Mind-Body, Birth® Specialized Training for Doulas

Biopsychosocial Support in Preparation, Birth Experience, Lactation, and Postpartum Outcomes

This 6-hour virtual training introduces the Mind-Body, Birth® biopsychosocial framework, which teaches that experiences before birth influence labor physiology, emotional outcomes, lactation, and postpartum adjustment. Doulas will learn how prenatal education, nervous system regulation, decision-support, and early postpartum guidance affect both birth outcomes and long-term parent–infant wellbeing.

This course emphasizes the doula’s role before, during, and after birth, including preparation, support during labor, protection of emotional safety, and guidance in the early postpartum period. Special attention is given to the relationship between birth experience, nervous system state, and successful human milk feeding.

Participants will learn practical tools for helping clients prepare for birth, remain regulated during labor, navigate unexpected events, and transition into postpartum and lactation with greater stability.

Format

• 5 hours recorded training modules

• 1 hour live virtual session

• Reflection form required

• Certificate issued for 6 contact hours

Summer 2026 Cohort (June–August)

Designed for the Doula RISE reimbursement window

Live session required (choose one):

July 29 — 7 PM ET (minimum enrollment required)

August 8 — 11 AM ET (minimum enrollment required)

August 22 — 11 AM ET (final session, no minimum)

Pricing

Early Birth — $295

Regular — $395

Pay-after-reimbursement option available (payment agreement required)

This training falls within approved Doula RISE categories.

Independent trainings do not require MDHHS approval.

Participants are responsible for submitting reimbursement.

Instructor

Dr. Samantha Vaive, PhD, MSW

Michigan Medicaid Doula

Sound Birthing LLC