About AUREA

An initiative in formation

AUREA Doula Alliance is an independent professional initiative developing draft education standards, ethical guidance, and a proposed public registry for postpartum and newborn care. It is being built in the open and does not yet issue credentials.

What AUREA is β€” and is not

AUREA Doula Alliance is an independent professional initiative currently in formation.

AUREA intends to publish a voluntary, community-informed professional standard and a proposed public registry for training-completion records. It does not currently certify, license, or regulate the practice of doula or newborn care.

Advisory Panel

AUREA is assembling an Advisory Panel of professionals with expertise in maternal and infant health, nursing, lactation, public health, and family care. The panel provides input on the draft standards during the public-review period and is consulted on governance design. Panel members are identified by name and affiliation once they have confirmed their participation.

Advisory panel members reviewing AUREA draft standards
Advisory Panel β€” working session, 2026
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Invited β€” confirmation in progress

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Advisory Panel Member

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Invited β€” confirmation in progress

Names and affiliations will be published as confirmations are received. If you have relevant expertise and would like to be considered for the panel, contact hello@aureadoula.org.

A note on Luran

AUREA and Luran are kept visually and operationally separate. This site does not reuse the Luran logo or Luran website styling, and it does not describe AUREA as a Luran subsidiary.

Governance

AUREA intends to establish independent governance, conflict-of-interest controls, transparent provider-review criteria, and documented decision-making after legal formation. These systems are not yet in place, and this website does not represent an established organization.

Credentials

AUREA does not currently issue professional certifications or credentials. This website demonstrates a proposed public registry for training completion records and possible future professional credentials.

Help shape AUREA

Join the Founding Community to take part in the public review of the draft standards and the proposed registry.

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