Childbirth Educator Training
Give the gift of information as a childbirth educator!
Our Childbirth Educator Training is all you need to begin your career teaching families how to navigate birth and beyond.
Includes:
+16 hours of in-person or virtual instruction
+Comprehensive guide book to read ahead of class and keep for years to come
+1 year of EDT membership
+Certification Packet (once completed: lifetime certification)
Cost of Training: $750*
*Already a member? Use coupon code “membersonly” at checkout. Cross training? Use “crosstrain” code at checkout. Discounts cannot be combined.
EDT is committed to changing the way doulas and educators are trained and certified.
We feel the time is now to let go of the old doula/cbe education paradigm and usher in the training and mentorship that the next generation of educators deserves.
Therefore, we have centered our childbirth education training on the topics and techniques that the educators of today need, all with the goal of better supporting pregnant families as they prepare for childbirth and beyond.
In this training, you’ll leave confident in knowing:
+who you are as an educator (who your clients are, what your biases are, what your strengths and gifts are)
+the history and cultural context of childbirth education
+how to teach advocacy, patient rights, and encourage partners to find their role as a protector of the birth
+the Embodied Method of childbirth education (which includes understanding the inner landscape of pregnancy, birth and postpartum, our human animality, the nervous system, and sexuality)
+an overview of pregnancy, birth, postpartum, newborn care, and lactation
+how to teach to adult learners and make learning fun and interactive
+how to bring embodiment practices to the classroom
+how to create a basic cbe curriculum
+how to start your business and find students
+so much more!
If all of this makes you feel energized and ready to be an EDT cbe, click below to reserve your spot in one of our online or in person trainings!
Included in tuition is your certification packet. In this packet, we have forms and exercises you will complete to receive your lifetime certification. The packet will be sent the week after your training takes place. See below for requirements.
Brand New CBE
+Attend our Foundations Childbirth Educator training
+Observe or experience 3 births, 1 of which must take place post-training (as a doula, friend, self, etc., experienced birth doulas/ assistants exempt)
+Submit your student agreement or proof of liability insurance
+Read and respond to reading list books/articles
+Create a resource list
+Write 2 lesson plans
+Complete a business plan
+Submit 3 student experience surveys
+Attend 2 of the following class/observation options (CBE, bodyfeeding, parenting, PMADs, Pelvic Floor PT)
+Schedule your certification review meeting with an EDT leader
+Once submitted and reviewed, receive your lifetime certification!
Cross Training/Retraining
+Attend our Foundations Childbirth Educator training
+Observe or experience 3 births, 1 of which must take place post-training (not required for practicing doulas or birth assistants)
+Submit your client contract or proof of liability insurance
+Read and respond to reading list books/articles
+Submit 3 student experience surveys
+Write 1 lesson plan
+Schedule your certification review meeting with an EDT leader
+Once submitted and reviewed, receive your lifetime certification!
November 5-6th: Santa Clarita, CA & Virtual / Childbirth Educator Training / Samantha Davis
November 19-20: Memphis, TN / Childbirth Educator Training / Zoë Etkin
New January 2023 dates for a New England (CT) based training with Melissa coming soon!