Don't Forget about Certification!

For all of our newer doulas, remember that it's easier to work on your certification requirements as you go along.
Don't wait until last minute!

• Try writing birth stories as soon as you come home from a birth, so that the details are fresh in your mind. If you have a difficult time getting started, try telling another doula the story of the birth you attended, while she transcribes it.
  
  
• Keep a copy of one of the required books in your purse or doula bag so that you can find a few minutes to read while you're on the bus, waiting for a client at her prenatal visits or during quiet moments at a birth, while mom takes a nap.
  
  
• More information about certification is available from DONA's birth doula certification page.