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Why Train with BPI?
We are always wanting to empower birth workers to dream big and help community at the same time.
Learn directly from Ruth
Doula, doula trainer, birthworker mentor, & BPI's founder
As a community doula for more than 20 years, Ruth is committed to excellence and creating powerful trainings that change the lives of the birth professionals she works with and all those families they will touch. She is always working on creating the most comprehensive, evidence based training and continues to grow curriculum and training to enhance overall learning for all community, outreach workers and birth workers.
Our Trainings
Expand your knowledge & deepen your understanding as a birth professional!
Start your career as a Doula!
We train Labor Doulas & Postpartum Doulas
Empowering new parents through their birth and postpartum period can be immensely rewarding. What better way to create a career doing what you love, being able to care for your own family while also helping others learn how to navigate taking care of theirs? If you are drawn to helping new parents in the birth and postpartum period, these are workshops to help get you well on the way to starting the career of your dreams!
Help prepare families for birth
Teach and support as a Childbirth Educator
Knowledge is power. Help parents get the information they need to make informed choices. Empower them to know their rights and how to navigate the system in the USA. Learn how to teach not only educational classes but evidence based, enticing, fun classes that will help give parents what they need to make the choices that are best for them.
Deepen your Doula skills!
We train Labor Doulas in Advanced Comfort Measures
Looking to learn more than just basic comfort measures like squatting and lunging? This course is best done in person for the hands on techniques you can practice and get comfortable with. Learn how to use your own body mechanics to make your job easier as a doula and create much more comfort and forward movement with your clients.
Beyond the Silence is more than a training—it’s a calling!
Learn to support clients in grief & loss
Families who experience the loss of a baby or child often feel isolated in their grief, and too few professionals are prepared to walk with them through that darkness. This course was created to change that. By joining, you will gain the skills, confidence, and compassion to provide life-changing support when it matters most. You’ll learn how to offer comfort without judgment, hold space with sensitivity, and become a steady source of strength for families facing the unthinkable.
When you step into this work, you become a voice of hope and healing—helping families know they are not alone. Beyond the Silence will empower you to serve with heart, deepen your professional capacity, and make a profound difference in the lives of those who need it most.
Support families during lactation!
We offer professional training on breastfeeding & pumping
Most parents give up on breastfeeding their babies because of lack of good support and information. These evidence based, and practical skill classes will help you understand how to help parents navigate these challenging times. Being able to offer the support early on to they are more successful in meeting their feeding goals.
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