For L&D Nurses, CNAs & Healthcare Workers

The Doula Certification
Built by RNs —
For Clinicians Done
Being Dismissed.

14 modules. 56+ hours. Clinical training at the RN level plus a full CEO Business Masterclass. The only program that gives you both — with lifetime access and zero annual fees.

Enroll Now — $1,697 Watch the Free Masterclass First

3,782 Women Served (2023)

56+ Hours of Training

$0 Annual Fees

∞ Lifetime Access

First Client Guarantee

Get a client in 60 days — or a full refund.

No questions. No drama. No paperwork.

2017

The year Latched Support was founded — on a postpartum hospital floor in San Antonio

Why We Built This

We Met on a Postpartum Floor.
What We Found at Home Changed Everything.

Hi, we are Ashley and Veronica, the creators behind A&V Academy. We built this curriculum on real-world proof.

When we founded Latched Support back in 2017, we were both L&D nurses at a San Antonio hospital. Every day, we watched the same thing — mothers delivered, stabilized, discharged. And then completely alone.

So we started visiting them ourselves. What we found was not fine.

Mothers bleeding more than normal. Blood pressure spiking with zero awareness. Crisis situations the hospital system never caught — because no one with clinical training was present in those homes.

In 2023, our nonprofit Latched Support served 3,782 pregnant women in San Antonio. A survey of 6,000+ clients revealed over 50% had to choose between basic needs and diapers.

The training system we built for our field doulas — that is what you are enrolling in. This is not a certification we designed to sell. It is the exact framework we built because families' lives depended on it.

— Ashley Green, RN, BSN, IBCLC & Veronica Simpkins, RN, MSN, IBCLC, WHNP
Co-Founders, A&V Academy

Does This Sound Familiar?

The bedside grind is real.
And you already know there's a way out.

You didn't go into healthcare to spend 80% of your shift charting. You went in to care for families — and the system keeps getting in the way.

I spend more time charting than actually caring for mothers.

L&D Nurse, San Antonio TX

Families are being gaslit right in front of me and I can't do a thing.

RN, Postpartum Floor

These weekend certifications are a joke to hospital staff.

CNA considering career pivot

I want to walk into L&D and be treated like a peer — not an afterthought.

RN transitioning to doula work

I can't pay my mortgage on $500 a birth. I need a real practice.

Doula looking to grow

I went into healthcare to help people. Not to fight the system every shift.

Community Health Worker

Your Instructors

Trained by the nurses
who've been in those homes.

Not former practitioners. Not online influencers. Active RNs, IBCLCs, and a Women's Health Nurse Practitioner — still in the field, still serving families.

A

Ashley Green

RN · BSN · IBCLC · Doula · Community Health Worker Instructor

Co-founder of Latched Support (2017). 7+ years visiting postpartum mothers at home in San Antonio — identifying postpartum hemorrhage, dangerous blood pressure, and crisis situations the hospital system missed.

"We didn't build this program to add credentials to a wall. We built it because we kept watching families fall through cracks the system pretends don't exist."

V

Veronica Simpkins

RN · MSN · IBCLC · WHNP · Doula · Community Health Worker Instructor

One of the only doula program instructors in the country whose credentials span RN, advanced practice (WHNP), and international lactation certification. Near-physician level clinical scope of knowledge.

"An OB-GYN doesn't respect you because of a piece of paper. They respect you because you walked in knowing what DVT looks like. That's what we teach."

3,782

Women served by
Latched Support
in 2023 alone

A Curriculum Built on Proven Results

As the founders of Latched Support, we trained hundreds of successful doulas. Now, we’ve brought that exact, high-success methodology into the A&V Academy certification.

Methodist Hospital Baptist Hospital University Health

*These testimonials and statistics reflect the experiences of doulas who completed our foundational training curriculum at Latched Support.

The Program

14 Modules.
Two Transformations.

Part One makes you clinically undeniable. Part Two gives you the legal, financial, and marketing infrastructure to build a practice that actually pays you.

56+ Hours

RN Clinical Level

$0 Annual Fees

Enroll Now — $1,697

Part 1 — Clinical & Support Mastery

7 sessions · RN-level clinical education in maternal and newborn care

01

Empowering Families

Scope of practice, core ethics, communication, in-home safety, self-care and burnout prevention

02

Pregnancy

Fetal development, maternal anatomy, systemic changes, clinical warning signs — preeclampsia, bleeding, preterm

03

Breastfeeding

Lactation physiology, latch positions, infant feeding cues, pumping, NICU support, IBCLC referral protocols

04

Newborn Care

Reflexes, Harvey Karp's Five S method, SIDS prevention, SBS prevention, fever and illness red flags

05

Postpartum Care

PPH, DVT, preeclampsia identification, baby blues vs. PPD/PPA, lochia tracking, maternal mental health referral

06

Special Circumstances

Inductions, C-sections, VBAC, high-risk pregnancies, grief & loss, trauma-informed care

07

Labor & Birth

Stages of labor, 5-1-1 Rule for hospital transfer, comfort measures, rebozo techniques, emergency management

Part 2 — CEO Business Masterclass

7 modules · Practice setup, legal protection, marketing, and sustainable growth

08

Defining Your Practice

Vision, SMART goals, ideal client, 3-part scope statement, weekly availability planner

09

Business Foundations

LLC vs. Sole Prop, IRS EIN (free), business banking, malpractice insurance (CM&F, Berxi — $95–$300/yr)

10

Marketing

Brand identity, B2B referral pipeline with OBs, midwives & chiropractors, email marketing, lead magnets

11

Client Onboarding

Inquiry email templates, consultation structure, CRM setup (HoneyBook/Dubsado), client offboarding

12

Sustainable Growth

Referral networks, managing slow seasons, alternative income streams (childbirth ed, digital products)

13

Pricing & Payments

Rate calculation, flat fee vs. hourly, Square/Stripe, QuickBooks, self-employment tax strategy

14

Managing & Scaling

Client limits, on-call boundaries, backup doulas, agency model exploration

How A&V Compares

Most certifications give you a piece of paper.
We give you clinical authority and a client pipeline.

Weekend Certs

DONA / CAPPA

DTI / Bebo Mia

A&V Academy ✦

Price

$99–$299

$400–$800

$1,297–$2,479

$1,697

Clinical depth

Basic only

Foundational

Intermediate

RN level

Business training

None

None / Limited

Full CEO Masterclass

Annual fees

Varies

$75–$100/yr

$220/yr (DTI)

$0 · Lifetime access

Taught by active RNs

No

Yes — RN + WHNP + IBCLC

Money-back guarantee

No

First Client Guarantee

Your Investment

One client at $1,500 recoups
your entire enrollment.

Three tiers. No hidden fees. No annual renewals. Lifetime access to everything.

Clinical Foundation

$1,197

or 4 × $307/month

Clinical Doula Training (7 sessions)
RN-level curriculum
Lifetime access
Alumni network
CEO Business Masterclass
1-on-1 practice audit

Enroll in Foundation

Honest answers to everything
nurses ask before enrolling.

It's a big investment.

Not an expense — a career pivot. One client at $1,500 recoups the entire $1,697 enrollment. Business Masterclass Module 6 teaches exactly how to price, collect a non-refundable deposit, and close your first client without feeling awkward about the price.

Will I actually get clients?

Module 10 teaches the complete B2B referral pipeline — walking into OB-GYN offices, pediatric practices, and lactation clinics to get direct referrals. More reliable than social media followers. And if you implement it and don't get a single consultation in 60 days — we refund everything.

Is this certification officially accredited?

There is no national governing body for doula certification — none. That is public record. That means reputation is your only real currency in a hospital setting. An OB doesn't care about a piece of paper. They care that you walked in knowing what DVT looks like. That's what we teach.

I work 12-hour shifts. I have no time.

100% self-paced with lifetime access. No deadlines, no cohort pressure, no expiration. Most nurses complete it over 6–12 weeks on their days off. The Thinkific mobile app works on any phone — watch a module in the parking lot before a shift if that's when you have 20 minutes.

What if doula work puts my nursing license at risk?

That is exactly why Business Masterclass Module 9 exists. LLC formation, IRS EIN setup, malpractice insurance through CM&F or Berxi ($95–$300/yr), and the exact contract clauses that create a legal shield. Doula work is non-clinical — you are not diagnosing or treating. When properly structured, the two roles do not legally conflict.

I'm not "woo-woo" enough to be a doula.

Good. The medical system doesn't need more woo-woo. It needs clinical advocates. A&V teaches evidence-based, trauma-informed protocols designed specifically for scientific minds. If you ever looked at a doula certification and thought "this isn't for me" — you were right about that one.

I can just learn this on YouTube.

YouTube doesn't teach you how to challenge a Pitocin protocol, write a liability contract, identify DVT during a home visit, or set up an LLC and business banking. Those are the skills that separate a certified doula from a practicing CEO.

What if I enroll and don't finish?

There is no deadline. No pressure. No expiration. You go at your pace — if life gets in the way for three months, the course is still there when you come back. And the First Client Guarantee clock doesn't start until you complete the program, so there's no rush.

Ready to Make the Pivot?

Stop surviving the bedside grind.
Start building a $1,500/client practice.

Not ready to enroll yet? Watch the free 30-minute masterclass first. Walk away with clinical insights you can use immediately — whether you enroll or not.

Enroll Now — $1,697 Watch the Free Masterclass First

No credit card required for the masterclass. Lifetime access from day one of enrollment.

The Doula Certification Built by RNs — For Clinicians DoneBeing Dismissed.

We Met on a Postpartum Floor.What We Found at Home Changed Everything.

The bedside grind is real.And you already know there's a way out.

Trained by the nurseswho've been in those homes.

A Curriculum Built on Proven Results

14 Modules.Two Transformations.

Most certifications give you a piece of paper.We give you clinical authority and a client pipeline.

One client at $1,500 recoupsyour entire enrollment.

Honest answers to everythingnurses ask before enrolling.

Stop surviving the bedside grind.Start building a $1,500/client practice.