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.
Types of Educators
ICEA Certified Childbirth Educators
ICEA certified childbirth educators have verified that they have the necessary knowledge and experience to enable them to facilitate expectant parents' mental and physical preparation for pregnancy, labor, birth and parenthood. ICCE's are an advocate of the natural process of childbirth and the right of the expectant parent to make informed choices based on the knowledge of alternatives. Each ICCE teaches a curriculum of their own making and is free to instill their own philosophies within the framework of family centered maternity care.
ICEA Certified Postnatal Educators
ICEA Certified Postnatal Educators teach educational programs that respond to the learning needs of families as they make the transition into parenthood (birth to one year).
ICEA Certified Prenatal Fitness Educators
ICEA Certified Perinatal Fitness Educators are trained professionals who believe that as a mother's body grows with her baby, she has an excellent opportunity to become physically fit for pregnancy, birth, postpartum, and throughout her life. ICPFE's are not necessarily certified personal trainers but they have completed coursework on the physiology of pregnancy and passed a rigorous examination.
2011-2012 ICEA Board Selection Information
IJCE June 2010
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)
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