Midwife Assistant Training

Course Description

Step Into the Birth Room with Confidence, Skill, and Purpose

Designed exclusively for experienced doulas and student midwives, this elite-level training program prepares you to seamlessly support licensed midwives across a variety of birth environments—including home births, freestanding birth centers, and holistic perinatal care practices.

This comprehensive course delivers a strategic blend of clinical skill-building and hands-on procedural training, equipping you with the essential competencies required to assist during labor, birth, and immediate postpartum care. From fetal monitoring and sterile setup to emergency preparedness and postpartum charting, you’ll gain the tools and techniques needed to become a reliable, efficient, and knowledgeable assistant at every stage of the birthing process.

In addition to technical proficiency, the program emphasizes collaborative communication, emotional intelligence, and trauma-informed care—ensuring you’re fully prepared to support midwives while offering exceptional care to birthing families.

Whether you’re transitioning into midwifery or expanding your role in birthwork, this training is your gateway to professional advancement and deeper clinical integration.

Elevate your birthwork. Assist with confidence. Train like a professional.

What You’ll Master in the Midwife Assistant Training

Upon successful completion of this immersive training, students will be fully equipped to step confidently into the birth space as skilled and reliable midwife assistants. You will:

✅ Clearly define the scope, role, and professional responsibilities of a Midwife Assistant across home birth, birth center, and holistic care settings.
🩺 Demonstrate clinical proficiency in core competencies such as charting, monitoring maternal vital signs, performing newborn assessments, and supporting postpartum stabilization.
📚 Apply a working knowledge of perinatal anatomy and physiology, with a strong foundation in maternal-fetal health across pregnancy, labor, birth, and the immediate postpartum period.
🧼 Implement strict universal precautions and maintain clinical hygiene standards, ensuring a safe, sterile, and organized birthing environment.
🚨 Respond confidently in emergency situations, assisting the midwife with calm precision while maintaining compassionate support for the birthing family.

This training doesn’t just prepare you to assist—it transforms you into an indispensable asset in any midwifery practice.

2-Day In-Person Intensive: Learn. Practice. Master.

This immersive 2-day, in-person training experience is designed to deliver powerful, hands-on education in a focused and flexible format—perfect for busy professionals and aspiring birth workers seeking to elevate their skills without long-term scheduling conflicts.

Each day is thoughtfully curated to blend engaging lectures, guided reading, interactive discussions, and real-world clinical simulations that reinforce critical learning objectives. You’ll dive deep into essential topics while building muscle memory and confidence through practical, hands-on skill application.

Students will also benefit from live case study sessions led by seasoned birth professionals, with real-time, personalized feedback to sharpen clinical judgment, refine technique, and ensure readiness for real-life scenarios.

Earn Your Certification with Confidence and Credibility

To successfully complete this intensive training and earn certification, participants must demonstrate both academic mastery and practical proficiency. Students are required to:

✅ Achieve a minimum score of 80% on all module assessments to ensure a strong command of core concepts and clinical knowledge.
✋ Demonstrate hands-on competency through supervised practical evaluations, showcasing your ability to apply skills confidently and safely in real-world scenarios.

These rigorous standards ensure that graduates are not only well-informed—but truly prepared to lead, support, and excel in professional birth environments.

ENROLLMENT REQUIREMENTS FOR MIDWIFE ASSISTANT TRAINING WITH NIKITA

● Current and Active Doula Certification from a recognized Doula Training Organization
● Has held an active doula certification for at least a year with at least 10 documented
births, with at least 5 in a home birth setting OR have an active role as an OB Nurse, OB
Tech, or Clinical Role on Labor and Delivery.
● Student Midwife with an active Preceptorship within the DMV.
● Has completed basic OB Medical Terminology.

The student must be able to complete the following after their in-person training.

● Complete an NRP Skills and Certification Program
● Complete Basic CPR Course
● Attend & Assist 3 Births as a Birth Assistant
● Collaborate and Network with Midwives in the DMV.

Upcoming Training Dates

June 27-28, 2026 (10a-4:30pm)

October 31, 2026 – November 1, 2026 (10a-4:30pm)

Payment & Payment Plan Policy – Midwife Assistant Training

Payment for the Midwife Assistant Training may be made in full or through an approved payment plan.

Payment Plan Option
Participants may elect to enroll in a structured payment plan consisting of eight (8) equal payments of $91.04.

A 10% payment plan arrangement fee is assessed for all payment plans. This fee has already been applied and is included in the above installment amounts.

Payment Plan

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$625

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Nikita Johnson

Chief Instructor

Nikita Johnson is the CEO/Founder, and Chief Instructor of The Black Doula Training, LLC. Altogether.

Lashea Haynes

Chief Program Facilitator

Lashea Haynes has been practicing in the area of obstetrical/perinatal nursing for nearly 26 years.

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Midwife Assistant Training