The International Childbirth Education Association (ICEA) is a professional organization that supports educators and health care professionals who believe in freedom to make decisions 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. No more than twelve (12) of these can be used towards an individual's recertification contact hour requirement. Each position paper is worth one (1) ICEA contact hour.
2009 ICEA Convention Audio Purchase
2010 ICEA / Lamaze Mega Conference Audio Purchase
Available Contact Hour Programs (Ongoing)
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:
http://cehd.umn.edu/ceed or contact Karen Anderson: (612)625-6617 / 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:
http://laborsupport.yolasite.com or 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:
http://bodyawarenessbirth.com or contact: bodyawarenessbirth@gmail.com / (707)742-3830
Evidence-Based Labor Support For Nurses
7.0 Contact Hours
This is an ongoing program scheduled throughout the year. For registration and more information visit: www.jmbirthconsultants.com
Pregnancy & Parenting: Exploring the Relationship Around Infant Loss and the Subsequent Pregnancy
9.0 Contact Hours
This is an ongoing program scheduled throughout the year. For registration and more information visit: www.jmbirthconsultants.com
Breastfeeding: The First Hour
4.0 Contact Hours
This is an ongoing program scheduled throughout the year. For registration and more information visit: Website: www.jmbirthconsultants.com
Contact: Marilyn Hildreth, RN, IBCLC, IAT-CE-D-CPD at (605)691-5808
The Happiest Baby Educator Program
An Independent Study Program
6.5 Contact Hours
Contact Sherry Turney Mayeaux: education@thehappiestbaby.org / (888)980-8062
Lamaze International Programs & Workshops
-Lamaze Breastfeeding Support Specialist Workshop; 15.0 Contact Hours
-Lamaze Creativity, Connection and Commitment: Supporting Teens During the Childbearing Year; 8.0 Contact Hours
-Lamaze Evidence - Based Nursing Care: Labor Support Skills; 7.0 Contact Hours
-Lamaze Reality Birth: Educate, Advocate, Motivate!; 7.0 Contact Hours
-Lamaze Prenatal Yoga Workshop; 14.5 Contact Hours
These are ongoing programs scheduled throughout the year. For registration and more information visit:
http://www.lamaze.org/Events/SpecialtyWorkshops/tabid/146/Default.aspx
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)
*Diabetes in Pregnancy (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 Instructor Training For Interested Birth Professionals (CBIT 102)
Bates Technical College
Combination of Online and Onsite Training
24.0 Contact Hours / Offered Quarterly
Information: (253)680-7523 / Registration: (253)680-7500
Certified HUG Teacher (CHT) Training
HUG Your Baby
12.0 Contact Hours (Distance Learning)
For Additional Information Visit: www.hugyourbaby.org
Contact: Jan Tedder, BSN, FNP at jantedder@earthlink.net / (919)923-6609
Give Them a HUG: Helping Parents Understand the Language of Their Newborn
HUG Your Baby
Part I (Online Course) is 2.0 ICEA Contact Hours
Part II (HUG Strategies and Skill Building) is 4.0 Contact Hours
Occasionally, Parts I & II Offered as a "Live" Workshop is 6.0 Contact Hours
Several Onsite Locations: San Francisco, CA | Durham, N.C. | and Available ONLINE
For Additional Information Visit: www.hugyourbaby.org
Contact: Jan Tedder, BSN, FNP at jantedder@earthlink.net / (919)923-6609
Practical Child Development: Educate and Support Parents with Children Birth to One Year Old
HUG Your Baby
2.0 ICEA Contact Hours (Online)
For Additional Information Visit: www.hugyourbaby.org
Contact: Jan Tedder, BSN, FNP at jantedder@earthlink.net / (919)923-6609
Certified HypnoBirthing® Infant Massage Instructor Class
Body and Birth Wellness Center & Instructor Kim L. Young
15.0 Contact Hours
For Additional Information & Upcoming Dates Visit: www.bodyandbirth.com / (412)716-1559
Baby Planner Certification Program
Sponsored by International Academy of Baby Planner Professionals
Online Long Distance Learning Program
24.0 Contact Hours
For Additional Information Visit: www.iabpp.com/certification.html
Contact: info@iabpp.com / (415)637-1902
The Doula Experience (formerly Great Expectations)
The Birth Enrichment Workshop: An Advanced Doula Training, Parts I and/or II
16.0 Contact Hours
Sunday Tortelli, CCE, CD (DONA), HBCE, LCCE, CLC, SunTdoula@aol.com / (440)572-2574
The Doula Experience (formerly Great Expectations)
DONA Approved Birth Doula Workshop
19.0 Contact Hours
Sunday Tortelli, CCE, CD (DONA), HBCE, LCCE, CLC, SunTdoula@aol.com / (440)572-2574
BEBE (Baby-Empowered Birthing Education) Educator Training
Sponsored by Magic of Motherhood and Wise Woman University
Online Live Webinars
3.0 Contact Hours (1 Hour Per Webinar)
For Additional Information Visit: www.wisewomanuniversity.org
Contact: Jill Chasse, baby_counselor@yahoo.com / (202)230-4126
Available Contact Hour Programs (Upcoming)
Advanced Topics in Breastfeeding Support
Sponsored by Nutrition First
March 13, 2012 | Tukwila Community Center | Tukwila, WA
6.5 ICEA Contact Hours
For Additional Information & Registration Visit: www.nutritionfirstwa.org (under News & Events page)
A Day with Tonya Brooks, Birth Innovator: 12th Annual Family Centered Maternity Care Conference
Sponsored by "Heart & Hands" Doula Service
Saturday March 24, 2012 | DoubleTree | Monroeville, PA
6.0 ICEA Contact Hours
For Additional Information Visit: www.heartandhandsdoula.com/2012
Contact Conference Coordinator: Jan S. Mallak, 2LAS, ICCE-CD-CPD-AT, CD-PCD-BDT(DONA), CPD(CAPPA) at jan@heartandhandsdoula.com / (724)327-6063
2012 Obstetric Essentials National Conference
Sponsored by PESI HealthCare
April 11-13, 2012 | Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino | Las Vegas, NV
15.0 ICEA Contact Hours
For More Information And To Register, Please Visit:
http://www.pesihealthcare.com/search/detail/index.asp?eventid=52760
MotherMassage®: Massage During Pregnancy
21.0 Contact Hours
For Information Please Contact:
Elaine Stillerman, LMT / estillerman@cs.com / (212)533-3188
Or Visit: MotherMassage® For the Complete Schedule
Other Notable Dates and Accepted ICEA Contact Hours
~ Childbirth Education ~
~ Midwifery ~
~ Doulas ~
~ Perinatal Mental Health ~
~ Improving Maternity Care Research & Advocacy Groups ~
~ Nursing ~
~ Medical Conferences ~
~ Public Health ~
~ Lactation Support ~
~ Others ~
~ International ~
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