Final Thoughts We are so happy and joyful for you! You’ve worked hard. Please complete the form below. Once it’s received you will get your Childbirth Educator Certification paper certificate by email. Back to Your personal certification page
Only complete this section if you are seeking certification based upon your experience. 1. Take the Childbirth Educator workshop. 2. Review the study modules. 3. Complete the module assignments. 4. Complete the verification form below ↓ to document 2 years or 24 months of teaching. It is not necessary to complete 2 & 3 on the … Read moreExperienced Teachers (skip if you’re a new instructor)
Study Modules Assignments Next: I’ve completed all the steps Back to Your personal certification page
Now you will bring all the tasks that you have completed together in the final task of teaching your very own childbirth class. This class will be evaluated by an experienced childbirth educator. The educator can be trained by any organization as long as they have been teaching childbirth 18 months or longer. The class … Read more5. Teach class evaluated by experienced birth educator
This step allows you to bring together the information that you’ve been studying into a teaching plan that you can use for your student teaching assignment. Once you finish your teaching plan you will be ready to practice your skills in a childbirth class. You can use the sample class outlines found in the The … Read more4. Write a childbirth class teaching plan
Contact a childbirth educator in your area and ask if you can observe classes. Try to observe at least 3 classes. Finding a childbirth class – Call your local hospital and ask if you can observe class or pay to attend a class – Ask doulas in your area if they know of classes – … Read more3. Observe a childbirth class
How to find births to observe – Attend a childbirth class and ask if you can make an announcement to the class that you would offer support to a couple for their birth – Ask friends or family members – Shadow a doula, labor nurse, or midwife on duty – Go to a mom’s support … Read more2. Observe Two Births
Congratulations! You are already signed up or have completed your childbirth educator training workshop. Continue the program. The steps can be completed in any order. Next 2. Observe two births Back to Your personal certification page