08/30/2025
🌺 Baltimore, Let’s Nurture Life Together — Doula Certification Intensive This Fall! 🌺
This fall, The Mothership Institute is bringing our Wholistic Birth Doula Certification Intensive to Baltimore, MD, and the timing couldn’t be more critical.
Why Baltimore needs doulas now more than ever:
A staggering 60% of birthing parent deaths are preventable—and equitable access to compassionate, culturally attuned support like doula care can make all the difference ([Doulas of Baltimore][1]).
Black women in Maryland face a maternal mortality rate nearly twice as high as white women (49.5 vs. 25.5 deaths per 100,000 live births) ([AFRO American Newspapers][2]).
Baltimore has made progress—its infant mortality rate dropped from 13.5 to just 7.5 deaths per 1,000 live births from 2009 to 2021 ([Commonwealth Fund][3], [JHU Bloomberg School of Public Health][4]). Yet persistent racial disparities and preventable losses still cry out for healing.
A trained doula brings unwavering support, patient advocacy, and healing presence—and these are proven to:
* Lower rates of cesarean births and medical interventions
* Increase breastfeeding success
* Enhance emotional and psychological well-being of mothers and newborns
([Wikipedia][5], [socialneedsinvestmentlab.com][6])
**Your Weekend Intensive Includes:**
**6 immersive classes** over one powerful weekend
* Training in anatomy, cultural humility, holistic birthing techniques, postpartum support, and ethical practice
* Certification as a Wholistic Birth Doula, ready to serve and build a birth justice-centered community
Location:Baltimore, MD
When:Nov 21 - 23
Why join:To become the healing presence our families deserve—and the city urgently needs.
**Ready to answer the call?**
Follow this link to claim your spot:
https://www.themothershipinstitute.com/courses/live-wholistic-birth-doula-class
Let’s transform birth together—one empowered doula, one mother, one family at a time.