Doula training, designed for the institutions doing this work.
I design and deliver custom birth doula training programs for health departments, Healthy Start sites, hospitals and health systems, and higher education. Evidence-based, equity-grounded, and built to fit your population, your funding model, and your standards.
As seen in
Over 1,500 births attended
Over 10,000 doulas trained
DONA International approved Birth Doula Trainer
PhD, MPH, MSHPE, CPH
Who I serve
For Health Departments
Doula workforce training for state and local public health teams, Title V programs, Medicaid doula initiatives, and maternal mortality work.
For Healthy Start Sites
Doula workforce training for HRSA Healthy Start grantees building perinatal care teams in high-risk communities.
For Hospitals and Health Systems
In-house doula program design, OB residency labor support training, and L&D nursing education.
For Higher Education
Curriculum design and teaching support for community colleges, allied health programs, and universities building doula tracks.
How partnerships work
1. Project brief
You send a written intake telling me about your population, your funding source, your timeline, and the outcomes you are trying to move. I reply within two business days with questions, a proposal outline, or both. A short Zoom only happens if both of us think it will move the project forward.
2. Custom program design
I build a program that fits, including curriculum, schedule, facilitation plan, and outcome measures. You see a written proposal before anything goes forward.
3. Delivery
Live, hybrid, or fully online. Single cohort or recurring. I deliver, and your team participates as much or as little as fits your model.
4. Continuation
Recurring cohorts, curriculum refresh as evidence and policy shift, and ongoing facilitation if your program runs more than once.
Meet Robin
I have spent more than thirty years in birth work. I have attended over 1,500 births and trained more than 10,000 doulas across the United States and beyond. I hold a PhD in healthcare management and systems sciences, an MPH, an MSHPE, and a CPH, and I am a DONA International approved Birth Doula Trainer.
I design programs that fit your population, your funding model, and your team’s capacity. The curriculum, the schedule, the facilitation plan, and the outcome measures are all built around what your institution actually has. That comes from a public health background, graduate and undergraduate teaching experience, and decades of clinical practice in birth.
Why this work matters
The evidence on continuous labor support is some of the strongest in maternity care. When institutions invest in doula workforce training, they invest in outcomes that show up in birth equity data, patient experience scores, postpartum health, and breastfeeding rates. The programs that hold up over time are the ones built with public health rigor from day one.
That is the work I do.
Ready to talk?
Tell me about your program, your population, and your timeline. I will follow up within two business days with next steps and a proposal outline.