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DONA International
One of the best known professional Doula certification bodies in the US and worldwide.
From dona.org:
Pardon us for bragging, but we are the oldest, largest and most respected doula association in the world. Our founders are among the foremost experts on doula care, and DONA International certification is a widely respected measure of quality and professionalism. We are an international, non-profit organization of doulas that strives to have every doula trained / educated to provide the highest quality / standards for birth and/or postpartum support to birthing women and their families. To that end, we promote continuing education for doulas and provide a strong communication link among doulas and between doulas, families and the medical birthing community.
We are an amazing community with a shared passion for families that reaches around the world. DONA International doulas and the families they serve are in more than 20 countries.
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Birth Arts International
From BirthArts.com:
At Birth Arts we train dynamic wise women doulas in our flexible doula education program. We provide a mentoring doula support network through our workshops, home study programs, and online discussion groups. Birth Arts provides continuing education for doulas to deepen their knowledge and support their practice.
We offer Birth Doula, Postpartum Doula and Advanced Training Modules.
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Childbirth and Postpartum Professional Association - CAPPA
Certification body focused on "evidence-based training"
From cappa.net:
CAPPA is a non-profit international organization that was founded in 1998 to offer the highest level of professional membership and training to childbirth educators, lactation educators, labor doulas, antepartum doulas and postpartum doulas.
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Childbirth International
Doula and Childbirth Educator training
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American College of Nurse-Midwives
From the site:
With roots dating to 1929, the American College of Nurse-Midwives (ACNM) is the oldest women's health care organization in the U.S. ACNM provides research, administers and promotes continuing education programs, establishes clinical practice standards, creates liaisons with state and federal agencies and members of Congress.
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Midwifery Education Accreditation Council (MEAC)
From the site:
The Midwifery Education Accreditation Council's mission is to promote excellence in midwifery education through accreditation. It creates standards and criteria for the education of midwives. MEAC standards incorporate the nationally recognized core competencies and guiding principles set by the Midwives Alliance of North America and the requirements for national certification of the North American Registry of Midwives.
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North American Registry of Midwives (NARM)
A certificaton body for direct-entry midwives.
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