Learn how to support birthing families over three days of interactive online training.
YOGA MAMAS is now kaer, LEARN MORE
YOGA MAMAS is now kaer, LEARN MORE
Kaе̄r has been leading DONA Approved doula trainings for almost 10 years. During this time hundreds of people have taken our courses and have gone on to become doulas, business owners and even midwives. Kaе̄r offers three types of trainings; Birth Doula Training, Postpartum Doula Training and Combined Birth and Postpartum Doula Training.
All of our trainings are offered online.
DONA International is the world’s first, largest and leading doula certifying organization. When their founders created DONA in 1992, they professionalized the role of the doula. Since then, they have certified more than 14,000 DONA International doulas in more than 50 countries!
Kaе̄r is proud to be partnered with DONA for almost 10 years. Our instructor Trena Gallant is a DONA approved instructor and all of our course materials has been vetted and approved by DONA.
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Trena Gallant is a Fellow of the Academy of Certified Childbirth educators, a DONA Approved Birth and Postpartum Doula Trainer, Infant Massage Instructor, Certified Sleep Educator, Child passenger safety technician and HypnoBirthing Practitioner. Her passion for birth and babies began at a very young age, when she frequently offered her family pets doula support (much to their dismay), and helped care for the many foster babies who her parents welcomed into their home.
Qualifications & Experience
After graduating with her Bachelor of Arts, she began pursuing her education in birth and postpartum, and has been educating and supporting families in groups and individually for over 17 years. In addition to supporting families, Trena felt drawn to adult education, and went on to become a Birth and Postpartum Doula Trainer, and established one of only 24 Lamaze Educator programs in the world. Despite her many years of formal education, her most influential teachers continue to be her partner and their four amazing children.
Expectant parents often find themselves navigating a flood of decisions upon finding out they are pregnant, and as the due date gets closer. Among these
Adrienne is a birth & postpartum doula, yoga teacher, and proud mama. She attended her very first birth in 2012 and was immediately hooked. Adrienne
Cancelling 45 days prior to start date: 100% of tuition returned as an account credit at Kaе̄r, minus $50 administration fee.
DONA requires your video to be turned on for the entire duration of the course in order to qualify for certification. You may be able to do a make-up assignment to make up for missed time but this must be addressed with your trainer 7 days prior to the start of training.
No experience necessary. The workshop is for many the first step to becoming a Doula! If you would like to start learning before the workshop, you may find it beneficial to read the following prior to workshop attendance:
The position papers and scope of practice papers are available through DONA here.
A membership with DONA is not required to attend the workshop. You may wish to become a member before hand to gain access to DONA resources, trainings, and discounts. Find out more here.
The workshop is one step in the Doula certification process with DONA. You are also not required to become certified in order to work as a doula. You will leave the workshop prepared to begin attending births as a Doula. Find out more about certification here.
Yes – DONA requires your video to be turned on for the entire duration of the course in order to qualify for certification.
Yes – you will receive a Birth Doula Training certificate and a Postpartum Doula Training certificate. You must have your video turned on in order to receive the certificates.
Visit DONA’s website for more information:
DONA Birth Doula Certification Overview PDF
Birth Doula Steps to Certify from dona.org
