Postpartum Doula Training with DONA International
Postpartum doula work is so rewarding.
Being a postpartum doula is the best job in the world!
Take a postpartum doula training with one of the most well-respected postpartum doula trainers, Krista Maltais, from the world’s leading doula organization, DONA International.
The postpartum doula role professionalizes the nurture and support new families need.
This postpartum doula training is your first step toward becoming a certified postpartum doula with DONA International.
Learn from Krista Maltais, a highly experienced trainer who is still actively working with families today (important so you can be up to date on the current trends and challenges parents face). She'll share all her secrets she's learned to help your clients have a more positive, centered fourth trimester.
Postpartum doula work is a hot field, growing every year as families realize all the benefits of fourth trimester support. If you're already a birth doula, this is a great addition to round out your services. It's also an amazing stand-alone field for anyone who loves babies and feels called to support new families in those tender first weeks and months. You don't need any special background to get started as a postpartum doula — just your passion, your heart, your hands and this training!
Krista offers virtual postpartum doula training that can be attended from anywhere in the world, as well as in-person postpartum doula trainings in New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Maine, Arizona and Michigan.
Completion of a DONA International Approved Workshop is the first step to becoming a Certified Postpartum Doula
Meet your postpartum doula trainer, Krista Maltais
Krista Maltais is an Advanced Certified Postpartum Doula (AdvPCD) and an Approved Postpartum Doula Trainer (PDT) through DONA International and an Advanced Lactation Consultant (ALC) through the Academy of Lactation Policy and Practice. She earned her bachelor’s degree in family studies from the University of New Hampshire and has worked as an adjunct professor at Great Bay College in the Early Childhood Education Department.
Krista began working as a postpartum doula in 2006 and was a member of the Seacoast Doula Group for six years before co-founding Great Bay Doulas in 2011 and then founding Relief - Parenting Respite & Resource Center in 2018.
Krista has worked with newborns (including many multiples), siblings and parents in a variety of settings both in the United States and abroad. She has a strong background in parent-child attachment, family dynamics, growth and development as well as family support. Krista believes that all families are unique and deserve compassionate support so they may gain the confidence, skills and resources needed to build a strong and successful family foundation. She is continually honored to be a part of that process!
“Krista is an outstanding instructor and I highly recommend this course. I had researched DONA training programs carefully and was very excited to take this course with Krista as her philosophy and dedication to doula work, support for parents and babies, and her knowledge of family dynamics matched what I was looking for in a training program.
Even with my great expectations, Krista far exceeded them. She was incredibly inspiring as a role model. Her manner was engaging, kind, and attuned to whatever we brought forward. She demonstrated respect and inclusivity and created a warm, psychologically safe environment.”
What's included in your postpartum doula training?
This is a DONA approved postpartum doula workshop. It also includes Breastfeeding for Doulas, which covers the basics that postpartum doulas need to know to effectively support new parents. Certification is encouraged, but not required to work as a postpartum doula. Your new career supporting families starts right away after your training.
Find a Postpartum Doula Training:
8-Week Virtual Extended Workshop
Tuesdays: April 22 - June 17, 2025
In Person 4-Day Workshop
May 15-18th, 2025 IN PERSON @ Relief Parenting Center, Hampton NH Total cost $860
“Krista was an amazing trainer. Her expertise, combined with her ability to convey all important information, made the training enjoyable. I left the training feeling inspired, prepared, and ready to begin my work as a doula.”
Let's get your postpartum doula career off the ground!
We’d love to have you join us for a workshop! Get started by filling out the registration below.
Everyone begins with a deposit of $249, then you'll receive an invoice for the remainder of the fee, due before the training.
The Doula Darcy & Krista Maltais have been colleagues and friends since 201o
The Doula Darcy highly recommends completing your postpartum doula training with DONA International and having Krista as your trainer.
Krista is incredibly knowledgeable, experienced and highly trained. The postpartum doulas who train with Krista definitely have an edge!
Register here for your DONA Postpartum Doula Training:
FINANCIAL POLICY:
By registering for this training, you agree to the refund policy of The Doula Darcy and workshop trainer Krista Maltais:
Deposits and future payments are non-refundable. An invoice for the remainder of the payment will be sent within one week of registration and students must be paid in full to attend the training. For students who experience a medical or family emergency requiring cancelation, registration may be transferred to a future workshop, within one year of the original training, for a transfer fee of $150. After one year, all funds are forfeited without exception. Registrations and payments are not transferrable to other people or to other types of trainings (e.g. a doula registration cannot be transferred to a childbirth educator registration, and a postpartum doula registration cannot be transferred to a birth doula training).
By registering for this seminar, you also agree to the following:
The training hours are as listed on this website, and attendees cannot be late or leave early (virtual and in-person). Attendees must be present for the entire training in order to receive a certificate of attendance. The workshop cannot accommodate infants or children in class (virtual and in-person, although babies can visit to nurse and there are morning and afternoon breaks as well as an hour for lunch each day). This workshop completes two steps toward DONA International certification and it is the attendee's responsibility to complete the other requirements if they plan to achieve postpartum doula certification. Attendees agree that it is their responsibility to ask questions and/or seek clarification from the workshop trainer, Krista Maltais, as needed.