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Member Statistics
DONA International’s impressive growth
Our membership has grown from 750 members in 1994 to more than 6,000 members from around the world today. The word is out that doulas greatly benefit mothers and families during labor, birth and the weeks that follow. This rising demand for doulas, combined with the growing interest in the profession, means that this membership growth will continue for years to come.
(All figures are at end of year)
Membership
1994 |
750 |
1995 |
1,200 |
1996 |
1,800 |
1997 |
2,050 |
1998 |
2,400 |
1999 |
2,800 |
2000 |
3,350 |
2001 |
3,800 |
2002 |
4,550 |
2003 |
4,906 |
2004 |
5,221 |
2005 |
5,842 |
2006 |
6,137 |
2007 |
6,302 |
2008 |
6,678 |
Breakdown of Membership as of 12/31/08
Canada |
762 |
USA |
5,700+ |
Outside of North America |
200+ |
Outside of North America |
Members in: Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bermuda, Cayman Islands, Chile, Costa Rica,Denmark, East Africa, Ecuador,England, France, Germany, Great Britain, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Korea, Malta, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Peru, Phillipines, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Singapore, Spain, Taiwan, Thailand, Trinidad and Tobago,United Kingdom, Uruguay, Virgin Islands, and West Indies
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DONA International Certified Birth Doulas - CD(DONA)
1994 |
31 |
1995 |
84 |
1996 |
254 |
1997 |
454 |
1998 |
717 |
1999 |
1,034 |
2000 |
1,429 |
2001 |
1,928 |
2002 |
2,432 |
2003 |
2,363 |
2004 |
2,504 |
2005 |
2,303 |
2006 |
2,625 |
2007 |
2,367 |
2008 |
2,516 |
DONA International Certified Postpartum Doulas - PCD(DONA)
2004 |
14 |
2005 |
102 |
2006 |
165 |
2007 |
185 |
2008 |
252 |
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