you as an adult with life experience and a passion for learning.

• The opportunity to train with a professional organisation that are at the forefront of creating industry standards in Ireland.

• The flexibility to learn from the comfort of your own home. We offer interactive Zoom sessions that will build connections with the group you learn with

• The opportunity to certify with an Irish organisation

• Evidence based and up to date information you can trust

• Access to continuous support and contact after training has been completed

• Access to a private Facebook group to connect in with your peers and support each other on your journey.

• Access to discounted training to further develop your skills

• Introduction to BabyWearing Session included (worth €100)

• Q and A Session with a working Doula
  

Please Note: Terms and Conditions

**Please read our Cancellation Policy to understand our policies when it comes to booking.

This workshop must be attended in its entirety to acquire certification.

If you wish to be Garda Vetted this can be processed through DoulaCare for a fee of €50  - this is only available to those who are certified with the DoulaCare Institute or active members of the DoulaCare Ireland Agency. (Please note, if you are working with small babies or children in Ireland it is a legal requirement that you are Garda Vetted). 

You do not need to join DoulaCare Ireland Doula Agency in order to take this training (you can work as an independent doula with our agreed level of mentorship and support). Taking our training does not guarantee you a position in our agency. We have a strict application process and, therefore, we only choose those who are the right fit for our team.