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Sacred Birth Path

Education for
Doulas, Birth Keepers & Mamas

Explore Our Courses

Earn a Doula Certificate!

Hope Medford-  founder, birth keeper, drummer, artist, mother
Meet Hope

On the
Sacred Birth Path

We want every baby to be healthy,
every mother to be respected &
every birth to be sacred.

Women have been taught to fear birth.-

But with knowledge & support,

birth can be a sacred journey of transformation & empowerment.  

Sacred Birth Work
changes the world. . .

We are ready for
 you to join us! 

Honoring Birth. Supporting Women. Transforming Families.

The Sacred Birth Path prepares women to support women through the life-changing experience of becoming a mother. Birth is more than an event, it is an intimate journey of transformation.

What We Do


Sacred Birth Path prepares doulas to become skilled, grounded Birth Keepers, equipped with the knowledge, practical skills, and confidence to provide support throughout pregnancy, birth, and postpartum. Our educational approach weaves modern birth knowledge with ancestral wisdom, holistic practices, and an understanding of the body’s innate wisdom.

We also prepare women for their own journey into motherhood, giving them the education and tools to develop confidence in themselves and their bodies as they prepare for birth.

At the heart of our work is a belief in birth as a profound rite of passage— that can awaken courage, deepen connection, and shape the journey into motherhood.

Where we’re going

We are creating a culture where birth is honored and women are empowered in their values and choices.

Change begins with one woman, supported by another.
One child, respected from their very first breath.
One family, empowered as it emerges into community.

From birth, to family, to community, to the world— the ripple grows.

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Sacred Birth Class in Maui of doulas, birth keepers, students, mamas, babies and their teacher, Hope Medford, smiling and holding a drum, shaker, a pelvis, and a uterus model, and enjoying the sisterhood of sacred birth work. SacredBirthPath.com

Values of the Sacred Birth Path Courses

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  • Doula training moment between two African American women feeling the sisterhood created during the sacred birth training. Sitting outdoors facing each other, holding hands & hearts, smiling and looking into each other's eyes. SacredBirthPath.com

    Respect of Personal Values

  • Sacred Birth Class in Hawaii of doulas, birth keepers, students, mamas and facilitator, Hope Medford, smiling and enjoying the sisterhood of sacred birth work. The classroom has moons on the floor, and the students use mudras. SacredBirthPath.com

    Community Support & Sisterhood

  • A woman with braided hair is holding her baby, painting a colorful birth design on a large round canvas. The scene is during a holistic doula training course, where she is expressing the portal and power of birth in her painting. SacredBirthPath.com

    Holistic Creative Process

  • A group of women studying to become doulas and birth keepers in the Sacred Birth Path workshop. The room features cultural decor, bookshelves, and artistic artwork, creating an intimate and warm atmosphere of sisterhood. SacredBirthPath.com

    Empowerment through Education

  • Hope Medford is teaching about birth with a small brown baby knitted model, and a pelvic bone model. She is showing the pathway the baby takes to be born naturally. Hope is teaching doulas in the Sacred Birth Path course. SacredBirthPath.com

    Trust in the Mother's Body

  • A pregnant woman is relaxing while being honored and tended to lovingly by doulas and sacred birth keepers who have trained on the Sacred Birth Path. They are inside a wooden classroom decorated beautifully. SacredBirthPath.com

    Honoring the Spirit of Birth

A joyful pregnant African American woman with a hand on her chest and the other on her belly, surrounded by lush tropical greenery in Hawaii during a Sacred Birth Path training with Hope Medford. SacredBirthPath.com
Holding a handmade uterus inside a model of the pelvic bones to teach about womb wellness during a Sacred Birth Keepers training by Hope Medford -SacredBirthPath.com
A round, medicine drum surrounded by pink and red hibiscus flowers, with several hands of doulas, midwives, and birth keepers on the Sacred Birth Path around it on a woven traditional Hawaiian Lauhala mat. SacredBirthPath.com
A decorative floral class centerpiece mandala with colorful flowers, petals, and leaves surrounding a glass bowl filled with flower petals to celebrate life and fertility for a Sacred Birth Class. SacredBirthPath.com
A beautiful woman with a pink hibiscus flower in her hair is holding her sweet, happy baby outdoors during a holistic doula training in Hawaii. SacredBirthPath.com
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Let’s do this together, sister!

A beautiful pregnant mother being honored, respected, and supported by doulas and birth keepers who have taken the Sacred Birth Keepers Training on the Sacred Birth Path taught by Hope Medford. SacredBirthPath.com

You are

-inspired to become a doula & support healthy births within your community

-ready to personally step into the journey of conception & motherhood

-awakening to the possibility of sacred birth for the next generation

-searching for ways to vitalize your personal womb power

-yearning to connect deeply with a sacred sisterhood

-or, excited to support birthing women globally

You belong
on the Sacred Birth Path!


Join our community of doulas, birth keepers, & mamas who are changing the world
one birth at a time!

Take our full Sacred Birth Path Training

or Choose the course you’re ready for:

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Womb Wisdom

$88

Moon Cycles
Womb Clearing
& Rewilding
Vag Steaming
Womb Massage
Red Tent

Sign up!
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Sacred Seeds

$133

Optimizing Fertility
Conception
Sensuality
Cycle Tracking
Nutrition
Maiden to Mother

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Empowered Birth

$333

Labor Labyrinth
Rhythm & Birth
Pregnancy Care
Labor Positions
Birth Songs
Partner Support

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Sacred Post Partum

$133

Nest &Nourish
Breastfeeding
Healing
Yoni Care
Placenta Options
Baby Bonding

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Sacred Birth Path
Training

includes ALL 4 Courses
+ Bonuses

and SAVE 20 % Off

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Included- Free 130  page PDF
Sacred Birth Path Journal
Enroll in Complete Training!

Sacred Birth Path

students are saying:

Camilla,
Online graduate

Jade,
Big Island, Hawaii graduate

Kula ,
Big island, Hawaii graduate

“This class changed my life! I not only gained powerful tools to help others, but I healed parts of myself as well.”
— Ember
“I love Hope’s teaching style, its very informative, creative, supportive, and so fun! I look forward to learning more with her.”
— Joanna
“This class was transformative for me. I learned enough to expand my professional career options, and I grew wonderful new friendships.”
— Naia
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Welcome Sister,

Women are re-awakening to the possibility that birth can be an empowering journey…

I am passionate about growing a sisterhood of holistic birth keepers & doulas to support women & families through the sacred rite of passage of birth, as well as empowering mamas everywhere to birth in sovereignty.

Drawing upon over 20 years of rich birth experience and having attended 500 births as midwife, doula, and birth keeper, I’ve created the Sacred Birth Path to educate and empower both birthing mamas & birth support.

These courses weave ancient wisdom with modern birth knowledge and effective techniques to help you prepare for birth and to develop into a Sacred Birth Keeper.

It is a powerful calling, to serve this sacred threshold into motherhood and welcoming our next generation.

Join us if you hear the call...

A woman sitting outdoors among green plants, smiling, holding a lit orange candle in a black holder.

It is an honor to welcome you on this path!

Love, Hope Medford

About Hope

Our Sacred Birth Path Doula Certificate
is available after graduating from
our Sacred Birth Keepers Course by completing the steps of our certification process!

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Sacred Birth Keepers Course

Immerse yourself in our educational program centered around weaving the physiology and psychology of birth with ancient women's wisdom.

Enjoy our teaching style encouraging personal growth and self discovery.

Engage in a profound exploration of the feminine through our rich interactive and comprehensive curriculum.

Embark on this life-changing journey, in a nurturing community & discover the exciting possibilities within you, on the Sacred Birth Path!

“Birthing is the most profound initiation to spirituality a
woman can have.”
- Robin Lim

Sa·cred:

cherished; worthy of awe & reverence

Birth Keeper:‍ ‍

one who honors and trusts a woman's innate ability to birth. Rooted in wisdom, intuition, and knowledge, they protect the safety, sovereignty, and sacredness of the birth experience.

The journey of giving birth
makes a wide-reaching impact on  the health & wellbeing
of both
mother & baby.

Sacred Birth Class in Hawaii of doulas, birth keepers, students, mamas, babies and a Hawaiian Kumu and the facilitator, Hope Medford, smiling together while enjoying the sisterhood of sacred birth work. SacredBirthPath.com