What Participants Say About Birth Day Presence Trainings

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Birth Day Presence participants consistently describe its doula, lactation, and birth worker trainings as informative, inspiring, and empowering — and several say the classes exceeded their expectations. The reviews below come from the site's own testimonial section, so they reflect the experience of people who chose to share feedback publicly. If you are weighing whether to enroll, the useful signal is not just the praise but the specific things reviewers keep mentioning: instructor knowledge and warmth, certification value, interactive teaching, and content on racial disparities in breastfeeding.

What Reviewers Praise Most

Across the testimonials, a few themes repeat:

  • Depth beyond certification requirements. Ruth Gordon-Martin, a doula who took a class for certification, wrote that she "got so much more" than what she needed for certification.
  • Instructor qualities. Reviewers name Debra and Jada specifically, citing their "knowledge, expertise, care, thoughtfulness, and passion." Talia Brooks-Salzman said working with them meant she "could not have been in better hands."
  • Feeling inspired and empowered. Kenna Bouvet wrote that every class taken with Birth Day Presence "exceeds my expectations" and ends with feeling "so inspired and empowered."
  • Recommendation across roles. Reviewers recommend the trainings whether you are a doula, birth worker, or parent.

Specific Course Content Reviewers Mention

The testimonials point to concrete elements of the learning experience, which is more useful than general praise:

What reviewers mention Why it matters to a prospective student
A true/false quiz that "broke down everything even more" Suggests interactive, discussion-based teaching rather than pure lecture
Statistics on Black women and breastfeeding, plus discussion of reasons for the disparity Indicates the curriculum addresses equity, not just clinical mechanics
A guest consultant (Amadoma Bediako) joining near the end of a class Shows courses may include additional expert perspectives
Content that translated into wanting to share resources locally Points to practical, community-oriented framing

Ruth Gordon-Martin highlighted the breastfeeding disparity discussion as a standout, calling the class "a must if you're a doula or on your way towards one."

Who the Trainings Are For

The site organizes its offerings into two tracks, and the reviews map onto both:

  • For providers: doula training, lactation training, and birth worker workshops. Reviewers in this group are often pursuing or renewing certification.
  • For parents: childbirth education, breastfeeding and newborn care classes, and infant CPR, with care providers available through boober.

One reviewer's recommendation explicitly covers all three audiences — doula, birth worker, or parent — so the trainings are not limited to professionals.

How to Weigh These Reviews

Testimonials are self-selected, so treat them as directional rather than representative. What they do establish clearly:

  1. Participants found the instruction knowledgeable and personally engaging.
  2. At least one certification-seeking doula felt the class delivered beyond the minimum.
  3. Equity topics are part of the teaching, at least in the lactation class described.
  4. The tone reviewers describe is warm and non-judgmental, matching the site's stated approach of "evidence based, non-judgmental" training.

If those priorities match yours — interactive teaching, instructor rapport, and content that goes past certification checkboxes — the reviews suggest the trainings are worth a closer look. To decide, compare the specific class or workshop against your certification requirements or due date, since the testimonials describe individual courses rather than a single standardized program.