Become a Doula.
Support Families With Confidence, Culture & Compassion.
Culturally responsive doula education rooted in community, evidence-informed care, and holistic support.
Doulas provide continuous physical, emotional, and informational support before, during, and after birth. Research on continuous labor support—including support provided by doulas—shows meaningful benefits for birth experiences and some birth outcomes.
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People who receive continuous labor support, including doula support, are 25% less likely to have a cesarean birth.
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People who receive continuous labor support are 31% less likely to report a negative birth experience.
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Continuous labor support can shorten labor by about 40 minutes on average.
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People who receive continuous labor support are 8% more likely to have a spontaneous vaginal birth.
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Doula support can help families feel more informed, supported, and confident during pregnancy, labor, and birth.
Types of Doulas
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Birth Doula: Supports families during pregnancy, labor, and birth with emotional, physical, and informational support.
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Postpartum Doula: Supports families after birth with recovery, newborn care, feeding support, rest, and adjustment to parenthood.
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Full Spectrum Doula: Offers support across different reproductive experiences, including pregnancy, birth, postpartum, loss, and other transitions.
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After receiving your doula training you can explore to become specialized in topics like:
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Antepartum Doula: Supports pregnant people during pregnancy, especially when extra rest, high-risk support, or emotional support is needed before birth.
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Bereavement or Loss Doula: Supports individuals and families experiencing miscarriage, stillbirth, infant loss, or other forms of grief with compassionate care.
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Fertility Doula: Supports individuals and families who are trying to conceive with emotional support, education, resource navigation, preparation for fertility appointments, and encouragement throughout the fertility journey.
Length & Commitment
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Birth Doula 24 hours of live instruction
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Postpartum Doula 16 hours of live Instructions
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Plus observation hours (Practicum hours vary)
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Self paced modules
Format & Language
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Virtual
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Live, instructor-led sessions
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Offered in English & Spanish
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Interactive discussions, case scenarios, and applied learning
Practicums
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Birth Doula
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Attend and support 3 births (3 families)
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Postpartum Doula
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Support 3 families for a minimum 9 hours per family​ across 3 visits.
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Full Spectrum Doula (To be eligible, students must be enrolled in back to back courses)
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​2 births + 2 postpartum families + 1 additional experience of choice
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Certification Exam
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80% participation is required through course
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Participants must attend at least three support visits (hospital, birth center, or home setting)
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The final exam is a 100-question multiple choice, 80% is the necessary passing score.
Doulas trained through Coaching Salud Holística are prepared to:
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Support families with cultural humility and professionalism
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Learn about Latino beliefs and practices
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Navigate healthcare systems and advocate effectively
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Strengthen trust between communities and providers
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Contribute to long-term maternal health equity
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Start pathways to accept Medicaid
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Start businesses or learn how to build expertise for professional opp
Our trainings are right for you if:
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You are ready to learn about different beliefs and practices that occur in our communities
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Participants must be 18 years or older at the start of the program.
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Must be proficient in English or Spanish to fully engage with the course content and assessments.
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Access to reliable internet, camera, microphone
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Participants must commit to attending at least 80% of scheduled live classes, complete coursework, and practicums
Doula Work Is Ancestral Work
Long before the word doula was widely used, communities around the world relied on trusted women, elders, comadres, midwives, and birth workers to guide families through pregnancy, birth, postpartum, and loss. Today’s doulas continue that legacy of presence, wisdom, advocacy, and community care.
Doula work is not about replacing medical care. It is about walking alongside families so they feel informed, supported, respected, and less alone during major reproductive and family transitions.
Meet the Founder & Lead Educator
Jhoselyn Rodriguez is the Founder and CEO of Coaching Salud Holística, LLC and serves as one of the lead educators within CSH’s doula training programs.
Her work sits at the intersection of maternal health, community health, childbirth education, doula care, mental health, workforce development, and cultural humility. She has built her career around helping families and communities feel more informed, supported, and connected to care while also preparing professionals to serve with greater confidence and cultural awareness.
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As a first-generation Latina with roots in El Salvador and Guatemala, Jhoselyn brings a culturally grounded perspective to maternal health education. Her approach recognizes that pregnancy, birth, and postpartum are not only clinical experiences—they are also shaped by family, language, traditions, identity, community, access to care, and the systems families must navigate.
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Jhoselyn’s background includes work as a community health worker, health educator, birth and postpartum doula, childbirth educator, breastfeeding specialist, mental health instructor, and maternal health advocate. Through CSH, she has also worked alongside community organizations, healthcare institutions, health departments, schools, and other partners to expand access to culturally responsive education and support.
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Her teaching style is practical and rooted in real-world situations. Students are encouraged to go beyond memorizing information and learn how to communicate with families, recognize when something is outside of their scope, navigate difficult conversations, make appropriate referrals, understand maternal warning signs, support informed decision-making, and work collaboratively within the broader care team.
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She is especially passionate about preparing doulas to understand cultural humility rather than cultural assumptions. Students learn that culturally responsive care is not about knowing everything about every culture—it is about listening, asking respectful questions, recognizing bias, honoring family traditions when safe and appropriate, and allowing clients to remain the experts in their own lives.
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Her philosophy of doula care is also deeply holistic. This means looking at the whole person—their physical wellbeing, emotional health, family relationships, cultural traditions, social needs, community resources, and personal preferences—while always respecting the boundaries of doula scope and the role of licensed medical professionals.
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CSH’s doula trainings may also include additional qualified instructors and subject-matter experts who bring specialized knowledge and lived experience to different parts of the curriculum.
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The goal is not simply to graduate more doulas. It is to prepare birth workers who are knowledgeable, culturally humble, community-connected, and confident enough to support families without speaking over them or taking away their voice.