The Role of the Doula Register

The registering body……

• Provides training courses for doulas, midwives and doctors.
• Accredits and endorses training courses for doulas
• Provides advanced training opportunities for experienced doulas.
• Provides on-going training opportunities to help doulas maintain their skills and knowledge.
• Assesses the competence of doulas undergoing training.
• Answers questions from the public and from hospitals about registered doulas.
• When a doula's work is brought into question, the registering body convenes a panel of experts to review and evaluate the conduct of the doula in question.
• When a doula's work is found to be inappropriate or negligent, the panel elected by the registering body devise suitable strategies leading to either of the three outcomes listed below

1. Re-training
2. Suspension while re-training
3. Permanent removal from the doula register.