ProDoula Newsletter January 2026
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January 14, 2026 |
HEY DOULA, WE WANT TO SEE YOU IN 2026!
In-person trainings are coming to your area! This is an opportunity to learn in a supportive, in-person environment and build connections during your training experience.
ProDoula is coming to your area next month!
Contact the ProDoula office to add your city to our 2026 calendar! (914) 400-3494
NEW YEAR, NEW SERVICES TO BE OFFERED!
Add a new way to make your career in doula work a successful one! You can now learn the process of placenta encapsulation online with clear, step-by-step instruction, rooted in the highest industry standards for safety and professionalism!
930 BIRTH WORKERS COMPLETED PRODOULA CERTIFICATION IN 2025!
✨ Labor Doula: 276
✨ Elite Labor Doula: 5
✨ Advanced Comfort Measures for Labor: 1
✨ Postpartum & Infant Care Doula: 548
✨ Elite Postpartum & Infant Care Doula: 2
✨ Advanced Support for Postpartum: 33
✨ VBAC Specialist: 7
✨ Infant Feeding Educator: 12
✨ Infant Feeding Specialist: 6
✨ Childbirth Educator: 31
✨ Postpartum Placenta Specialist: 9
WE’VE READ THE STUDY SO YOU DON’T HAVE TO
Frequency and timing of complications within the first postpartum year in the United States and Canada
This systematic review examines the frequency and timing of complications during the first postpartum year in the United States and Canada.
ProDoula’s Director of Research and Development, Angela Horn, has read this review so you don’t have to, even though you should!
This information is so relevant for birth professionals to be aware of and shows just how much mental health matters, especiallly during the postpartum period.
WANT MORE PEOPLE TO FIND YOUR DOULA BUSINESS?
Blogging is an excellent way to increase your search engine ranking! But the truth is, many doulas don’t know where to even start. We’re not bloggers, we’re doulas! But as always, ProDoula as you covered.
WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING ABOUT PRODOULA
I love how passionate the trainers are about birth work AND instilling a sense of confidence in new doulas so that we are inspired to get right out there and “do the work” after being certified. I also appreciate how the trainers make it well known that they are there for us at any time in the future for any continued guidance we may need.” Erin Rougeux,
ProDoula Training | May 2025 with Kelly Rutan.
Doulas of the Roundtable Episode 178: Ready, Set, Go!
If you keep telling yourself you’ll start once you feel ready, this episode is for you.
In this episode, Doulas of the Roundtable talk about readiness and why waiting to feel ready keeps so many doulas stuck.
