Doula Lab

01/27/2026

Submit your proposals!!
Don’t miss out!

📣 CALL FOR PROPOSALS — NOW OPEN!

✨ Calling Presenters for the 3rd Annual Centering Joy in the Black Birthing Experience Conference ✨

Do you have a passion for Black maternal and infant health?
Are you developing or leading solutions that support Black families and birth workers?
We invite birth workers, healthcare providers, community leaders, researchers, advocates, and organizations to submit presentation proposals aligned with this year’s theme:
🖤 “Ain’t I A Woman” 🖤

We are seeking proposals that address topics including (but not limited to):
• Black maternal & infant health equity
• Maternal mental health and healing
• Breastfeeding and lactation support
• Food access and nutrition
• Community-based solutions and programs
• Provider education and systems change
• Advocacy, policy, and innovation

📅 Conference Date: April 11, 2026
📍 SIUE School of Health Sciences | Edwardsville, IL
🕘 9:00 AM – 4:30 PM

📥 Submission Deadline: February 28th, 2026
👉 Submit your proposal via the QR code, visit https://bit.ly/4aaI9AH or email:
📧 admin@doulalab.org
✨ We welcome all contributions and encourage community-centered voices.
Doula Lab Affinia Healthcare Care STL Health Family Care Health Centers Betty Jean Kerr People's Health Centers SSM Health - St. Louis BJC HealthCare City of St. Louis Department of Health Saint Louis County Department of Public Health Community Health Commission of Missouri STLCHWCo Missouri Foundation for Health (MFH) WashU Medicine WashU In St. Louis, For St. Louis SLU School of Medicine

01/26/2026

01/26/2026

Da Link Up is back!

Join Da Hood Connect on Friday, February 13th at Delmar Divine as they kick off their community-centered engagement event series focused on Mental Health & Wellness in 2026.

The first event will feature a live podcast conversation with Dahoodtalks Host Vanna, alongside special guests Michael Brown Sr. & Cal Brown of The Michael Brown Sr. Chosen For Change Organization and of Love Letter Lane. This conversation will center joy, especially during difficult times.

Come connect, learn, and access resources in a welcoming and affirming space!

🔗 Register here:

01/21/2026

✨ REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN! ✨
Join us for the 3rd Annual Centering Joy in the Black Birthing Experience Conference — a powerful day of learning, healing, connection, and celebration rooted in Black birth equity.
🎤 Keynote Speaker: Kay Matthews
Founder & Executive Director of the Shades of Blue Project and founder of Black Maternal Mental Health Week, Kay Matthews is a nationally recognized leader in Black maternal mental health advocacy and compassion-centered care.
🖤 Centering joy
🌿 Elevating Black birth workers & families
✨ Advancing birth equity together
📅 Saturday, April 11, 2026
📍 SIUE Health Sciences Building | Edwardsville, IL
🕘 9:00 AM – 4:30 PM
🎟 Registration is OPEN NOW through April 3rd, 2026
Spots are limited — secure your seat and be part of this transformative experience.
👉 Register today:
https://whova.com/portal/registration/dgIvNOXL3YSY-Izj4-dv/
Doula Lab Affinia Healthcare Care STL Health Family Care Health Centers Betty Jean Kerr People's Health Centers SSM Health - St. Louis BJC HealthCare STLCHWCo SLU School of Medicine WashU Medicine WashU In St. Louis, For St. Louis City of St. Louis Department of Health Saint Louis County Department of Public Health Community Health Commission of Missouri Missouri Foundation for Health (MFH)

01/19/2026

This hybrid traing is open to anyone in the Metro East Area. And we'd love all of to access our training virtually. We've had students from Chicago and Springfield. We've even had students tap in from Connecticut, Massachusetts, and more.
We want more areas to have our students in them; because you wally away with a Full Spectrum Doula Certification and a Perinatal Community Health Worker Training.

01/13/2026

01/10/2026

🚨 Application Update 🚨
We apologize — our website was not allowing application submissions earlier. This issue has now been corrected, and applications are officially open.

You may now apply for the Perinatal Health Worker Training through the Virtuous Doula Training Academy – The Doula Lab (Spring 2026).

➡️ Click the link below to apply.

01/08/2026

📣 APPLICATIONS ARE NOW OPEN!

The Doula Lab is now accepting applications for the Perinatal Health Worker Training (Virtuous Doula Training Academy – The Doula Lab) Spring 2026 Cohort 🌿✨

This is a college-level certification program designed to prepare culturally responsive, trauma-informed perinatal support professionals.

💜 Who should apply?
Anyone with a passion for birth work who wants to turn that passion into a career!

✅ Hybrid + Online options available
✅ Full & partial scholarships offered
✅ Limited spots available

➡️ Click the link below to apply! https://doulalab.org/home-2/