Starting a career as a doula can be a profoundly rewarding journey, blending passion for supporting families and community! Embark on this path, as your undergo specialized training and certification, equipping you with knowledge about childbirth, infant feeding, and more. Become a trusted companion during one of life’s most transformative experiences.

CAPPA is now an All-Inclusive Certification Program

FEE: $1,200 - with a $100 non refundable deposit applied to your final balance when you pay through here.

Your Purchase Includes: 

CAPPA Labor Doula Certification Program

CAPPA Labor Doula Training Manual & Resources

Private Community for Labor Doulas

Free refresher live training attendance (for one year after purchase)

24/7 Private chat channel facilitated by your trainer

Certification Requirements

  • Be at least 18 years of age

  • Become a CAPPA Member and enroll in the Labor Doula course

  • Attend a CAPPA Labor Doula training

  • Complete all course requirements within 1 year of training (Military Members will have 2 years to complete the course.)

Trainings are held virtually unless otherwise notated. All attendees must plan to make all the sessions in order to receive access to CAPPA Academy.

Evening FORMAT:

  • Tuesday, July 28, 2026 | 5:00 PM – 9:30 PM

  • Thursday, July 30, 2026 | 5:00 PM – 9:30 PM

  • Tuesday, August 4, 2026 | 5:00 PM – 9:30 PM

  • Thursday, August 6, 2026 | 5:00 PM – 9:30 PM

Weekend Workshop:

  • Friday, August 28, 2026 | 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM

  • Saturday, August 29, 2026 | 9:00 AM – 4:30 PM

  • Sunday, August 30, 2026 | 9:00 AM – 4:30 PM

 

For those who are using their SpouseWorks (formerly MYCAA) Benefits, registration has moved to my new website Military Doula Trainings.

Non military affilaited Register here
Spouseworks/Mycaa Registration

About Amanda

Amanda Dodson, CLD, HBCE, CAPPA Labor Doula Trainer, has been supporting families since 2008, after completing her doula training while living in California with her husband during his service in the USMC. Throughout her career, Amanda has focused on advocating for military families around the globe. In 2011, their relocation took them back to Okinawa, Japan, where she dedicated herself to understanding birth and doula support both on and off military bases. She educated Military Treatment Facilities and established the Japan Birth Resource Network, now known as MBRNPC, a nonprofit organization. After returning to the U.S. in 2017 and with her husband’s retirement from the USMC, Amanda fulfilled her goal of becoming a labor doula trainer. Recognizing the need for accessible resources and training for the military community, she aims to ensure that families at overseas and stateside duty stations receive the support they need during pregnancy, birth, and postpartum. Amanda is committed to increasing the presence of doulas in these areas and exploring participation in the Tricare Demonstration. (Please note that Amanda does not represent or work for any DoD government program or Tricare.)

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