Become a Doula in 2026: Live Doula Training, Cohort Enrollment, and Black Friday Pricing at Sweet Bee Services

If you're considering becoming a doula and looking for a real-time doula training program, you’ve probably wondered:

  • “Is cohort-based doula training better for me?”

  • “How do I join the Sweet Bee Services 2026 doula cohort?”

  • “Is there financial aid or a payment plan?”

  • “What happens during Black Friday doula training enrollment?”

This guide will answer all of your questions and help you understand why Sweet Bee Services is one of the leading doula training programs in Maryland, DC, and Virginia, offering culturally centered, hands-on instruction rooted in Black maternal health.

Why Choose This Doula Training? Because of The Sweet Bee Transformation

Sweet Bee Services doesn’t just teach you doula skills. We guide you into a new identity as a confident, equipped, community-centered birth professional.

Our real-time, virtual cohort-based doula training is ideal for students who want:

  • A structured, supportive learning environment

  • Hands-on skills practice with real scenarios

  • Mentorship from experienced Sweet Bee doulas

  • A culturally grounded doula program rooted in equitable maternal health

  • A professional pathway into birthwork

  • A supportive community of doulas in Maryland, DC, and Virginia

This is transformation, not a casual course. It’s where future doulas become leaders.

What’s Included in the Sweet Bee Doula Training Program

Our $5,000 doula training includes:

  • Live weekly instruction

  • Hands-on birthwork and postpartum skills development

  • Mentorship guidance

  • Trauma-informed and culturally aligned curriculum

  • Professional pathway from student doula to experienced doula fellow, including the option to join our doula collective as a community-based or concierge doula

  • Community support throughout your training

This is one of the region’s most supportive and comprehensive doula preparation programs.

2026 Doula Training Cohort Dates

We offer four doula cohorts in 2026:

  • January 2026

  • March 2026

  • May 2026

  • September 2026

Cohorts are intentionally capped to maintain quality and intimacy. Once seats are full, enrollment closes.

How to Enroll in the 2026 Sweet Bee Doula Cohort

There is no application.

To join a cohort, you simply:

  1. Choose your 2026 cohort session

  2. Place your deposit

  3. Set up your payment plan if needed

  4. Complete your intake documents

Our students love how smooth and accessible enrollment is.

Payment Plans & Financial Aid

Sweet Bee Services offers:

✔ Interest-free payment plans

Pay your doula training tuition over several months.

✔ Limited financial aid

Priority goes to students serving Medicaid-eligible families and those committed to maternal health equity.

✔ Employer and organizational sponsorship

We can provide documentation if your job or a community program is paying for training.

✨ Black Friday Doula Training Sale (November 22–29) ✨

For one week, Sweet Bee offers the only discounted tuition of the entire year for 2026 cohorts.

During Black Friday, you get:

  • The lowest price for 2026 doula training

  • First access to cohort seat selection

  • The ability to lock in your price with just a deposit

  • An email sent at midnight on 11/22 to begin registration (if on the interest list)

This week is the BEST time to join a 2026 cohort — and seats go fast.

To receive the discount link, join the Black Friday Doula Training Interest List.

Who Should Join the Sweet Bee Doula Training Program?

This training is perfect for you if you:

  • Want live doula training with hands-on support from an industry veteran

  • Want to join a respected Black-led doula program

  • Thrive with structure, accountability, and community

  • Feel called to birthwork as a form of justice and care

  • Want mentorship and long-term pathways into paid career doula work

  • Are located in Maryland, DC, Virginia, or travel in for training

Sweet Bee is where doulas are prepared with heart, skill, and excellence.

Final Thoughts

Thank you to everyone who reaches out with thoughtful questions. Becoming a doula is not just a step; it’s a transformation. We would be honored to guide you.

Join the Black Friday interest list to receive your enrollment link at midnight on November 22.

Your journey begins with one “yes.”

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