Moffatt Doulas

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It's with a heavy heart that I saw this today.

What's the difference between a certified doula and a certifying doula anyway?

So you have decided that you want a postpartum doula. That's great! But you're on a budget. A certified doula is $30 to $40/hour but a certifying doula is a $20 to $30/hour investment. But what's the difference?

A certified doula is someone who has met their training bodies requirements to be a certified doula. While a certifying doula is working on those requirements. HOWEVER both a certifying doula and certified doula have done the same in class training, and readings, and mandatory webinar.

The difference is that a certified doula has more experience. A certified doula has had the mandatory 2 (3 for birth I believe) families that they have helped who have filled out a review on them. A certifying doula is working on getting families to review them.

What it boils down to is this: a certified doula has more experience, not always more training (of course if they have been a certified doula for many years they take extra courses to stay current). But when you hire a certifying doula they may ask you to fill out a review of them to become certified. So if you decide on a doula it's worth considering a certifying doula. If you want a knowledgable doula go to their website and see what training they have taken, what past field they had education in. This is true for certified and certifying doulas. Having a certifying doula doesn't mean you're settling for second best, what's more important is deciding which doula is right for you.