FAQs
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Our courses can be completed online at your own pace. However our Full Spectrum and Immersive Doula Training require a commitment to attend live zoom sessions. Our Full Spectrum Doula Training has an in person element as well.
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Our Full Spectrum Doula training is 6 months. Our Immersive Doula Training is 8 weeks
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Yes! We run in-person, practical skills training days throughout the year for our Full Spectrum Doula Training, in locations across the UK - London, Gloucester, Cumbria and Kent. If you’re signed onto our Intensive course the whole course takes place online.
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These meetings are designed to set you up to complete the course work. Have amazing discussions with your fellow trainees, and explore some of the more complex aspects of becoming a Doula. We discuss advocacy, human rights, physiology and setting up of you business.
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There are multiple payment options which impact the cost. If you pay in one payment your investment is £2600. Or you can pay £217 over 12 months.
We offer partial scholarships to ensure accessibility. The partial scholarship is £1300 a year which can be paid over 10 instalments and is available to those on low incomes, in receipt of means tested benefits, or currently unemployed. There is an application form to complete and then partial scholarships are considered on their individual merits application form and a first come, first served basis.
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The OBC course fully prepares you to start operating as a Doula right out of the gate. We bring in 4 experts for bespoke and detailed Masterclasses. Including Cultural safety and Advocacy with Illy Morrison of Mixing up Motherhood, and Perinatal Trauma with Hayley Coburn.
There are NO hidden extras in your training.
With the OBC you also receive up to 18 months of Mentorship, included in the cost. For reference, Doula UK charge up to £600 for mentoring on top of your existing doula training.
We provide certification for all doulas who complete our training and recognition process included in the cost of your fee.
You wilY never pay for your doula listing on our doula directory (which we advertise through Google) for life as part of the cost of your course
Finally, you have lifetime access to the OBC Graduate Telegram and Facebook groups. These invaluable groups are your extra layer of support as your move through your Doula journey. We build strong and lasting relationships that help us grow and develop as Doulas.
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Absolutely! Many of our Doulas haven’t given birth.
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No! We ask that you have a passion for birth work and making birth better for everyone, regardless or race, sexuality, gender identity or religion.
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Absolutely. You will understand the differences between the training and services offered by Doulas from midwives. We have trained many midwives and supported their journey as a Doula.
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We have ensured that you are ready to get started immediately after the course. We are also planning on introducing ongoing training and mentoring for business acumen. Watch this space!
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We absolutely hope so! This course has been thought out and designed so that you don’t have to complete further training until and only if you want to! We have built the OBC doula course to train you to be a confident, trauma informed birth advocate, with all the tools you need to succeed.
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We want to offer further opportunities to train in order to aid you in your doula work and develop your practice. These extra courses are deep deep dives into their subject matter, giving you the confidence to add extra services to your doula services