My name is Darla Burns and I have been married since 1994 and have 2 wonderful children. I have been passionate about birth as long as I can remember. I started doing doula work in 1990 but only realized in 2003 that there was a name for the work I was doing. I immediately took my training to be a Certified Labor Doula and then continued on that path and became a Certified Postpartum Doula, Certified Childbirth Educator, Certified Happiest Baby on the Block Instructor, Infant Massage Instructor, and a Certified Lactation Educator.
 
In 2007, I became CAPPA Postpartum Doula Faculty and began holding Postpartum Doula Trainings in California. In 2013, I founded Doula University and beginning in 2025, I will begin training postpartum doulas under that organization name (Doula University, LLC).  

I have trained nearly 900 Postpartum Doulas nationwide!

From 2009-2013, I served as the Executive Director of Postpartum Doulas for CAPPA where I managed the Postpartum Doula Program and Faculty in the U.S. in Canada. From January 2016 through June 2017, I served as Vice President of the non-profit doula organization Doulas Association of Southern California.

In 2022, I began my studies to become a Lactation Consultant, and through that process, I began offering pro-bono lactation support to low-income families at Pure Births Birth Center in Valencia, CA.

I hold Postpartum Doula Trainings and Lactation Intensives throughout the state of California and surrounding areas. I also offer virtual options to reach students nationwide.

My Doula University (tm) Postpartum Doula Trainings have been approved for certification by Perinatal Professionals Association and also have been approved for Nursing CEUs.