Learn From Experience That Goes Beyond the Classroom
Birth work is more than information on a page.
It takes experience. It takes communication. It takes adaptability. And it takes the ability to support real people through real situations.
Hosanna Doula Academy was founded from years of hands-on experience supporting families and working within the birth community.
Our founder has:
570+ families served
Real-world experience supporting families through pregnancy, birth, and postpartum.
Birth & wellness experience
Experience across birth support, education, wellness, and family-centered care.
Professional training
Training and continuing education including GentleBirth and other birth-focused education.
Industry involvement
Guest appearances on podcasts and documentaries, conference speaking, and involvement in birth-related initiatives.
Community building
Founding involvement with the Birth Link app and experience helping establish a maternity home and birth center.
We don't teach from theory alone.
We teach from experience, continued learning, and a commitment to helping birth workers serve families well.
What Can This Training Help You Build?
Teach childbirth classes
Develop group or private educational offerings for expectant families.
Add education to your doula practice
Use childbirth education as an additional service alongside doula support, where appropriate.
Create workshops
Build focused educational experiences around pregnancy, birth, postpartum, or birth preparation.
Build a flexible schedule
Explore education models that can fit around family responsibilities and other work.
Develop your professional skills
Gain teaching, facilitation, communication, and curriculum-development skills that can support your broader birth-work career.
Our Free Resources
Pack your bag. Prepare your practice. Show up ready.
Your first birth can come with plenty of questions—including the simple ones: What should I bring?
The First Birth Packing Checklist gives new doulas a practical starting point for organizing the personal, professional, comfort, and technology items they may want to consider before attending a birth.
You'll find sections covering:
Personal essentials
Technology and chargers
Doula comfort items
Client-support materials
Birth preparation
Transportation and backup planning
Personal preparation
Post-birth follow-up
You'll also find a reminder that some of your most important tools can't be packed in a bag: presence, patience, listening, communication, boundaries, and knowing when to refer.
This resource is for you if...
You're preparing for your first birth or want to create a more reliable system for preparing for on-call work.
Format: Downloadable PDF checklist
Level: Beginner / Early Practice
Adapt this checklist to your training, scope of practice, birth setting, and individual client agreements.
From first inquiry to postpartum follow-up.
Your first client is exciting—but it can also bring a lot of questions.
What happens after someone reaches out? What should you discuss during a consultation? What needs to happen before signing a contract? How do you prepare for the birth and follow up afterward?
The First Doula Client Checklist helps you think through the complete client journey so you can create a more organized, professional experience for the families you serve.
Inside, you'll find guidance for:
Responding to inquiries
Preparing for consultations
Discussing services and expectations
Client onboarding
Contracts and payment
Prenatal preparation
Birth preparation
Postpartum follow-up
Documentation and reflection
Building a consistent client experience
This resource is for you if...
You're preparing to serve your first client or want to create a more consistent process for the families you already serve.
Format: Downloadable PDF checklist
Level: Beginner / Early Practice
Your certification is complete. Now what?
The transition from newly certified doula to actively practicing doula can feel overwhelming. There are clients to find, systems to build, relationships to develop, and skills to keep strengthening.
The First 90 Days as a Doula Checklist gives you a practical starting point for navigating those first three months with greater structure and intention.
Inside, you'll work through key areas including:
Professional identity and business foundations
Services and pricing
Client forms and systems
Networking and referral relationships
Finding your first clients
Preparing to serve families
Professional boundaries and scope
Continuing education
First-year reflection and goal setting
This resource is for you if...
You're newly certified, preparing to begin practicing, or wondering what you should actually be doing after completing your doula training.
Format: Downloadable PDF checklist/workbook
Level: Beginner / Newly Certified
Meet Your Instructor
Madelaine Jones
Doula • Educator • Neuroscience & Psychology Professional • Midwifery StudentMadelaine Jones is a full-spectrum doula, educator, and founder of Hosanna Doula Academy with a background spanning birth work, infant care, neuroscience, psychology, mental health counseling, and healthcare.
Her education began with a Bachelor of Science in Neuroscience from The University of Texas at El Paso, where she also studied Religious Studies. She went on to pursue a Bachelor of Science in Psychology and a Master's in Clinical Mental Health Counseling through Liberty University, while continuing her education in midwifery.
Her work in birth and family care has included supporting families as a birth and postpartum doula, fertility and bereavement doula, infant care specialist, community lactation educator, and sleep coach. She has also worked in healthcare as a certified nurse aide.
Today, Madelaine brings together her background in birth, neuroscience, psychology, infant care, and women's health to create practical education for doulas.
KEEP GROWING.
Whether you're preparing for your first birth or continuing to refine your practice, there's always more to learn.