frequently asked questions

To be a doula, you need to be detached, loving, compassionate, and willing to serve another woman who wants to experience a normal birth in a country that holds the world record for C-sections. You need to know how to respect a woman’s decisions, even if you don’t agree with them. You need to have time to devote to another person and identify with the movement to humanize childbirth. You don’t necessarily have to be an activist. But you need to be outraged by our obstetric reality.

No, to be a doula, you don’t need to have children, have had a normal delivery, or have breastfed. If that were a criterion, there would be no male midwives or obstetricians. It is the woman who decides the profile of the doula she wants by her side. The doula needs to be dedicated and committed to being part of the entire process of labor, birth, and breastfeeding. Having gone through childbirth or being a mother may make things easier at times, but it will not make you a better or worse doula than someone who has never conceived, given birth, or breastfed. What will help you become a doula with good references are your experiences and your efforts to always learn more by taking courses or reading books.

For other cities and locations abroad, the course is taught via live videoconference, ensuring full interaction between students and teachers. We emphasize that this is not distance learning, and all classes are recorded and available on our Google Classroom platform for 90 days for students to access.

Everyone is welcome, men or women. Some countries already have doulas caring for pregnant women, and we understand that the choice of a doula should always be made by the pregnant woman. Doula ends up being the most commonly used term because it is a profession sought after more by women.

Anyone who feels an affinity with the world of pregnancy, childbirth, or postpartum care, who is over 18 years of age, and who can read and write, regardless of their educational background.

O curso visa capacitar e conscientizar as Doulas de seu papel no cenário obstétrico como acompanhante profissional, sempre observando o limite do alcance do seu atendimento e seguindo os preceitos éticos da função de doula. Dentro desses preceitos, a doula terá instrumentos para auxiliar a gestante na busca pelo parto desejado, terá condições de servi-la durante o trabalho de parto e apoiá-la no pós-parto/amamentação. Sempre passando informações baseadas em evidência e comprovações científicas para conscientizar suas gestantes a passar por essa experiência de maneira mais positiva e fisiológica possível, sem intervenções e respeitando esse lindo momento. 

Our program stands out from other existing courses due to the harmony between the theoretical content that will be covered and the dynamics, practices, and experiences that will be taught by professionals with extensive experience in the field of humanized childbirth. Our program covers all the support that a doula should provide, from pregnancy to postpartum, always guiding these women with information based on evidence and scientific proof, helping to make this process more positive!

We know that many who wish to take the course are mothers with babies who are still breastfeeding or have small children who cannot be left alone. Our course aims to welcome everyone who wants to participate in this very special moment. Therefore, women with small children can participate in the course, as long as the student brings a caregiver to stay with her baby. Babies, even small ones, cannot stand being in a room for so long. Therefore, this baby can be taken to the lecture and training venue to be breastfed and while sleeping. In order to ensure total harmony among all participants, with or without children, we will give some instructions so that the presence of your babies does not interfere with the course.

If the student wishes, yes. Similarly, children will not be allowed to stay in the same space where the activities will take place, so the student must arrange for a caregiver for the children.

The theoretical part will be included, that is, 40 hours of theoretical classes, the course book, the Successful Doula program, and participation in our institution’s Telegram support network group to answer any questions you may have!

Our course was planned after extensive research and courses we took to structure the best way to convey our information and experiences. In this course, we highlight the main difficulties we faced at the beginning of our careers, such as relationships with professionals in the field of humanization, and we also share what we wish we had learned in the courses we participated in! We bring together highly competent and renowned professionals in the field of humanization and birth in Brazil.

Yes. The certificate is sufficient to identify you as a trained doula. There are state laws that allow doulas to enter the delivery room with the pregnant woman, in addition to a companion of her choice (check the doula law in your state). In practice, there are hospitals that do not allow doulas and hospitals that do allow doulas. In some states, we already have state laws that support us in providing care within hospitals. Among the hospitals that accept the presence of a doula freely chosen by the woman, there is no distinction between the schools that offer these courses. It would be illegal and discriminatory since the CBO classifies doula training courses as free. Remember that only students who complete the entire course load of the theoretical part will receive the training certificate.

Yes, if you miss the agreed date, you will be charged a fine of 0.05% per day of delay.

• If cancellation is communicated by email or WhatsApp (please request a reply to ensure we have received it) up to:One month before: we will refund 100% of the amount.
  20 days before: 50% of the course fee will be refunded. The remainder will be considered administrative expenses and will not be refunded.
  Less than 10 days before the start of the course, there will be no refunds and we will not accept class changes, as we have no way of filling the vacancies that will become available.
• The class is confirmed with at least 6 students enrolled. If the class is not confirmed at least 15 days before the scheduled course date, those enrolled will be informed and may choose to receive a refund for the course or use the amount paid for the next class. If you have any questions, please contact us.