DOULA TRAINING
Our Mission
To nourish and empower the local community by training a new generation of confident and mindful doulas.
COURSE CONTENT
Birth physiology, anatomy, and foetal positioning
Birth rights, birth choices and what doula support can look like
Respect and acceptance of parents and their decisions
Unexpected situations, emergencies, crisis situations, baby loss.
Bonding physiology, innate needs of mothers and babies, infant feeding
The power of language, communication and listening skills
Working with the NHS, midwives and health providers
Common sense, diplomacy and boundaries
Transforming your passion in your business
COURSE OUTLINE
Pre Course Module
In person training over 2 weekends
3 online group mentoring sessions
Post Course Module
Online Graduation
Inclusive learning approach
Small group (max 12 spaces)
6 Reasons To Train with Us
1. LOCAL
Facilitated by local doulas living within Northern Ireland, with 25 years of collective experience, providing insight into NI maternity services and extensive experience of supporting the local birthing community.
2. SUPPORT
Ongoing support throughout the course with monthly mentoring calls between training weekends. Also with the option to join an exclusive private online support group.
3. TIME
Course attended on 2 weekends, spread over 3 month period giving you plenty of time for reflection and course completion.
4. NETWORK
Instant networking opportunities with doulas working in Northern Ireland, as well as trust contacts.
5. CONFIDENCE
Confidence to support all types of birth, to support families postnatally, and to be enthusiastic and fully prepared to work as a doula in Northern Ireland.
6. DOULA UK and DAI APPROVED
Our training is approved by Doula UK, the UK's leading doula association, and by the Doula Association of Ireland, Ireland's most active community of professional doulas. All of our graduates can become members of DUK and/or DAI and avail of the mentorship and peer support of the doula community.
Details of 2026 training
When:
Two weekends 9.30am-5.30pm:
20-21 June and 3-4 October, 2026
Dates of online sessions TBC (August and September); Graduation in December
Where:
The Little Yoga House, Cregagh Road, Belfast
Cost: £850 (payment plans available)
Bookings for next year are open! (12 spaces; deposit required to secure a space)
* We offer one discounted place in each training to people from ethnically diverse communities, from the LGBTQIA+ community, with physical, mental or health impairments or someone who has a financial barrier to signing up. This place is already taken for 2025. Please email us directly for further information and/or to join the waiting list in case it becomes available.
OUR HAPPY TRAINEE DOULAS SAID...
It has been everything I could have hoped for and more.
It's been so lovely to do an in-person course and experience personal connections.
Best weekend; learnt so much. Looking forward to more training.
The delivery of the course has been perfect, a great mix of activities and learning.