Membership Information:

If you are a doula who is interested in joining an organized doula group, we hope you will consider Beautiful Beginnings. Our doula group is open to all doulas that are trained as either Labor or Postpartum doulas. Certification is not a prerequisite to joining our group. We will consider any doula regardless of training program, and we allow you to belong to our group as well as any OTHER doula group. We are the first and only team of doulas in San Diego that provide labor and postpartum support, training, and certification mentoring. We also provide education, referrals and resources to community services. Together, we can provide support and care to all families during their childbearing years. It is a requirement of Beautiful Beginnings to be a member of DONA.

Benefits of joining Beautiful Beginnings:

• Become a member of San Diego's first and oldest Organized Doula group.
• Referrals within Beautiful Beginnings
• Back-up and "co-doula-ing" support
• Meetings organized through BB and other community organizations.
• Professional speakers at quarterly meetings
• Quarterly email listing up coming in-services, seminars and local information
• Your name and information listed on our web page at www.beautifulbeginnings.org
• Apprenticeship and mentoring information and services
• Labor and Postpartum training and certification information and support

• Certified childbirth educator or RN: OR
• Participation in one day Childbirth Education course (provided as part of the doula training) OR attendance at a series of childbirth classes (as defined by DONA.)
• Copy of your certificate from your approved Labor Support training course
• Member application and copy of your certificate from an approved labor doula training course.

• Copy of CPR
• Copy of your certificate from an approved Postpartum Support training course
• Copy of Breastfeeding course requirements
• Membership application

Active Doulas: Annual Yearly fee: $125.00 - Due no later than January 31st of each year.
In-active doulas: $50.00 a year
Others interested in the field; Supporters, advertisers: $50.00 a year
Changes and additions to website are done 2 times a year. Renewal or new members can also join by June 30th to be included on the yearly site.
Renewal benefits apply when joining at our yearly December gathering.

Please download this form, fill it out and mail it to:
Stacey Scarborough
4794 Winona Ave.
San Diego, CA 92115
When joining or renewing:
please write exactly what you would like the website bio to say.