Interested in becoming a CAPPA certified childbirth educator? We remember our births our whole lives, help make that memory a positive one! Invest in your future and prepare for a job you'll love!

For information and registration for the Montpelier, VT training on August 7 and 8, 2010, the Londonderry, NH training on September 10 and 11, the Portland, ME training on October 23 and 24, or the Westford, MA training on November 6 and 7, 2010 please click here. For information and registration for the November 27-28, 2010 training at Birthwise Midwifery School in Bridgton, Maine please click here or contact Heidi Fillmore-Patrick at info@birthwisemidwifery.edu. These intensive weekend trainings, taught by Julie Brill, CCCE, CLD, CAPPA Childbirth Educator Faculty, are approved by CAPPA, The Childbirth and Postpartum Professionals Association.

Save time and money! CAPPA CLE Director Laurel Wilson and Julie Brill, CCCE, will be teaching a combo training September 10-14 in Londonderry, New Hampshire. Take the first step to becoming a CAPPA Certified Lactation Educator and a CAPPA Certified Childbirth Educator by attending this 5 day training for $700. To register, please click here. You may attend just the CLE portion on the afternoon of September 11-September 14 or the just the CBE portion on September 10 and 11. To register for just the CLE portion go to http://www.motherjourney.com. CAPPA is the only organization to offer the CLE certification. Laurel is travelling from Colorado for this event.

Attend a combo childbirth educator and doula training on January 21-23, 2011 in Westford, MA! Take the first step to becoming a CAPPA Certified Childbirth Educator and a CAPPA Certified Doula by attending this 3 day training for $600. To register, please  click here. You may attend just the CBE portion on January 21-22 or the just the CD portion on January 22-23. To register for just the CD portion go to http://www.adoulababy.com.

Childbirth educators have the opportunity to reach families when they are open to new ideas and to help them achieve positive birth experiences. Learn how to empower expectant parents with evidence-based information.

Training topics include:

• Improving Nutrition During Pregnancy, Postpartum, and Lactation
  
• Demonstrating Exercises for Pregnancy and Positions for Labor and Birth
  
• Describing the Anatomy and Physiology of Pregnancy
  
• Explaining Fundamentals of Labor and Birth
  
• Providing Proven Pain-Coping Techniques for Labor
  
• Identifying Ways to Prepare Birth Partners
  
• Using the Risk/Benefit Model to Teach Medications, Interventions, Cesarean Birth
• and Breastfeeding
  
• Preparing Parents for the Postpartum Period and Possible Unexpected Outcomes
  
• Teaching Strategies for Various Types of Adult Learners
  
• Marketing Your Services

CAPPA offers the highest level of evidence based training available and is the fastest growing childbirth education and doula organization in the world. Membership entitles you to many benefits including free conferences. For information about other requirements for becoming a CAPPA certified childbirth educator please click here.

Julie Brill with CEO Director Tracy Peters at the
6th Annual International CAPPA Conference

• Nutrition, exercise, and stress reduction during pregnancy
  
• Pregnancy discomforts
  
• Anatomy and physiology of pregnancy
  
• Stages and phases of labor
  
• Comfort measures for labor
  
• Un-medicated labor, complications, interventions, and pharmaceutical pain relief
  
• Progressive relaxation and labor visualization
  
• Patterned breathing
  
• Labor support techniques
  
• Advocating for yourself during labor
  
• Indications for cesareans, cesarean procedures and recovery, and avoiding an unnecessary cesarean
  
• Breastfeeding
  
• The postpartum period
  

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