BACE childbirth educator training

Boston Association for Childbirth Education

Childbirth Educator Training Programs

Continuing Education

Workshops are given on current issues in childbirth education in the greater Boston area. These are suitable for childbirth educators, doulas, maternity nurses, midwives and others who work with birthing women and their families. Contact hours are available for nurses and childbirth educators.

Childbirth Educator Certification

BACE has been training childbirth educators for over 40 years. Features that make the program unique include:

· Flexibility that enables trainees to fit the program into their family and work schedules;

· Significantly more workshop hours than other certification programs;

· Personal support and guidance from a training committee composed of experienced childbirth educators from the area; and

· It is not a correspondence course.

The BACE certification program is designed to prepare qualified candidates to become certified childbirth educators in a period of twelve months. Graduates of the program will have the skills to develop curricula, be effective teachers, and support childbearing families towards the goal of informed choice. The program includes a combination of:

	Self-directed study; Training workshops in teaching skills, perinatal information and breastfeeding; Observation of childbirth classes; Clinical observation of births; Student teaching; Final project; Trial series, which will be observed and evaluated. The minimum requirement for acceptance into the program is a high school diploma. A baccalaureate degree is preferred and a combination of education and experience will be considered. A personal interview may be required. Tuition is $1500 (additional $55 application fee). Rolling admissions. Certification lasts for 3 years. For information and an application please contact BACE . Accelerated Childbirth Educator Training Program *For Childbirth Educators currently certified through other organizations as well as Maternal Health Professionals* BACE Certification Requirements: Certified childbirth educator must have 30 hours teaching experience within the past 12 months. Applicant needs to submit written class evaluations from participants and perinatal coordinator at site, if applicable. OR Maternal health professional needs to observe 1 complete childbirth series, attend the 4 BACE Core Teaching Skills sessions and student teach a segment of a childbirth class. Applicant must have 15 CEU's or contact hours in perinatal/maternal health earned within the past 12 months, half while enrolled in the training program. Applicant must have 2 birth observations within the past year according to the BACE Instructor Training guidelines. Labor and delivery nurse must have been an observer at 1 of the 2 births. All applicants must complete the BACE final project. After the final project is completed and accepted, a BACE certified instructor will observe and evaluate one complete series taught by the applicant. Rolling admissions. Certification lasts for 3 years. To retain certification, the applicant will need to meet BACE recertification requirements. Tuition is $500 (additional $55 application fee).

	For information and an application please contact BACE .