Early Bird: Returning to the Root: A Doula Bridge and Recertification Pathway
Already trained as a doula and ready to deepen your practice?
Ancient Song’s Returning to the Root pathway is designed for doulas who have completed foundational training and want to strengthen their skills through a birth justice-centered, community-based, and culturally grounded model of care.
This pathway supports doulas seeking recertification, continuing education, Medicaid readiness, stronger documentation skills, and deeper alignment with Ancient Song’s full-spectrum doula care model.
Participants will explore advocacy, informed consent, prenatal and postpartum support, labor care, trauma-informed practice, case management, documentation, reproductive justice, and community accountability.
Who This Pathway Is For
This program is for:
Doulas who have already completed a foundational doula training
Ancient Song alumni seeking recertification
Doulas trained through other organizations who want to bridge into Ancient Song’s model
Birth workers seeking continuing education and professional development
Doulas who want stronger skills in advocacy, documentation, case management, and Medicaid readiness
Community-based doulas who want to deepen their practice through a birth justice and reproductive justice framework
What Participants Will Learn
Participants will strengthen their understanding and practice in:
Birth justice and reproductive justice
Human rights in childbirth
Community-based doula care
Scope of practice and ethics
Trauma-informed and culturally grounded support
Prenatal, labor, birth, and postpartum care
Advocacy and informed consent
Supporting clients across hospital, birth center, and home birth settings
Social determinants of health and referral pathways
Documentation and case management
Medicaid doula reimbursement readiness
Postpartum warning signs and escalation
Reflective practice, accountability, and community care
Program Format
Length: 6 weeks
Format: Hybrid
Time Commitment: Weekly live sessions on Sundays, 10:00 AM–12:30 PM
Dates: August 2 - September 6
Optional Component: In-person skills simulation intensive required for those seeking certification for Medicaid.
Certificate: Certificate of Completion or Recertification Certificate upon successful completion
Participants will engage in live learning, discussion, case scenarios, role play, documentation practice, and reflective assignments. This is not a repeat of foundational doula training. It is a bridge for experienced doulas who are ready to refine, renew, and root their practice in Ancient Song’s justice-centered model.
Already trained as a doula and ready to deepen your practice?
Ancient Song’s Returning to the Root pathway is designed for doulas who have completed foundational training and want to strengthen their skills through a birth justice-centered, community-based, and culturally grounded model of care.
This pathway supports doulas seeking recertification, continuing education, Medicaid readiness, stronger documentation skills, and deeper alignment with Ancient Song’s full-spectrum doula care model.
Participants will explore advocacy, informed consent, prenatal and postpartum support, labor care, trauma-informed practice, case management, documentation, reproductive justice, and community accountability.
Who This Pathway Is For
This program is for:
Doulas who have already completed a foundational doula training
Ancient Song alumni seeking recertification
Doulas trained through other organizations who want to bridge into Ancient Song’s model
Birth workers seeking continuing education and professional development
Doulas who want stronger skills in advocacy, documentation, case management, and Medicaid readiness
Community-based doulas who want to deepen their practice through a birth justice and reproductive justice framework
What Participants Will Learn
Participants will strengthen their understanding and practice in:
Birth justice and reproductive justice
Human rights in childbirth
Community-based doula care
Scope of practice and ethics
Trauma-informed and culturally grounded support
Prenatal, labor, birth, and postpartum care
Advocacy and informed consent
Supporting clients across hospital, birth center, and home birth settings
Social determinants of health and referral pathways
Documentation and case management
Medicaid doula reimbursement readiness
Postpartum warning signs and escalation
Reflective practice, accountability, and community care
Program Format
Length: 6 weeks
Format: Hybrid
Time Commitment: Weekly live sessions on Sundays, 10:00 AM–12:30 PM
Dates: August 2 - September 6
Optional Component: In-person skills simulation intensive required for those seeking certification for Medicaid.
Certificate: Certificate of Completion or Recertification Certificate upon successful completion
Participants will engage in live learning, discussion, case scenarios, role play, documentation practice, and reflective assignments. This is not a repeat of foundational doula training. It is a bridge for experienced doulas who are ready to refine, renew, and root their practice in Ancient Song’s justice-centered model.