DAISY ACADEMY / Five-program pathway
Professional Perinatal Specialist Pathway
A five-program route across birth, postpartum, newborn care, lactation support and childbirth education.
Pre-sale · program in development
Your self-paced learning timeline
Enrollment opensOct 16, 2026
Online access opensDec 7, 2026
Full content targetMar 15, 2027
Self-paced online study. Included courses open on their catalog dates: Postpartum Doula Professional Training — Dec 7, 2026; Birth Doula Professional Training — Dec 14, 2026; Newborn Care Specialist (NCS) Professional Training — Jan 4, 2027; Lactation for Doulas — Jan 18, 2027; Childbirth Educator Professional Training — Jan 25, 2027. Study available lessons flexibly; each course retains its own live learning, practice and assessment requirements. The full-content target is not a student completion deadline.
Pre-sale purchase provides access to a course still being developed. The full course is not available at purchase. Complete online study at your own pace, with required live sessions, practice and assessment.
Workshops & labs
Scheduled workshops begin at least three weeks after the full-content target for all associated programs and pathways. Complete the required preparation before attending; online study remains self-paced.
- Postpartum support skills labApr 10, 2027Virtual6 instructional hours · Location: Virtual — joining details to follow · Time: TBD
- Birth doula comfort and communication labApr 11, 2027In person6 instructional hours · Location: TBD · Time: TBD
- Newborn care skills labApr 17, 2027Virtual6 instructional hours · Location: Virtual — joining details to follow · Time: TBD
- Lactation support skills labApr 18, 2027Virtual6 instructional hours · Location: Virtual — joining details to follow · Time: TBD
- Childbirth educator demonstration and teach-back studioApr 25, 2027In person6 instructional hours · Location: TBD · Time: TBD
Included in the listed tuition and instructional hours. Breaks do not count as instruction. Workshops and simulations do not replace required supervised client or teaching practice. Entry requirements and program assessments still apply.
Who this is for
Learners seeking broad professional preparation across five complementary perinatal roles.
What you will learn
- Complete the competencies and separate assessments of all five included programs.
- Develop a coordinated approach while maintaining clear role boundaries.
Entry & readiness
Each included program retains its own entry, readiness, assessment and practice requirements.
How learning works
Planned delivery combines sequenced instruction, guided independent study, applied assignments, case work and competency assessment, with verified practice where required. Online lessons are self-paced, with access opening on the date above. Live-session arrangements and practice requirements will be confirmed before paid enrollment opens.
Practice & application
105 verified practice hours across the five complete programs. Keep each program's cases, direct-observation minimums and assessment evidence. Count each hour once. Any later shared-credit route requires an explicit faculty-approved map; it is not included in this 460-hour plan.
Completion requirements
Meet the complete academic, assessment and supervised-practice requirements for each of the five included programs. Integrated credit must be verified by faculty; a bundled purchase does not waive competencies.
Scope & credential clarity
Includes Birth Doula, Postpartum Doula, NCS, Lactation for Doulas and Childbirth Educator. Each credential retains its scope. The 460-hour route completes each course in full with no assumed shared-credit reductions.
The Daisy Academy award reflects the Academy’s own competency requirements. It does not confer licensure or automatically establish external accreditation, insurance recognition or third-party certification.
View curriculum modules
- Birth Doula Professional Training
- Postpartum Doula Professional Training
- Newborn Care Specialist (NCS) Professional Training
- Lactation for Doulas
- Childbirth Educator Professional Training