Welcome to The Perinatal Academy
Antenatal Diploma, Doula Training, long term support, mentoring and more
FEDANT Accredited
Is postnatal your passion?
Join our postnatal doula course in March and become a FEDANT accredited Postnatal Doula. You can be supporting families with a career that works for you,
your family and your other commitments.
Work that gives you so much fulfillment!
Hello!
I’m Sam, I am an Antenatal Educator, Doula, Breastfeeding Peer Supporter, Hypnobirthing Instructor and founder of The Perinatal Academy.
After I birthed my daughter I became completely obsessed with birth and supporting parents through this major life transition. After my own training journey, I knew exactly what I wanted to create for others, modern, inclusive education with real depth, and most importantly, long-term support while you're actually in your community doing the work.
I have the most amazing team here, we are so proud and passionate to train & mentor Doulas, Antenatal Teachers and Hypnobirthing Instructors with honesty, humanity, and a lot of support that continues long after your course ends. Every one of us is working with parents day in and day out, we live and breath what we teach you here.
This journey is life changing. It is work that fulfils you and genuinely fits around your family life, with long term support to help you birth, grow and flourish in your own business. It’s transformational! And we love love love to be a part of it with you.
Because you are here I know you already have the heart to do this work.
It is our job at The Perinatal Academy to give you the knowledge, expert mentoring, support and nurturing to hone your skills to support parents and do a job you LOVE, that you can do long term.
There’s a whole community waiting for you here and we can’t wait for you to be a part of it!
We are so proud of the courses and support we offer you
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Become an Antenatal Teacher - learn live online
FEDANT ACCREDITED ANTENATAL DIPLOMA
NEXT COURSE BEGINS MAY
START LEARNING THE MOMENT YOU SIGN UP -
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Become a Birth & Postnatal Doula - Choose between online and in person
FEDANT ACCREDITED, EXPERT & NURTURING CONTENT
NEXT IN PERSON COURSE BEGINS MAY
START LEARNING THE MOMENT YOU SIGN UP -
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Add Hypnobirthing to your services
PARENT READY COURSE INCLUDED
NEXT COURSE BEGINS MARCH -
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Become a Postnatal Doula
NURTURING COURSE ONLINE & IN PERSON
NEXT COURSE BEGINS MARCH
START LEARNING THE MOMENT YOU SIGN UP -
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Want to join our Diploma from overseas?
WE OFFER INTERNATIONAL COURSES, INSTANT ACCESS WITH 1-2-1 MENTORING THROUGH
What you get when you choose
The Perinatal Academy
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Our courses are built from lived experience, not textbooks. Every educator is actively working with families right now, which means what you learn is relevant, current and rooted in real practice. We teach you how this work actually looks and feels, with ongoing support and mentoring from our amazing team who have stood in your shoes!
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You are not left to figure things out on your own. Alongside your training you’ll receive guided mentoring, space to reflect, ask questions and grow in confidence. Support continues long after your course ends, through our community and collective spaces.
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Your certification is accredited by FEDANT, an internationally recognised body, meaning your qualification is respected both within the UK and overseas.
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This work is personal as well as professional. Many students begin the course thinking they are learning skills, and leave having experienced their own growth too.
We hold so much space for both, you will learn and unlearn as you move through the first year of your training and birthing your business into your community. We love being a part of it with you -
We believe perinatal education and support must reflect the diverse realities of the families you will serve.
Throughout your training we explore cultural awareness, systemic bias, inclusive language and respectful care across different communities, identities and family structures.
This work invites you to reflect on your own lens too, this is so important, we are all always growing and developing in this work. -
If you study with us you will join The Perinatal Collective.
This is our busy growing community, and we offer SO MUCH to support you personally and professionally ongoing.
Workshops, resources, socials, a place to ask questions, cheerleading and virtual hugs whenever you need them -
We don’t just train you to do the work, we support you to step into it. From pricing and packages to visibility, boundaries and finding your first clients, we guide you through the early stages of building your practice within your own community.
You’ll leave not only qualified, but clearer on how to begin, grow and sustain your work in a way that feels realistic.
We have accreditation from FEDANT a UK-based regulatory body for antenatal educators, breastfeeding counselors, and doulas.
What this means for you is you can be satisfied that our course content is of a really high standard, you will be able to sign up to the national register so parents can search for you, plus you have access to lower insurance rates.
