Cooings Doula Academy

Train as a doula.
Certify with ADA.

Courses in postpartum care, birth support, lactation and CPR, taught in person and online. Certification is issued independently by Asian Doula Alliance.

Taught by
Cooings Doula Academy
Certified by
Asian Doula Alliance
Formats
In person · Online
Based in
Irvine, California
Courses

What you can
study here.

Every course is taught by Cooings Doula Academy and is open in the formats listed. The syllabus spells out hours, materials and how the ADA exam fits in.

  1. Postpartum Doula Certification Course

    • In person线下4天集训产后导乐 - 线下
    • In person + CPR线下4天集训产后导乐 - 线下 + CPR
    • Online线上5-7天产后导乐 - 线上
  2. Birth Doula Course

    • 生产导乐
  3. IBCLC Lactation Consultant Course

    • Hybrid6个月课程IBCLC 泌乳顾问认证
  4. CPR Certification

    • In person单独 CPR 集训CPR 认证
Upcoming cohorts

Next start
dates.

Dates are added as each cohort is confirmed. Request the syllabus to hold a place or to hear about new dates first.

New dates are being scheduled. Request the syllabus and the Academy team will let you know as soon as the next cohort opens.

Request syllabus & tuition
Certification & ADA

Taught by Cooings.
Certified by ADA.

Asian Doula Alliance is an independent nonprofit. It sets the exam, keeps the register and issues the certificate. Cooings Doula Academy prepares you for it and, later, checks it.

  1. Complete the course

    Coursework, practice and assessment at Cooings Doula Academy, in person or online.

  2. Sit the ADA exam

    Register and take the exam at asiandoula.org. Asian Doula Alliance, an independent nonprofit, issues your certificate.

  3. Verified when you apply

    When you apply to list on Cooings Connect, Cooings verifies your credential with ADA. Cooings does not issue certificates.

Listing on Cooings Connect

Cooings Connect accepts ADA certification or an equivalent credential (DONA, CAPPA, or similar).

Asian Doula Alliance · asiandoula.org
After graduation

Two doors,
side by side.

Graduates can take either path, or both. Neither is a shortcut and neither comes with the course; each is its own application.

Referral listing

List on Cooings Connect

Cooings Connect is a referral agency that introduces certified doulas to families arranging live-in and daily in-home postpartum care. You set your own rates and choose the families you work with. Listing is open to doulas holding ADA certification or an equivalent credential (DONA, CAPPA, or similar), with current CPR.

Apply to list on Cooings Connect
W-2 employment

Work at Cooings

Cooings LLC employs W-2 doulas for the care it offers directly: in-network insurance visits, birth support and lactation care across California. Roles open and close with demand, and each application is reviewed on its own, separately from your coursework and from any Connect listing.

Apply for a W-2 doula role at Cooings

Finishing a course is not an offer of either. Both applications are reviewed separately from your coursework, and you can apply to one, both, or neither.

Questions

Before you
enroll.

Asian Doula Alliance (ADA), an independent nonprofit. Cooings Doula Academy teaches the course; ADA runs the exam and issues the certificate. Cooings does not issue certificates.

Get started

Request the syllabus
and tuition.

Tell the Academy team which course you have in mind and where you are based. You will get the syllabus, current tuition and the next dates within three business days.