The Night Doula Certificate is the evidence-based standard for overnight newborn care professionals, whether you call yourself a night nanny, newborn care specialist or overnight doula. Developed and overseen by Registered Nurses and issued by Let Mommy Sleep. Available in English or Spanish.
National Night Doula Registry. Available in English or Spanish.
Once you complete the Certificate, you have the option to get listed on the National Night Doula Registry.
How to get listed on the Night Doula Registry:
- Complete the NAPS Night Doula Certificate
- Complete Infant CPR and First Aid
- Complete the Cribs for Kids Safe Sleep Academy certificate
- Download and sign the vaccination attestation.
Submit your documents. Send your Night Doula certificate, CPR/First Aid card, Safe Sleep certificate and signed attestation to care (at)letmommysleep.com. You will be notified when your listing goes live.
$349 | Online | English and Spanish | Self-paced
Once complete, students will be issued the NAPS Night Doula Certificate. The certificate does not take the place of hands-on experience but allows students to prove proficiency in evidence-based newborn and postpartum care.
About the Certificate Classes
The NAPS Night Doula Certificate provides structured, evidence-based education in:
- Newborn & Postpartum Care
- Infant Safe Sleep
- Home & Nursery Organization
- Bereavement Doula Support
- Breastfeeding Basics
You can take all the classes together or take them one at a time. Here is the full list of online classes and our FAQ’s.
Successful completion of the certificate is one part of the requirement to work with Let Mommy Sleep. Course content is developed by Let Mommy Sleep and reviewed by an independent Advisory Board of Registered Nurses and maternal–infant health professionals.
While terms like night nanny, postpartum doula and newborn care specialist are often used interchangeably, none of them are regulated. This makes it difficult for families to verify caregiver education. The NAPS Certificate establishes a clear, transparent educational standard and gives newborn caregivers a credential that families can actually verify.
National Night Doula Registry
The newborn caregivers who successfully complete the NAPS program and submit documentation to Let Mommy Sleep (see above) are included in the National Night Doula Registry. This is a searchable listing that verifies completion of formal newborn and postpartum education and promotes adherence to evidence-based best practices in daily care, public health and infant safe sleep.
Trusted Since 2010
The Nurses (RN/LPN) and night nannies of Let Mommy Sleep have supported families since 2010. The curriculum that powers the NAPS Certificate was awarded a U.S. government contract from 2015 through 2021 and continues to serve as the foundation for professional newborn and postpartum education. Since then, Let Mommy Sleep leadership continues to attend lobbying sessions on infant health, and advocates for common sense regulation for babies.
In 2025, Let Mommy Sleep was awarded a Mom’s Choice Award for the creation of the free course,Your First Week Home for parents. And in 2026, Let Mommy Sleep’s Founder wrote The State of Newborn Care, a workforce policy paper on SSRN documenting the need for national standards in the newborn care industry.
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Curriculum oversight is provided by an independent Advisory Board of Registered Nurses, IBCLC’s and maternal–infant health professionals. Content is reviewed on a scheduled basis to reflect current evidence-based standards of care.
