Interested in becoming a CAPPA certified childbirth educator and/or labor doula?
We remember our births our whole lives, help make that memory a positive one for other women! Invest in your future and prepare for a job you'll love! Learn to empower parents with evidence-based information and skills. Be on your way to becoming certified with CAPPA, the largest childbirth education organization in the world.
Attend a childbirth educator training in Burlington, Vermont on February 3-5, Northampton, Massachusetts on May 25-27, or York, Maine on June 2-4!
Attend a labor doula training in York, Maine on January 8-9, Westford, Massachusetts on April 28-29, Westford, Massachusetts on September 8-9, or Burlington, Vermont on October 20-21. Looking for an evening option? Attend a weekly training in Bedford, Massachusetts Mondays January 9, Febraruary 13, 6-9 pm.
To register please click here. These intensive trainings, taught by Julie Brill, CCCE, CLD, CAPPA Childbirth Educator and Labor Doula Faculty, and are approved by CAPPA, The Childbirth and Postpartum Professionals Association. An accelerated childbirth educator certification track is available for registered nurses, midwives and some certified doulas. Student nurses are welcome at all trainings. These trainings are a major step in the certification process. For information about certification requirements, please visit www.cappa.net.
Childbirth educator 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
Labor doula training topics include:
- Discussing a Labor Doulas Scope of Practice and Professional Ethics
- Reviewing Fundamentals of Labor and Birth
- Providing Proven Pain-Coping Techniques for Labor
- Identifying Ways to Support Birth Partners
- Understanding the Risks and Benefits of Medications, Interventions, Cesarean Birth and VBAC
- Supporting Parents with Breastfeeding, the Postpartum Period, and Possible Unexpected Outcomes
- Running a Successful Labor Doula Business
- 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 or labor doula please click here.
Interested in taking an empowering natural childbirth classes?
Julie Brill, CCCE, CLD teaches private childbirth classes in the greater Boston area. She is currently offering two and three session series to meet your schedule and needs. Classes cover:
- Nutrition, exercise, and stress reduction during pregnancy
- 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
- Labor support techniques
- Informed consent, advocating for yourself during labor and birth plans
- Indications for cesareans, cesarean procedures and recovery, and avoiding an unnecessary cesarean
- Breastfeeding
- The postpartum period
Classes emphasize that birth is a normal, natural event that can be tremendously empowering. Women remember their birth experiences their entire lives. Private newborn care classes are also available.
Does your baby need to be born by cesarean?
You can prepare with a private phone Heal Faster cesarean workshop. Workshop topics include preparing to use the relaxation cd, creating the perfect, personalized End Results for you, using Healing Statements during surgery, reducing anxiety prior to your birth, and the relaxation exercise. Prepare for Surgery, Heal Faster book and cd are included.
Peggy Huddleston’s Prepare for Surgery, Heal Faster is an established program with many studies showing that participants reduce anxiety, use less anesthesia during surgery and less pain medication afterwards, have shorter hospital stays, and less readmits. More information is available at www.healfaster.com.
Combo Heal Faster workshops and cesarean preparation classes are also available. Cesarean preparation class topics include cesarean procedures, gentle cesareans, birth plans, breastfeeding, and cesarean recovery.
