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 Perinatal 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.