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Birth Works Educator Workshops

The Childbirth Educator Workshop (CEW)
A prerequisite for becoming a Certified Childbirth Educator for Birth Works requires attendance at our three-day dynamic and experiential workshop held regionally. In the workshop you will experience an effective learning model, that will help you when facilitating your own classes.

To Join the Birth Works® Educator Certification Program, click here.

Please note: Our workshops are open to anyone. Enrollment in the Educator Certification Program is not a prerequisite to attending the workshop.

Topics include:

  1. Birth Works philosophies of childbirth
  2. The systems approach to wholistic health care
  3. The impact of emotional learning that makes Birth Works a unique program
  4. Human values as the foundation of all decision-making
  5. Pelvic bodywork and postural alignment advantageous to the baby in helping to prevent a dysfunctional labor
  6. The art of discovering belief systems and changing them if necessary
  7. Group facilitation and communication techniques through role plays
  8. Setting a supportive atmosphere for classes
  9. Components of labor, privacy, pain, and vocalization
  10. Comfort measures for labor and labor positions
  11. Guilt, blame, and judgment issues as they pertain to birthing
  12. Vaginal birth after cesarean (VBAC) and cesarean decision making
  13. Multi-sensory visualization
  14. Grieving and healing
  15. Presentation of class topics and wise use of audiovisuals
Information about the workshop
The workshop remains valid towards certification for five years from the date it was held. We encourage those in the certification program to attend the workshop early in their training, but anytime during the two-year training period is acceptable.
The workshop runs from 9:00 am to 6:00 pm the first day, 9:00 am to 6:30 pm the second day, and 9:00 am to 3:30 pm the third day unless otherwise posted. Advanced Educator Training workshops are open to all Birth Works members and birth professionals.
Host Your Own Workshop
If you are interested in receiving a discount on the training workshop by hosting one in your own community, see our Guidelines on Hosting Workshops and Contract for Hosting Workshops.