NBDA® Doula Recertification

To ensure that your certification continues to be viewed as seal of excellence within the birth work space we ask that you are dedicated to your continued education. Every 2 years we take pleasure in seeing what our doulas have done to continue to grow and learn. 

Recertification Requirements:

4 CEs are needed to renew your certification, and we are developing a robust catalog of courses that will be pre approved CEs. 

As that construction is underway we are allowing CEs to be completed a variety of ways. 

1. Book Summary and Application Report on any book on our Recommend Reading List (750 words) 

     -Summarize the book and how you will apply principles from it to your birth work journey 

    -Fill in the Book Report section on application to submit

2. Courses or Workshop on a Birth or Business related topic 

    -Must include 3 or more hours of instruction 

           -In 1 session or over multiple days 

           -In Person, Virtual, or Online Self Paced 

    -Proof of Attendance needed

*Proof includes: Certificate with a completion date within the pervious 2 year period, Letter from instructor with their contact information included, or 500 word Summary and Application Report with receipt/flyer/post about the course. 

          -Upload in the Course or Workshop section on application