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 A family is changing - a child will soon be born! As a professional childbirth educator, how will you react with this family? What will you do? Will you become anxious and hope your
instincts provide you with the teaching skills you need? Or will you study the aspects of labor and birth, group dynamics, communication skills, and other specialty topics to ensure your
ability to assist parents as they prepare for the birth of their child? The answer is clear. That's why the Academy of Certified Birth Educators sponsors courses to certify you as a
childbirth educator, the Birth And Beginnings Education (BABE) Course.
COURSE OBJECTIVES:
Upon completion of this course the participant will be able to:
- Describe the philosophy of the different types of childbirth preparation methods.
- Adapt course content to meet individual needs of the childbearing family.
- Demonstrate two ice breaking techniques to improve group dynamics.
- Demonstrate the use of the food guide pyramid to aid women in assessing their own individual nutritional status.
- Explain the basics of breathing methods and their relationship to relaxation.
- Demonstrate two techniques for teaching relaxation principles.
- Formulate a complete topic outline for a childbirth education course.
- Identify maternal and fetal changes as they relate to each trimester.
- Identify maternal behaviors that may be indicative of a history of childhood sexual abuse.
- Demonstrate four prenatal exercises.
- Utilize a variety of teaching/learning skills to differentiate between minor discomforts of pregnancy and warning and danger signs.
- Describe the progression of labor and birth.
- List four benefits of professional labor support for the childbearing family.
- Explain the physiology of non-pharmacological pain relief in labor.
- Using the principles of adult education, demonstrate the ability to teach in a simulated situation.
- Identify the current trends in cesarean birth in the United States.
- Summarize the current ACOG criteria for vaginal birth after cesarean, VBAC.
- Define three advantages and three disadvantages of breastfeeding for mother and baby.
- Identify two techniques to assist mothers in initiating bottle feeding.
- Describe three characteristics of the normal newborn.
- Identify teaching strategies to enhance childbirth preparation classes for adolescents.
Each participant will receive the B.A.B.E. course manual and on-going support. A Certified Childbirth Educator (CCE) certification certificate will be granted upon successful completion of all requirements.
Tuition is $600. A non-refundable course deposit of $100.00 is due at the time of registration. Remaining balance due 10 days prior to first day of class. A $25 discount if paid in full 21 days prior to course.
For complete information, please contact us by phone or email. Please view our calendar for dates and times of seminars near you.
The B.A.B.E. Course: 2013 Calendar
Please call (800) 444-8223 for site information questions. Additional sites are available by request. Sites and dates are subject to change at the discretion of ACBE.
May
 31 Nashville, TN (3 days)
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31 Phoenix, AZ (3 days)
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June
7 Princeton, NJ (3 days)
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21 Atlanta, GA (3 days)
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July
12 Olathe, KS (3 days)
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19 Denver, CO (3 days)
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August
2 Chicago, IL (3 days)
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23 Dallas, TX (3 days)
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September
27 Rochester, NY (3 days)
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November
8 Olathe, KS (3 days)
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The B.A.B.E. Course Schedule
Each seminar starts at 8:30AM and ends at 4:30PM each day.
Day 1:
- Adult Education
- Group Dynamics
- Communication Skills
- Nutrition
- Breathing
- Development of Childbirth Class Curriculum
- Relaxation
Day 2:
- Excercises - Prenatal and Postpartum
- Labor, Birth, and Postpartum
- Unexpected Outcomes
- Pain Theory
- Relaxation/Comfort Measures
- Cesarean
- VBAC
- Doulas
Day 3:
- Teaching Presentation
- Infant Feeding
- Teen Pregnancy
- Siblings at Birth
- Marketing Your Class
- Certification Exam
The B.A.B.E. Course Requirements:
- Complete required reading with written reports
- Attend the three-day certification course
- Complete a 5-minute teaching presentation
- Successfully complete a curriculum guide outline
- Pass the certification exam
The B.A.B.E. Course Eligibility Requirements (one of the following):
- A registered nurse with a current license
- A graduate of an institution of higher education who has been awarded a degree in a health related field
- A person who, by experience, meets the requirements as determined on an individual review basis by our Registration Committee
Required Readings:
Read three books from book list. For each book write a 1 to 1½ page report:
- About how the ideas and philosophy discussed in this book compare with your own OR
- Explain how the information discovered in this book will enlighten or provide motivation for you class.
Suggested Book List
- Birth Partner by P. Simkin.
- Complete Book of Pregnancy & Childbirth by S. Kitzinger.
- The Doula Book by Klaus, Klaus, Kennell.
- Mind Over Labor by C. Jones
- No More Morning Sickness M. Erick.
- Pregnancy Childbirth and The Newborn The Complete Guide by Simkin/Whalley/Keppler
- Surviving Teen Pregnancy by S. Arther.
- The Thinking Woman's Guide To A Better Birth by H. Goer
- The Ultimate Breastfeeding Book of Answers by J. Newman
- When Survivors Give Birth by Simkin/Klaus
- Any current book on childbirth education.
Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing.
This activity has been approved by the Illinois Nurses Association Continuing Education Approver Unit for 19.5 contact hours which is accredited as an approver of continuing education in
nursing by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.
A DONA International Approved Birth Doula Training Workshop
This
program is designed to provide the participant with the skills
necessary to become a birth doula or labor support professional. The
three day program will enhance the participant's knowledge in the areas
of anatomy and physiology, terminology, the labor and birth process,
postpartum, the newborn, and infant feeding.
Participants
will learn how to assist their clients in developing a birth plan,
including methods of pain relief, comfort measures, and unexpected
outcomes, such as cesarean birth.
The
emotional and psychological aspects associated with labor and birth,
along with appropriate cultural practices, will be discussed.
Participants
will learn, through role-play, how to assist clients with difficult
labors and births and empower the woman and her partner to cope with
complications.
The DONA Scope of Practice
and Code of Ethics will be discussed, as well as the criteria to
become a certified birth doula through DONA International.
COURSE OBJECTIVES
At the end of this course the participant will be able to:
- Explain the difference between the roles of the midwife, doctor, nurse, partner, and doula when attending the birth
- Verbalize the impact of birth on a woman's life
- Identify normal physical changes associated with pregnancy
- Define how a history of sexual abuse or birth trauma may affect labor
- Define the components of the initial contact and home visit with the client
- Discuss the onset of labor including the six signs of progress in labor
- Demonstrate at least four physiological positions for labor and birth
- Define advantages and disadvantages of labor epidurals
- Demonstrate the role the doula during difficult labor and birth
- Identify the role of the doula with a mother during a cesarean birth
- Describe the importance of early breastfeeding for both mother and the baby
- Explain the importance of the postpartum follow-up and processing the birth experience including closure with the client
Tuition is $400.00. A non-refundable course deposit of $100.00 is due at the time of registration. Remaining balance due 21 days prior to the first day of the workshop. A $25 discount is applied if paid 21 days prior to workshop.
For complete information, please contact us by phone or email. Please view our calendar for dates and times of seminars near you.
The Birth Doula Training : 2013 Calendar
Please call (800) 444-8223 for site information questions. Additional sites are available by request. Sites and dates are subject to change at the discretion of ACBE.
May
30 Nashville, TN(Breastfeeding Designed for Doulas and Health Professionals) (1 day)
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31 Nashville, TN (3 days)
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June
20 Burlington, VT(Breastfeeding Designed for Doulas and Health Professionals) (1 day)
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21 Burlington, VT (3 days)
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July
11 Missoula, MT(Breastfeeding Designed for Doulas and Health Professionals) (1 day)
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12 Missoula, MT (3 days)
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18 Knoxville, TN(Breastfeeding Designed for Doulas and Health Professionals) (1 day)
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19 Knoxville, TN (3 days)
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August
1 Springfield, MO(Breastfeeding Designed for Doulas and Health Professionals) (1 day)
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2 Springfield, MO (3 days)
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15 Cincinnati, OH(Breastfeeding Designed for Doulas and Health Professionals) (1 day)
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16 Cincinnati, OH (3 days)
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September
19 Richmond, VA(Breastfeeding Designed for Doulas and Health Professionals) (1 day)
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20 Richmond, VA (3 days)
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October
3 Atlanta, GA(Breastfeeding Designed for Doulas and Health Professionals) (1 day)
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4 Atlanta, GA (3 days)
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17 Omaha, NE(Breastfeeding Designed for Doulas and Health Professionals) (1 day)
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18 Omaha, NE (3 days)
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24 Olathe, KS(Breastfeeding Designed for Doulas and Health Professionals) (1 day)
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25 Olathe, KS (3 days)
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DONA approved Birth Doula Training Workshop Course Schedule
All seminars begin at 8:30A and end at 4:30P.
Day 1:
- Anatomy and Physiology
- Terminology
- Prenatal Contract
- Discomforts of pregnancy/warning danger signs
- Physical and Sexual Abuse
- Cultural Sensitivity
Day 2:
- Nutrition
- Labor and Birth
- Intrapartum Support
- Pain Theory
- Comfort Measures
- Birth Plans
Day 3:
- Difficult Labors
- Cesarean Birth
- Newborn/Infant Feeding
- Initiating Feedings
- Postpartum Follow-up
- Marketing
- DONA International
The Birth Doula Training Workshop Requirements:
- Attend the labor support professional program
- Complete course content evaluation
Required Reading List For DONA Birth Doula Certification
One of the following:
- The Complete Book of Pregnancy & Childbirth by S. Kitzinger
- Pregnancy, Childbirth and the Newborn by Simkin, Whalley & Keppler
- The Mother of All Pregnancy Books: The Ultimate Guide to Conception, Birth and Everything In Between, Douglas
One of the following:
- The Thinking Woman's Guide to a Better Birth by Goer
- Gentle
Birth Choices: A Guide to Making Informed Decisions About Birthing
Centers, Birth Attendants, Water Birth, Home Birth, Hospital Births, by
Harper
- Ina May's Guide to Natural Childbirth, by Gaskin
- An Easier Childbirth: A Mother's Guide for Birthing Normally, by Goer
One of the following:
- The Breastfeeding Answer Book, by Mohrbacher, Stock, & Newton
- The Ultimate Breastfeeding Book of Answers, by Newman & Pitman
- The Nursing Mother's Companion, by Huggins & Lawrence
The following two books are required:
- The Birth Partner by Simkin
- The Doula Book by Klaus, Klaus & Kennell
This course is approved for 19.2 contact hours by Illinois Nurses
Association Continuing Education Approver Unit, which is accredited as
an approver of continuing education in nursing by the American Nurses
Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.
This program trains the participant as a labor support
professional through the Academy of Certified Birth Educations. This
program is DONA International approved. Completion of these course
requirements fufills two requirements toward DONA certification (1.
Birth Doula Training Course, 2. Required Readings).
Effective January 2011 for all childbirth educators certifications processed in 2011: re-certification will now be due every three years. Previously the Academy required re-certification for all childbirth educators every two years.
Click here for Offline re-certification application.
Click here for Outline Format.
Click here for an Outline Format Sample.
Childbirth educators must submit a complete curriculum outline including objectives. In addition to submitting the outline educators must select one of the following additional requirements:
Submit 15 CEU's relative to childbirth education topics
or
Attend a one day update by ACBE (certification fees plus the one-day fee apply)
or
Submit 3 book reviews of current books relative to childbirth education topics and a case study specifically related to a situation you were personally involved which related to childbirth education and the outcome.
Educators attending the one day update by ACBE will also receive a newly revised complete manual insert as part of the one day fee.
Outlines, copies of the CEU's, book reviews, and case studies must be submitted via email to office@acbe.com, faxed to ACBE at 913-397-0933, or sent via regular mail to:
ACBE
815 S. Clairborne Suite #125
Olathe, KS 66062
Recertification requirements currently cannot be submitted online with the registration form. Please feel free to call the office with questions. Thank you.
$125 (plus receive 6.5 CEUs for attending.)
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$80 Please relate the problem or situation and how you dealt with it.
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$80 (copies must be mailed or faxed)
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$35 (I would like to attend the one day at an ACBE site for the 6.5 CEUs)
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