Mission Statement and Purpose

Who We Are

The National Doula Certification Board (NDCB) exists as a non-profit entity and aims to elevate the national standard for professional doulas.

The NDCB has specific duties and responsibilities pertaining to board activity and does not participate in any training activities. The NDCB is solely responsible and retains authority for all decisions related to certification, including authority for granting, maintaining, recertifying, expanding, and reducing the scope of certification and suspending or withdrawing certification.

To set the standard for the professional practice, training, and learning outcomes for the doula profession.
To encourage the education and practice of doulas nationwide, aiming to form a bridge between families and doulas to demonstrate that full-spectrum care before, during, and after birth is essential.
To be thought leaders in the space as well as the leading professional doula development and training program in the nation.

To set the standard for the professional practice, training, and learning outcomes for the doula profession.
To encourage the education and practice of doulas nationwide, aiming to form a bridge between families and doulas to demonstrate that full-spectrum care before, during, and after birth is essential.
To be thought leaders in the space as well as the leading professional doula development board.

The NDCB’s purpose is to create a standard of professionalism, preparedness, knowledge and skill for doulas. Additionally, it exists to establish a national certification process that can be used with confidence by any interested party as a measure of an individual’s qualification to practice as a doula.

Want to become a professional doula?

Receive your Professional Doula Certification through the National Doula Certification Board to start making a difference in the lives of families going through the life-changing experience of having a baby.