The next training is taking place
March 14th, 15th & 28th, 29th
2026
Greenfield, Ma.
Do you feel called to help support new parents, babies, and families in the early weeks and months?
While this can be a tender and joyful time, it is also a period of tremendous transition and adjustment for everyone involved.
New parents are often surprised at how much their days and nights overflow with caring for the baby, and support from beyond the family is often called for.
What do they do?
Postpartum Doulas ease the way during the tender early weeks and months, providing infant care, supporting healthy physical and emotional transition, offering baby feeding guidance and practical household support. They are not only for parents dealing with postpartum depression; in fact most families who hire a postpartum doula are not experiencing PPD.
Most Postpartum Doulas are self-employed, and enjoy the flexibility & independence of having their own small business. Hourly rates in Western Mass commonly range between $25 to $50 per hour. Some postpartum doulas offer overnight care, earning $30-$60+/hour.
What students say...
"My experience taking the postpartum doula workshop was truly incredible. Michelle has the ability to make the content so enriching and applicable to all families you may encounter as a postpartum doula. As a mom of two small children and a nurse of almost 10 years, I sought out the postpartum doula workshop with the intent to learn how I could support families in a way that I was not supported postpartum. The topics Michelle reviewed throughout the course allowed me to shift my views to see the whole picture and allowed me the confidence to support the birthing person through the process of recovery and new parenthood.
It was a self healing journey to learn about all of the physical and emotional supports available that can benefit the birthing person, the family unit and the new baby. There are a number of tools and practices you will learn from Michelle that will assist in the way you care for these families in their most tender and precious moments.
Michelle's experience shines through in her teaching and content and really helped me to shift my views as well as open my mind and heart to be an amazing caregiver to my future clients. Now I work as a labor/ delivery/ postpartum nurse and I truly have Michelle to thank for showing me how beautiful the experience of birth and postpartum can be. Getting the chance to learn from her was an honor and if you are even considering a career in supporting birthing individuals, please sign up for this course!
You will not regret it!"
-Gina Pirrotta, Labor and Delivery Nurse and Postpartum Doula
Tuition Includes
• Postpartum Care Notebook - 50+ pages of curated information to help launch your practice
• Four full days of instruction and practice
• Certification option
There are no hidden costs for “membership” or certification!
