The International Childbirth Education Association (ICEA) is a professional organization that supports educators and health care professionals who believe in freedom of choice based on knowledge of alternatives in family-centered maternity and newborn care.
Approved Contact Hours
Contact Hours
All listings can be used towards and applied to the requirements for the ICEA Recertification process.
ICEA accepts and automatically honors contact hours obtained by attending DONA and Lamaze approved workshops for recertification. Below is an up-to-date listing of ICEA approved contact hours offered by other organizations. If your ICEA approved contact hour offering is not listed here, contact the main office info@icea.org and request it to be posted. Apply today for your program to receive ICEA approved contact hours.
Alternate Contact Hours
ICEA alternate contact hours are self paced. Professionals will read articles or position papers and comprehension will be tested with a quiz.
Available Contact Hour Programs
Center For Early Education and Development (CEED)
College of Education and Human Development, University of Minnesota
Online Course Schedule (upon completion, each course is worth 24.0 ICEA Contact Hours)
*Bridging Education and Mental Health (9 Week Session)
*Introduction to Infant Mental Health (9 Week Session)
*Parent-Infant Pathways: An Educator’s Guide to Providing Information and Support to New Parents (9 Week Session)
*Premature Babies and Their Parents: Information and Insights for Early Intervention Personnel (9 Week Session)
*Prenatal Developmental Intervention: Strategies for Professionals Working with Families During Pregnancy
(9 Week Session)
*Seeing is Believing (SIB): Videotaping Families and Using Guided Self-Observation to Build on Parenting Strengths
(14 Week Session)
*Supporting Stressed Young Children Through Relationship-Based Teaching (9 Week Session)
These are ongoing programs scheduled throughout the year. For registration and more information visit:
Website: http://cehd.umn.edu/ceed / Contact: Karen Anderson at (612)625-6617 or ander352@umn.edu
Labor Support Skills for Nurses Workshop
Childbirth Professional Development Group
7.0 ICEA Contact Hours
Also approved by the California Nursing Board for 8.0 Contact Hours
This is an ongoing program scheduled throughout the year. For registration and more information visit:
Website: http://laborsupport.yolasite.com Contact: birtheducators@gmail.com / (707)742-3830
Body Awareness Birth™ Yoga Educator & Mother Support Specialist™
Body Awareness Birth Institute
22.0 ICEA Contact Hours
Also approved for 22.0 CEC's by the American Fitness Professionals and Associates
This is an ongoing program scheduled throughout the year. For registration and more information visit:
Website: http://bodyawarenessbirth.com Contact: bodyawarenessbirth@gmail.com / (707)742-3830
Evidence-Based Labor Support For Nurses
7.0 Contact Hours
See the www.jmbirthconsultants.com website for dates, locations, and registration throughout the year.
Pregnancy & Parenting: Exploring the Relationship Around Infant Loss and the Subsequent Pregnancy
9.0 Contact Hours
See the www.jmbirthconsultants.com website for dates, locations, and registration throughout the year.
The Happiest Baby Educator Program
An Independent Study Program
6.5 Contact Hours
For more information, contact:
Sherry Turney Mayeaux at (888)980-8062 or education@thehappiestbaby.org
Lamaze Prenatal Yoga Teacher Workshop
17.0 Contact Hours
Workshop dates, locations, and registration reoccuring throughout the year.
Contact Lauren Kemp: lkemp@lamaze.org / (202)367-2479
PESI HealthCare
*Challenges in Obstetrics: Current Trends, Treatments, and Issues (6.0 ICEA Contact Hours)
*Breastfeeding: New Strategies for Improved Outcomes (6.0 ICEA Contact Hours)
*High Risk Obstetrics: Current Trends, Treatments, and Issues (6.0 ICEA Contact Hours)
*Gestational Diabetes: Diagnosis to Delivery and Beyond (6.0 ICEA Contact Hours)
*High Risk Obstetrics: Care from the Community to the Tertiary Setting (6.0 ICEA Contact Hours)
*Complicated Pregnancies: Implications and Management (6.0 ICEA Contact Hours)
These are ongoing programs scheduled throughout the year. For registration and more information visit: www.pesihealthcare.com / Phone: (800)843-7763 / Email: info@pesihealthcare.com
“Childbirth Training 1” Online Course
Bates Technical College
12.0 Contact Hours / Offered Every Quarter
Info: eheaney@bates.ctc.edu / (253)680-7523
MotherMassage®: Massage During Pregnancy
21.0 Contact Hours
*March 19-21, 2010; Baltimore School of Massage (Linthicum, MD)
Attn: Jessica Porter at the CCMT Newington Campus (860)667-1886
*April 14-18, 2010; Midwifery Today Conference; NOTE: Workshop is 1 Day, 8 CEU called “Massage for Pregnancy, Labor, and Birth”; not the 24 CEU course (King of Prussia, PA) Attn: Jan Tritten (800)743-0974
*April 23-25, 2010; Connecticut School of Massage Therapy (Westport, CT)
Attn: Jessica Porter (860)667-1886
*April 30, 2010 – May 2, 2010; Bancroft School of Massage (Worcester, MA)
Attn: Greg Hurd (508)757-7923
*May 14-16, 2010; Onondaga School of Massage (Syracuse, NY)
Attn: Robert Stergas (315)424-1159
*June 4-6, 2010; Las Vegas School of Massage (Las Vegas, NV)
Attn: Jessica Porter at the CCMT Newington Campus (860)667-1886
*July 9-11, 2010; Utah College of Massage Therapy (Salt Lake City, UT)
Attn: Jessica Porter at the CCMT Newington Campus (860)667-1886
*November 12-14, 2010; Educating Hands School of Massage (Miami, FL)
Attn: Lolo Karam (800) 999-6991 Ext. 103
For Additional Information Please Contact: Elaine Stillerman, LMT / estillerman@cs.com / (212)533-3188
10th Annual Family Centered Maternity Care Conference
Presented by "Heart & Hands" Doula Service
March 27, 2010 | PPG Chemical Center | Monroeville, Pennsylvannia
7.0 Contact Hours
For More Information Contact Jan S. Mallak, 2LAS, ICCE-CD-CPD-IAT, CD-PCD(DONA), CPD(CAPPA) at:
jsmallak@concentric.net / (724)327-6063
Breastfeeding Proficiency and Practice
March 17, 2010 | June 16, 2010 | September, 22, 2010 | November 17, 2010
Mercy Women's Center (Sacramento, California)
8.0 Contact Hours
For More Information Please Call: (916)614-2200
The Doula Experience (formerly Great Expectations)
DONA Approved Birth Doula Workshop
April 10-11, 2010 (Cleveland, Ohio)
May 13-14, 2010 (South Bend, Indiana)
June 26-27, 2010 (Cleveland, Ohio)
September 18-19, 2010 (Cleveland, Ohio)
November 20-21, 2010 (Cleveland, Ohio)
19.0 Contact Hours
Sunday Tortelli, CCE, CD (DONA), HBCE, LCCE, CLC, SunTdoula@aol.com / (440)572-2574
The Doula Experience (formerly Great Expectations)
The Birth Enrichment Workshop: An Advanced Doula Training, Parts I and/or II
April 17-18, 2010 (Cleveland, Ohio)
May 15-16, 2010 (South Bend, Indiana)
October 21-22, 2010 (Cleveland, Ohio)
16.0 Contact Hours
Sunday Tortelli, CCE, CD (DONA), HBCE, LCCE, CLC, SunTdoula@aol.com / (440)572-2574
2010 Perinatal Conference: More Than ABC's of Addiction, Breastfeeding, and other Challenges
Presented by MaineGeneral Medical Center
April 8-9 2010 | Grandeur Sun Banquet & Conference Center | Waterville, ME
6.25 Contact Hours (Thursday) / 5.0 Contact Hours (Friday)
For More Information Contact Cindea Rancourt, RN, BSEd at:
cindea.rancourt@mainegeneral.org / (877)866-1535
2010 REACHE Conference: Changing Birth Practices: From the Inside Out and the Outside In
Presented by REACHE (Regional Association of Childbirth Educators)
April 9, 2010 | Edmonds Conference Center | Edmonds, Washington
6.0 Contact Hours
For More Information Contact: www.REACHE.info
New Horizons In Birth: Issues in Maternity and Newborn Care
Presented by PinnacleHealth System Parent/Child Education
April 10, 2010 | Camp Hill GIANT Community Center | Camp Hill, Pennsylvannia
6.5 Contact Hours
For More Information Contact: cbrtalik@pinnaclehealth.org / (717)221-6255
17th Annual Professional Lactation Conference
Presented by the Vermont Lactation Consultant Association, Inc.
April 15-16, 2010 | Hilton Hotel | Burlington, Vermont
14.7 Contact Hours
For More Information Contact: www.vlca.org
Perinatal Professionals Consortium Conference at the Homestead 2010
April 16-17, 2010 | Homestead Resort | Midway, Utah
Registration: www.perinatalprofessionals.org
13.0 Contact Hours
Questions? Contact Rachel Foote, rachel@perinatalprofessionals.org / (801)581-2328
Enjoy Injoy 2: A Review of Recently Released Videos
April 17, 2010 | Sutter Memorial Hospital | Sacramento, California
4.0 ICEA Contact Hours
For Additional Questions or Registration Information, Contact Conference Facilitator:
Vickie Odabashian, vodabashian@comcast.net / (916)202-2414
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2009 ICEA Convention Audio Recordings & Contact Hours
The 2009 Convention Audio Recordings are now available for purchase!
In addition, earn up to 12 ICEA Contact Hours by listening to selected sessions. A contact hours claim & application form will be mailed alongside your audio CD purchase.
($25.00 per 1 contact hour, maximum of 12 contact hours can be claimed)
Get yours today!
