Holistic Birth Doula Course
Doula Training for Pregnancy & Birth
What Is A Holistic Doula Training?
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Physiology
Truly understand the physiology of pregnancy and undisturbed physiological birth, and how to support it in any setting
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Transformation
Use a powerful Holistic Birth Preparation Pathway to help clients discover their inner power and claim their natural birth.
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Navigate the Maternity System
Learn from my 25 years of midwifery experience, through the lens of risk, safety, and sovereignty — so you and your clients feel truly prepared.
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Start Working As A Doula
Create your unique thriving doula business while you are learning so you can get out there and make a difference to someone’s pregnancy & birth experience.
A Holistic Doula Course
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12 Online Modules
Access a rich library of pre-recorded video lessons, reflection prompts, and resources you can work through at your own pace. No pressure — learn in a way that fits your life
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Live Monthly Study Calls
Every month, we gather online for a live 90-minute topic focused teaching call. We could be exploring conditions in pregnancy, diving into placenta birth, exploring long labours or the baby’s first breath. We talk, we reflect and we learn together.
All recorded and added to your private library, so you can revisit them anytime.
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Monthly Group Mentoring Calls
Practical business mentoring — from marketing to finding clients to setting boundaries.
Mindset + confidence coaching —because you are needed and I want you to shine!
Also recorded if you miss them.
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Practice While Your Learn
As part of this birth doula course you’ll be encouraged to support someone through pregnancy and birth. This hands-on case study enables you to apply what you’re learning, build confidence, and receive feedback to support your personal and professional growth.
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Printed Course Handbook
Sent to your door in the UK or downloadable. A Companion Guide to accompany your learning and growth as a birthkeeper.
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Independently Accredited
Register with the International Practitioners of Holistic Medicine on certification
Doula Course Curriculum
Foundational Modules
Discover the roots of birthkeeping and how the Wise Woman Approach can guide you as you lay your birthkeeper roots in prenatal support and undisturbed birth. Explore your own conditioning and stories around pregnancy and birth, ready to work with clients that you truly align with to create your own authentic doula practice.
Prenatal Modules
You'll learn how to guide clients through deep inner work using my signature pregnancy journal, so they can claim their birth. You’ll explore holistic self care in pregnancy from nourishment to rest and conscious connection with baby, to deepen instinct and intuition. Plus understand how to navigate the medical model of prenatal care with your clients.
Birth Modules
Physiological birth requires us to understand the processes, demystify the journey of undisturbed labour and birth of the baby, the placenta and the mother or birthing person. And then know how we can be a presence that protects it, not disturb it. We dive into all aspects of birth - undisturbed, physiological AND how to optimise physiology when labour evolves differently.
Become a Holistic Doula
Holistic support through the trimesters & prenatal self care
Use our unique Holistic Pregnancy Journal as a tool for transformation
Help clients navigate the maternity system: from scans and tests to policies and interventions - just because we focus on physiology doesn’t mean we ignore reality and the medical system
Understanding the baby’s position and supporting optimum growth
Honouring undisturbed birth, placenta birth and newborn transition at birth
Optimising labour & birth in hospital and birth centres
Responding to birth emergencies and hospital transfers
Unpack your own limiting beliefs and conditioning to step into your own power
How to start and grow your own authentic and sustainable birth doula practice.
Doula Training with Me In Cornwall
🔸Supporting birth at home and in water
🔸Belly mapping to build connection and reclaim insight into positioning in the womb
🔸The physiology and wisdom of placenta birth
🔸 Navigating the unexpected and holding your ground in birth emergencies
🔸 Real-time scenario work, sharing and discussion
We will gather in a home in West Cornwall over a long weekend to bring the theory alive.
Residential and non residential places available. Details to be confirmed.
Student Reviews
A Different Kind of Doula Training
Non dogmatic balanced approach rooted in over 25 years in birth work
Start practicing as a holistic birth doula while still learning
Have our Holistic Birth Pathway as a tool for PRENATAL support
Insider knowledge of the system so your clients can navigate the medical model with instinct not fear
Be ready to offer intelligent wise woman support through pregnancy and birth.
Enrolling September, January and May
Enrolling September, January and May
Enrollment Options
Learn at your own pace with in-depth video modules, reflective workbooks, and practical resources — all grounded in the Wise Woman approach. In person upgrade coming soon. 💻 Opening offer: £900 (Full value: £1200) 🗓️ Next cohort begins September 🎓 Ideal for those who want deep, flexible learning with ongoing support
Join us in Cornwall for a live, hands-on training weekend. Deepen your skills, build confidence in face-to-face support, and connect with your fellow birthkeepers. 🌿 Only available to current online students 🏡 Held in Cornwall, early November (dates TBC)
✺ Frequently asked questions ✺
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IWhen you enrol, you’ll gain lifetime access to the online modules —including all pre-recorded video lessons, downloads, and resources—so you can revisit the content as often as you need. You’ll have access to the live teaching sessions for at least one year. To receive your certification you will need to complete any coursework and book a final call with myself. If this is after the 12 months then there will be an additional fee of £60.
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The course is divided into structured modules, with clear, easy-to-follow lessons. You’ll move through the content at your own pace, with all materials available from the start—allowing you to dive deeply into the areas that call to you most.
You will then be expected to join the live teaching calls each month, plus the bi-monthly mentorship and practice calls.
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These are the current planned live dates. All calls are recorded and uploaded to the course platform.
September: Saturday 13th and Saturday 27th
October: Thursday 9th and Saturday 25th
November: Tuesday 4th and Saturday 29th
December: Saturday 13th and Tuesday 16th
January: Saturday 10th and Thursday 22nd
February: Saturday 7th and Tuesday 24th
March: Saturday 7th and Thursaday 19th
April: Thursday 16th and Saturday 25th
May: Saturday 9th and Thursday 21st
June: Saturday 6th June and Tuesday 16th June
July: Saturday 4th and Tuesday 14th and Saturday 18th.
August: Summer holiday
These are the expected dates for our live online calls but can subject to change in the event of being called to a birth or a family emergency.
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Yes. After completing the course content and participating in reflective tasks, you’ll book a 1:1 certification call with Evony to honour your journey and receive your digital certificate. You can then apply to register with IPHM – International Practitioners of Holistic Medicine, to access insurance.
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Although insurance as a doula or student doula is not mandatory in this country, you will have access to insurance both as a student and upon certification. The cost of this is not included in your course fee but should be less than £100 per year and payable in instalments.
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Yes, all calls are recorded and uploaded to the course platform.
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Yes you will receive a course handbook to support your studies if you are within the UK, with an option to download or purchase one if outside the UK.
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No prior experience is needed to begin, including having had your own baby. The course is designed for anyone feeling the call to birthwork—from curious beginners to those ready to leave midwifery.
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Yes! You’ll can choose the in person option workshop in Cornwall where we’ll gather to deepen your practical skills, nourish your confidence, and connect heart-to-heart with fellow students. It’s a beautiful chance to embody what you’ve learned, ask questions, and be held in a circle of shared wisdom. Spaces are limited. -
To qualify for certification, each student must:
Complete all course modules
Work through all video lessons, resources, and content in the learning platform.
Attend at least 50% of live group calls
You are expected to attend half of the live calls offered across the 12-month programme.
Support at least one client during the course
You must work with at least one pregnant client, online or in person under supervision.
Submit one full case study
A detailed case study of your client support, plus client feedback, must be submitted as part of the assessment process.
Facilitate a 10–20 minute peer learning session
Each student will deliver a short, informal learning session to the group. This can be solo or in pairs.
Keep a reflective journal throughout
You are encouraged to document your learning journey regularly. This won’t be formally assessed but is a powerful part of your growth and inner work.
Attend a Birth Emergencies Workshop
You must attend either:
The in-person workshop offered during our optional in-person weekend (planned for 2026), or
A live online alternative (details TBC).
Book an end-of-course 1:1 call
At the end of your 12-month journey, you’ll book a 1:1 review call with Evony. This is to support your transition into practice and complete your accreditation.
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You have 12 months to complete the course and receive your certification. If you need more time, you can continue to access the course materials and request certification at a later date.
Certification Fee: £70 applies after the 12-month period.
Extensions can be granted in some cases, so this fee would not apply.