Becoming a Childbirth Educator

Childbirth Education Courses, Etc.

• ASPO/Lamaze Childbirth Educator Program One program to look at.
• Becoming a Childbirth Educator FAQ An excellent resource by childbirth.org.
• Certification Training in Prenatal and Birth Educational Counseling and Body Centered Hypnosis Offered by Dr. Gayle Peterson.
• A Comparison of Well-Known Childbirth Education Organizations Compares the five best known groups.
• Healthy Pregnancy, Healthy Baby Instructor, Course Number 3100i Info on the Red Cross Instructor Course.
• Traditional Childbirth Educator Certification Info on ICEA's program.
• See also my Organizations page, which contains all the childbirth education groups I can find links for.

Further Reading

• Books and Journals
  • Birth & Babies Journal A magazine for natural childbirth educators. 
  • Childbirth Education Books An incredible listing of useful stuff for CBE's.
  • Teaching Natural Birth A book for childbirth educators, or those who want to be. 
• Internet Resources
  • The Certified Childbirth Educator Information Clearinghouse A website comparing the 5 biggest CBE organizations.
  • For Childbirth Educators and Doulas All kinds of resources and information. 
  • Helping Survivors of Sexual Abuse Through Labor It's back yet again, and still a really important read! 
  • How to be a Breastfeeding Advocate A few pointers for the classroom.
  • Other questions you may want to ask each CBE organization Good things to think about when deciding which organization to join and certify under.

Supplies

• Childbirth Graphics - The Source for Perinatal Education Great teaching resources. 
• Dr. Jane Morton's Guide to Successful Breastfeeding A teaching tape for CBE's. (Down last time I tried it.)
• Freebies for Childbirth Educators A collection of free goodie resources that might be helpful.
• Geddes Productions - BREASTFEEDING Techniques That Work (TM) More breastfeeding products for CBE's. Fairly extensive selection. 

You may also find my Links for the Professional page of value, although most of the information on that page can be found here.

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07/20/01