Become a Certified Birth Doula
Become a Christian Birth Doula
Learn how to support women through pregnancy, labor, and birth with skilled hands, Biblical truth, and a deep understanding of God’s design.
What you'll walk away with
When You Finish Appointed, You'll Be Ready to Serve as a Doula.
You’ll finish with the training and practical skills to step into your first birth prepared to serve a mother well from beginning to end.
- Know what to do throughout labor—how to recognize what’s happening, support different stages of labor, suggest position changes, use comfort measures, and respond to what your client needs as things progress.
- Know what to do when plans change—including inductions, epidurals, interventions, Cesarean birth, and the decisions your client may face along the way.
- Understand birth through a deeply Biblical worldview—so you can support women with truth about God’s design, motherhood, pain, fear, and birth without relying on New Age practices or philosophies.
Does this sound familiar
You Know You’re Called to Doula Work. Now You Want to Be Equipped for It.
Maybe you’re brand new to doula work. Or maybe you’ve already attended births, supported friends, worked with mothers, or learned a lot on your own. Either way, you know there are gaps you want filled.
You want to understand birth more deeply. You want more tools for supporting women through labor. You want to know what to do when plans change, how to work well alongside husbands and medical providers, and where your role as a doula begins and ends.
And you want training that is Biblically grounded from the beginning, so you can grow as a doula without compromising what you believe. Whether you’re starting fresh or building on experience you already have, Appointed will deepen your knowledge, strengthen your skills, and equip you to serve mothers through birth with excellence. This is where your calling becomes something you’re equipped to walk out.
You can become the doula families trust to walk into their birth with skill, wisdom, discernment, and a deep commitment to Christ—ready to serve well in whatever that birth brings.
What becomes possible
Become the Christian Doula You Wish You Had.
A doula who understands birth deeply enough to recognize what a mother needs as labor changes. A doula who has more to offer than encouragement—who knows positioning, comfort measures, advocacy, interventions, hospital birth, home birth, difficult circumstances, and how to support a woman when birth takes an unexpected turn. A doula whose faith shapes the way she serves. Who can pray, speak truth, and recognize practices that have no place in Christian birth work.
And a doula who understands that serving women well also means being professional—knowing her scope, working well with husbands and providers, communicating with clients, and building a business that can last.
The Appointed Birth Doula Certification is a comprehensive program built inside a faith-first framework, showing you the exact skills, business systems, and trauma-informed care that prepare you to walk into the birth room with confidence, serve mothers without compromise, and build a doula practice that honors God and your calling.
Appointed was created to help you become that doula.
What's inside the program
What's Inside the Appointed Birth Doula Certification Program
Go from called to certified, and ready to serve families.
Biblical Birth Foundations
Study God’s design for birth, the theology of labor and pain, the role of the Christian doula, prayer and spiritual support, and how to recognize New Age beliefs and practices that have become common in modern birth work.
Birth Knowledge and Hands on Doula Skills
Learn labor physiology, stages of labor, fetal positioning, comfort measures, labor positions, inductions, epidurals, common interventions, Cesarean birth, advocacy, trauma-informed support, Bloodborne Pathogens, and the practical skills you’ll use with real clients.
Business Training & Doula Start-Up Kit
Learn how to find clients, price your services, conduct consultations, communicate professionally, market your business, and get paid for your work—with contracts, intake forms, and practical resources to help you get started.
Community & 3 Years of Support
You won’t lose your training the moment you certify. You’ll have three years of program access, continued support, and a community of Christian doulas to learn alongside as you begin attending births and growing your business.
Is this for you
This certification is for you if
Appointed was built for Christian women who want thorough training for the work God has called them to do.
- You've been thinking about becoming a doula for months (or years), and you're done waiting for the perfect moment to start
- You want biblical training from day one, not a secular program you have to mentally edit as you go
- You're ready to build a doula business that brings in income, serves mothers well, and fits the life you already have
- You know birth is spiritual territory, and you're done sitting on the sidelines while the enemy works and women walk into birth alone
What you're getting
Everything Included in Your Certification
This is the full breakdown, every module, every resource, every tool you need to get certified and start serving.
- Biblical Birth Doula Training$697
- Biblical Trauma-Informed Care Training$147
- Blood Borne Pathogen Training$47
- Doula Business Training with Income Strategies$197
- Doula Start-Up Kit (contracts, intake forms, workflows)$197
- Christian Birth Doula Handbook$97
- 3 Years Course Access$197
- Private Christian Doula Community$147
Your next step
Imagine Yourself One Year From Now.
You’ve attended births. You know how to support a mother when labor gets hard. You’ve learned how to work alongside husbands, nurses, midwives, and doctors. You understand your role, and you have practical skills to bring with you into every birth. You’re no longer simply interested in doula work. You’re doing it. You’re serving mothers with a Biblical foundation, building relationships with families in your community, and getting paid for work you once wondered if you could actually do. And the woman you are a year from now may be very grateful that you decided to begin today.
Questions
What you're probably wondering
The practical details you need to know before you enroll.
How long does the certification take?
Every student is different! Some complete the program in a few months, others take longer. You have three years of access so you can move at the pace that works for your life. You can finish faster if you want to start serving sooner, or take longer if you need to balance training with family, work, or other commitments.
Is this certification recognized?
Yes. You'll be a certified birth doula upon completion, trained in the relevant skills, trauma-informed care, Blood Borne Pathogen safety, and business practices. This program meets and exceeds the standards of professional doula work around the globe.
Do I need previous birth experience to enroll?
No. This program is designed for women who are ready to become a certified Christian doula, whether you have experience or not. You'll get the hands-on skills, the knowledge, and the mentorship you need to confidently attend your first birth or your 50th. You don't need experience before you start, you need great training. That's what Appointed is.
What if I'm not sure I can build a doula business?
The business training inside this certification shows you exactly how to price your services, find clients, structure your time, and build a practice that fits your family. You'll get contracts, intake forms, and real income strategies used by hundreds of Christian doulas. You're not figuring it out alone.
How does course access work?
You get instant access when you enroll, and you keep access for three years. That means you can revisit lessons as you grow, return to modules when you need a refresher, and lean on the training as your doula practice expands.
What if this isn't the right time?
I understand that concern. But I also know that the enemy doesn't have to convince you to reject your calling, he just has to convince you to postpone it. The women in your life are having babies right now. Another year will pass, and you'll still be thinking about this instead of doing it. If God has been bringing this back up for months, that's your answer.
Meet your instructor
Hi, I'm Brittany McCardle
I'm the founder of The Biblical Birth School, certified doula, educator and mom of 7. I'm the creator of the Appointed Birth Doula Certification Program, and I've equipped hundreds of Christian women to support mothers during pregnancy, labor, birth, and postpartum, while building Christ-centered birth businesses that honor God and provide for their families.
I created this program because I believe Christian women deserve doula training built on Scripture from the very beginning, not adapted from a secular worldview. You shouldn't have to mentally edit your certification or figure out how to reconcile your faith and your profession on your own time. This is the training I wished existed when I started, and now it's here for you.
You're ready
Step into Your Calling. Become a Christian Birth Doula.
You've been praying about this for months. You know birth is spiritual territory, and you're done sitting on the sidelines. This is the training that prepares you to walk into the birth room with confidence, competence, and zero compromise. Enroll now and start today.
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