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A complete developmental pathway – from first curiosity to sustainable, justice-centred practice.
You might already know you want to become a doula. You might still be working out whether this work is yours. Either way, you want to do it properly. Not quickly. Not superficially. Not divorced from history, culture, or responsibility.
This is a developmental journey.
Birthwork is not a single course. It is formation.
Our pathway moves through five stages:
Exploration → Preparation → Ethical Grounding → Sustainability → Leadership
Each stage builds on the last.
Becoming a doula
This is where you learn your craft.
Birth doula training
Four days in person or six evenings online. When you finish, you can start working as a doula.
Next: from 9 November (online), 8 to 11 December (North London).
Postnatal Sankofa
Postnatal Sankofa
Four days on what families actually need after birth, taught through the traditions the birth world keeps borrowing without credit. Open to anyone.
Next: 3 to 6 November (North London), then 19 to 22 January 2027.
Answering The Call
You’re curious. You’re pulled toward this work. But you need clarity before commitment.
When Birth Work Calls (£47)
Five short private podcast episodes on what birthwork actually asks of you: emotionally, politically, practically. For when you need clarity before you commit.
This is not hype.
It is orientation.
Rooting yourself in justice
Birthwork is not a single course. It is formation.
Neutrality is not an option.
Cultivating Liberation
Cultivating Liberation is a six-week live, intimate container where awareness becomes embodied anti-racist practice.
This is not introductory training. It is a practice space.
The focus is on self-awareness, relational accountability, and community practice so that anti-racism becomes something you live, not something you understand.
Building work that lasts
Passion alone does not sustain a birthworker.
Business for Birthworkers
Eight weeks on your business, properly. Birthwork doesn’t pay what it’s worth. We start with what’s going on in your head about money and your worth, because that’s where most birthwork businesses get stuck before they’ve even started.
By the end, at least one part of how you run your business will work differently.
Stepping into Leadership
This is where the integration happens.
Branches of Legacy
Anti-racism isn’t a destination – it’s a practice. Branches of Legacy is for birthworkers ready to go deeper, weaving anti-racism into every layer of their work. This is intimate, high-touch work.
Six months of high-touch 1:1 work embedding everything you’ve learned into your systems, relationships, and leadership.
The Legacy Collective
Legacy Collective is the membership for people who have completed any of my courses and want ongoing practice, ongoing perspective, and ongoing accountability. Not more information for the sake of it. Not more “content” to consume. A place to stay honest, keep integrating, and keep moving in a way that matches your values.
Build your practice properly from the ground up.
Rooted: The Vault
If you know you want to move through the full pathway intentionally, The Vault gives you everything:
Structured. Supported. Sustainable.
This is a developmental journey.
We do not produce large volumes of doulas. We cultivate birthworkers who:
Understand the political context of their work
Practise with cultural humility
Build sustainable income
Lead with integrity
If you are ready for that – begin at the stage that meets you.
For more information about Abuela Doulas or our courses please get in touch via email!
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What’s happening in birth, what the reports aren’t saying loudly enough, and when the next cohorts open.
Abuela Doulas recognises that as well as doing the work, they need to support the work of others. With that in mind, here are some links to support not only us, but other organisations that we are involved in.