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 Chilbirth and The Newborn Yhe 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 23.4 contact hours which is accredited as an approver of continuing education in
nursing by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.
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