A HOME FOR THE PROFESSIONAL DOULAS OF INDIANA
Supporting, connecting, and elevating doulas across our state.
Mission & Vision
The Indiana Association for Professional Doulas exists to uplift and professionalize doulas across Indiana through continuing education, mentorship, and statewide collaboration, while bridging the gap between doulas and healthcare providers to improve outcomes and advance equitable maternal care.
We envision an Indiana where every birthing family has access to skilled, supported doulas who are respected members of the perinatal care team, and where collaboration between hospitals, providers, and birth professionals improves outcomes for everyone.
Join the INAPD and be part of the movement shaping the future of birth in Indiana.
The Three Pillar Approach
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The Indiana Association for Professional Doulas is the one-stop shop for starting, growing, and supporting your birth business. Providing you with support through webinars, continuing education, goal-setting sessions, and a statewide directory of Indiana doulas … all in one place.
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When it comes to the perinatal profession, we know that things are always changing and evolving. Whether it’s hospital policies, midwifery practice boundaries, or statewide advocacy efforts, there’s a lot to keep up with.
In the Association, we host regular conversations with advocates, midwives, and hospital professionals so you're never the last to know what's changing in perinatal care.
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As doulas, we know that navigating hospital systems can be challenging.
We’re working to change the way Indiana hospitals and doulas collaborate with each other. With the intentional development of formal collaborative care programs, the INAPD is committed to building respectful, supportive relationships between doulas and healthcare teams to improve outcomes for everyone involved.
The Ripple Effect
Indiana continues to face serious maternal and infant health challenges, including high rates of maternal mortality and gaps in prenatal and postpartum care. Research consistently shows that continuous doula support improves outcomes by reducing cesarean rates, lowering medical interventions, increasing overall satisfaction with the birth experience, and more.
Doulas are part of the solution to better health outcomes for families.
However, doulas cannot carry this work alone. Burnout, isolation, financial instability, and limited professional integration remain real challenges for doulas across our state.
INAPD strives to change that by strengthening and supporting the professionals who support the families in our communities.
Why it Matters
You became a doula because you care deeply.
INAPD is for the doula who wants to keep growing. For the doula who believes in the power of this profession and is ready to be part of something bigger than their solo practice. Whether you're newly certified or have attended hundreds of births, there's a place for you here.
Our commitment to you:
We are committed to a unified, sustainable, thriving doula profession in Indiana because we know that when doulas are supported, families benefit. And when families benefit, communities grow stronger.
The INAPD strives for:
Meaningful continuing education
Mentorship and business support
Collaboration with healthcare systems
Advocacy for equitable maternal care
A statewide community that believes in collaboration over competition
Indiana doulas deserve a home.
This is it.
Join INAPD and become part of the first professional association built specifically for doulas across the state.
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