NBDA Doula Workforce Summit & 10 Year Anniversary Gala
Rooted. Resourced. Rising
September 10–12, 2027
A national summit and anniversary gala bringing together doulas, birth workers, healthcare leaders, insurance companies, policymakers, funders, sponsors, and community partners to strengthen the future of Black maternal health, professional doula skill building, workforce sustainability, and systems level change.
Why this event matters?
Join the National Black Doulas Association for our Tri-Annual Conference and 10-Year Anniversary Gala in Atlanta. This historic gathering will bring together doulas, birth workers, advocates, leaders, partners, and supporters from across the country for a powerful weekend centered on Black maternal health leadership, workforce sustainability, strategy, care, celebration, and legacy.
Over the course of the weekend, attendees will engage in meaningful conversations and practical learning while also experiencing wellness-centered moments, networking opportunities, and deep community connection. The event is designed to create space for both professional growth and intentional restoration.
Participants can expect a dynamic lineup of experiences, including an opening ceremony and community mixer, a vendor marketplace, a working breakfast plenary on the state of Black maternal mortality, and a series of workshops and featured presentations. The weekend will also include wellness experiences such as yoga and meditation, a 10-Year Anniversary Gala, and a closing call to action led by NBDA leadership.
This gathering is intentionally designed to be accessible, nourishing, purpose-driven, and community-centered, while helping move the future of Black maternal health work forward. Join us in celebrating this milestone and be part of what comes next.
This is a call to gather, invest, strategize, celebrate, and build the future of the doula workforce.
The National Black Doulas Association Doula Workforce Summit and 10 Year Anniversary Gala brings together the people shaping maternal health, birth work, workforce development, reimbursement pathways, policy, advocacy, and community care.
Over one powerful weekend, doulas, trainers, healthcare leaders, insurers, policymakers, funders, sponsors, and advocates will come together for education, hands-on skill building, leadership conversations, wellness experiences, networking, and celebration.
This Is More Than a Conference
Who This Summit Is For?
Doulas and Birthworkers
Student doulas and emerging birth workers
Midwives, nurses, lactation professionals, and maternal health providers
Hospitals and healthcare systems
Medicaid managed care organizations
Policymakers and elected officials
Foundations and funders
And many more! This is designed for individuals and organizations committed to strengthening the doula workforce and improving maternal health outcomes.
Business development and career sustainability session
Leadership conversations with funders, insurers, and healthcare partners
Opportunities to connect with doulas and leaders from across the country
Hands on doula skill sessions
Documentation and reimbursement readiness conversations
Policy, payer, and systems change discussion
Wellness, rest, and community care experiences
A formal 10 Year Anniversary Gala honoring NBDA’s legacy and future
Vendor marketplace and networking opportunities
Birth, postpartum, lactation, advocacy, and client care workshops
Stay With Us in Atlanta
We’re excited to welcome attendees to Atlanta, Georgia for the NBDA Doula Workforce Summit & 10 Year Anniversary Gala. A discounted room block will be available for conference attendees at our official host hotel.
Official Conference Hotel
The Westin Atlanta Premimeter North
Atlanta, Georgia
What Attendees Can Expect
Attendees can expect a weekend filled with education, connection, strategy, celebration, and community care.
Highlights may include:
Hands on doula skill sessions
Hands on doula skill sessions
Hands on doula skill sessions
Hands on doula skill sessions
Hands on doula skill sessions
Hands on doula skill sessions
Hands on doula skill sessions
Hands on doula skill sessions
Hands on doula skill sessions
Hands on doula skill sessions
Come for the skill-building. Stay for the community and impact.
Invest in the Future of the Doula Workforce
Supporting the National Black Doulas Association Doula Workforce Summit and 10 Year Anniversary Gala: Rooted. Resourced. Rising. is more than sponsorship. It is an investment in the people doing life saving, community rooted maternal health work.
This summit creates a meaningful space for funders, insurance companies, healthcare systems, policymakers, and community partners to move beyond conversation and into action.
Your partnership helps:
Expand access to professional education
Support hands-on workforce training
Increase affordability for attendees
Strengthen workforce development
Build sustainable systems support
Celebrate 10 years of Black doula leadership
We invite sponsors, hospitals, insurers, policymakers, foundations, and mission aligned organizations to stand with NBDA as we honor the past, resource the present, and build the next decade of Black doula excellence.
Why Be a Speaker?
Speaking at the National Black Doulas Association Doula Workforce Summit and 10 Year Anniversary Gala is an opportunity to help shape the future of the doula workforce.
This summit is not a passive conference. It is a working space where doulas, trainers, healthcare leaders, insurance companies, policymakers, funders, and community partners will gather to strengthen workforce sustainability, skill building, reimbursement readiness, policy alignment, and systems change.
Speakers will help bring practical tools, cultural grounding, lived experience, professional expertise, and solutions focused leadership into the room.
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Your voice can help resource, sharpen, and move the doula workforce forward.
Why Be a Vendor?
Vending at the National Black Doulas Association Doula Workforce Summit and 10 Year Anniversary Gala is an opportunity to connect with a highly engaged audience of doulas, birth workers, trainers, maternal health leaders, community organizations, funders, healthcare partners, insurance representatives, policymakers, and mission aligned supporters.
This is not a passive conference. It is a working summit designed to strengthen, connect, and advance the doula workforce. Vendors will have the opportunity to share products, services, tools, resources, and community support with attendees who are actively building sustainable careers, stronger businesses, and deeper community impact.
This is a powerful space for vendors who believe in birth work, wellness, Black maternal health, community care, and workforce sustainability.
More than a conference, this is a movement.
About NBDA
The National Black Doulas Association (NBDA) is the #1 Black and BIPOC doula directory and training organization in the world, committed to advancing equitable maternal health outcomes and strengthening the doula workforce. NBDA maintains a comprehensive, professional, and accessible directory of doulas and aligned practitioners, making it easier for families to find culturally competent care and for birthworkers to grow their visibility and impact.
Through its training and mentorship programs, NBDA equips aspiring and practicing doulas with the tools, knowledge, and community needed to lead meaningful change. The organization also develops and implements programming designed to educate, support, and empower families throughout pregnancy, birth, and postpartum.
At its core, NBDA is dedicated to advocacy—working to ensure that BIPOC families can move through birth and beyond feeling affirmed, safe, and empowered. Grounded in community, purpose, and legacy, NBDA continues to shape the future of maternal health by uplifting both the families it serves and the birthworkers who support them.