Become a Postpartum Doula with Us!

Postpartum Doula Training

EDUCATE

EMPOWER

SUPPORT

You feel a strong calling to support new families and babies in the postpartum period. Your training marks the beginning of an important and rewarding next step in your life path and career.

Join us for a Postpartum Doula Training with guest trainer Jen Chandlee!

Join DONA Approved Postpartum Doula Trainer, Jen Chandlee at BBC in Rochester, NY, for a weekend of dynamic, interactive learning! Jen has thirty years of hands-on birth and postpartum doula experience, teaching adult learners, and mentoring small business owners & new doulas. You will leave the weekend ready to dive in!

This postpartum doula training prepares you to confidently enter a family's home and offer the kind of calm, nurturing support every new parent needs and deserves. It also moves you forward on your certification path by covering the first two steps: a comprehensive postpartum education course designed for doulas, and a DONA-approved postpartum doula training program.

Let’s get you started on the path to fulfilling those dreams!

What to expect in your BBC Postpartum Doula Training

Postpartum Support Basics
The Significance of a Doula
The Business of Being a Doula
Communication Skills and Crossing Cultures
Disparities in Maternal/Parental Healthcare
The Impact of Birth on Postpartum
Educating Clients & Making Referrals

Integrating a Baby into the Family
Sleep, Babywearing and Soothing Techniques
Perinatal Mental Health
Multiples
Loss and Grief
Infant Feeding
The DONA Certification Process, and more.

YOU WILL BE CHALLENGED!

Each workshop is tailored to meet the primary needs of the group while covering the information you will need in order to provide the best possible support to new families of all shapes and sizes. This is an inclusive training that welcomes all family structures, races/ethnicities, gender identities and expressions, religions, and sexual orientations. Postpartum Doulas are needed in all communities!

We look at our innate biases, institutionalized racism within birth/postpartum, cultural humility, trauma-informed communication, social justice issues, and how to handle sticky situations.
You will gain the necessary skills to navigate many different postpartum scenarios, some of which are life skills that can be applied far beyond doula work.
We create connections that can last a lifetime, while offering individualized support as needed.

Jen Chandlee DONA postpartum doula trainer

Meet your DONA Postpartum Doula Trainer: Jen Chandlee

Jen Chandlee has over 30 years of experience in the fields of birth/postpartum and small business coaching. Her doula training and family services provide both doulas and families with a wide range of physical, emotional, and educational support.

Jen is dedicated to advocacy, equity, and access to care for all people regardless of race, gender identity, religion, sexual orientation, or ethnicity.

Current offerings include DONA International postpartum doula trainings, doula mentorship, and business coaching, along with classes and support for parents.

Certifications are held through DONA International and CAPPA, and she sits on several committees including the DONA International Education Subcommittee for Postpartum Trainings.

Jen was inspired to become a birth, postpartum, and lactation professional in 1994 after having her first baby.

Jen's goal as your DONA Postpartum Doula Trainer:

To help you feel confident supporting new parents and their babies in your community from the moment you finish our training weekend.

You. Are. A. Doula. And if you want to feel empowered to support others, then we have to do our job to go deep into empowering you as a postpartum doula.

Choose a training that supports you as a confident new Postpartum Doula.

IMPORTANT: Before registering, please be sure you can participate fully in the entire training. This Postpartum Doula workshop is designed to train professional Postpartum Doulas and is only one of the steps to certification for Doulas of North America International (DONA). Certificates cannot be issued for partial attendance. Refund Policy: Refunds can be issued up to one month prior to the training, minus a 20% non-refundable deposit. No refunds within one month of the training if the trainee withdraws or cancels. If there is a cancellation of the training due to the trainer being ill, not being able to travel due to weather, or other unforeseen circumstances related to the trainer or sponsor, BBC will offer a full refund and/or an opportunity to transfer free of charge to a newly selected date/time.

SPONSORED BY: This training is sponsored by Beautiful Birth Choices LLC. All content above is from Jen Chandlee and is owned by Luminous Postpartum. BBC will be handling registration and contact information. If you have questions or concerns about either of these, or about the training itself, please contact us directly at info@bbcroc.com and we would be happy to help you!

2025 Birth Doula Training Dates

FEB 27 - MARCH 1, 2026, Rochester, NY @Beautiful Birth Choices

8:30 AM until 6:00 PM Eastern Time each day. There will be a 30-minute lunch break at noon.

TRAINING FEE: $675
Can pay in full or pay $300 deposit now, balance due January 23rd, 2026.

Your journey as a new DONA Postpartum Doula starts here. Complete the simple information form, and you’ll receive a registration form that will get you started toward securing your spot with us. All registrations are confirmed with the completion of the paperwork you receive and a deposit submission.