Childbirth Educator Training

be the childbirth educator you want to be

Our childbirth educator training workshops foster memorable childbirth educators who make a difference in preparation and birth outcomes for expectant families.

2026 EPEC Childbirth Educator Training

Sundays

February 1 thru April 26*

2-6pm for 10 weeks

This course will provide you skills, confidence, knowledge and curriculum you will need to teach, inspire and support childbearing families.

2/22 and 4/5 are skipped weeks
Reserve 4/26 as the final week if any other sessions are rescheduled due to unforeseen circumstances

Evolution Perinatal Education Collaborative (EPEC) Childbirth Educator Training Program is the first step to certification as a Childbirth Educator. This course provides the skills, curriculum development support, and mentoring you will need to be a resource for childbearing families. It is live-led using the Zoom platform.

Evolution-Certified Educators can teach in hospitals, community health centers, maternity and parenting centers and other professional locations, as well as independently.

As your facilitator, I will act to:

Ensure my curriculum is current, evidence-based, and immediately useful to those that choose to learn alongside me
Strengthen those in Evolution training programs to achieve their goals in bringing comprehensive childbirth education to their communities, through meaningful knowledge assessment and certification processes
Build bridges with others doing important work in our larger birth community, amplify the historically unacknowledged voices, and to feature a diverse representation of experts in each of their fields to enrich us all
Be worthy of the trust of those who wish to learn with me, and to hope to be invited in by communities I am not inherently a part of

Are you...

A curious person with passion for serving pregnant people with knowledge and sensitivity and improving birth outcomes with better preparation

A driven person who took a lackluster training in the past, needing mentorship and a great curriculum to get to where you want to be

An experienced birth professional or existent childbirth educator who wants to make a bigger impact

Then Evolution Perinatal Education Collaborative Childbirth Educator training welcomes you!

Apply now!

* Please note:

once a group is formed, we can finalize start/end times and day of the week- so there's some flexibility here!
finalized dates will include two "rain dates" to allow for facilitator availability, holidays, extensions for assignment completion, etc.
with these two bye-weeks included, latest ending week is 4.19.26

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Evolution Perinatal Education Collaborative CBE Training Workshop offers:

A unique chance to learn alongside other local birth professionals, with facilitators skilled in blending your passions with deep experience in the local birth community
40 hours of instructional time, focused on the enrichment and ownership of this curriculum and enhanced by the wisdom of established perinatal professionals
Practice and skill-building activities to increase readiness to teach. Upon completion of the program, participants will have developed an engaging comprehensive curriculum complete with teaching activities and learner objectives
A READY TO TEACH customizable curriculum and access to the library of images through The Educated Birth

Classes will be held online, with one in-person day if feasible.

Dates: February 1 through April 19, with April 26 reserved as make up date, and February 22 and April 5 off.

Learn more about your facilitator

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Each of 10 sessions is made up of content review, curriculum development tips, and teaching techniques

Provision of resources and materials in a rich Google Classroom environment, with knowledge assessment of content for solid understanding
"Teachbacks:" practice facilitation sessions conducted twice during the course
Opportunities to gain insight from mentors, faculty, and build community with co-participants
Access to The Educated Birth library of illustrations, images and infographic

And, the greatest take-away ever, is your very own

with individualized guidance on completing your own version of our customizable curriculum

See our customizable curriculum

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The Evolution Childbirth Educator Training Workshop is the first step in certifying as a childbirth educator.

To complete the process, and achieve certification you will need to:

Participate in all training sessions, and complete all assignments

Enrich the curriculum template with your learning objectives, teaching activities, and personal style

Have your curriculum approved by your facilitator, and incorporate feedback

Teach your 8-12 hour Certification Series to a group of 3+ expectant people, within 12 months of the start of sessions, observed by your mentor (+$250)

Have your tuition paid in full

Cost

$1700

Includes instruction, customizable curriculum, video recordings of each session, guest speakers. The cost of registering for childbirth education observation (required as part of training), is also included.

Materials and certification series observation are not included

Materials

Required text: Pregnancy, Childbirth and the Newborn by Penny Simkin

Evidence Based Birth Professional Membership = current monthly rate. You may qualify for a EBB Scholarship to offset this part of the material cost. See here for more information on the EBB site

Certification series

$250

This amount is due upon scheduling this series to be observed by your mentor. It is separated out to spread out payment

Limited number of partial scholarships available for those planning to teach in underserved communities with wide health disparities.

EPEC 2025...
Such an inspiration!

In 2025, 10 amazing registrants participated in the inaugural Evolution Perinatal Education Collaborative Childbirth Educator training workshop. This included:

Sarah McRell, a homebirth midwife and CNM with Embrace Midwifery
5 Cambridge Health Alliance doulas who serve a diverse community of expectant families at Cambridge Hospital. These doulas will be teaching in Spanish, Portuguese, English and Haitian Kreyol! We are very excited for Enedina Walsh, Martine DuBuisson, Eugenia Juarez, Flor Philippe, and Danielle DaSilva. Each of these passionate women taught me more about facilitating this training with a higher awareness and sensitivity to different languages and audiences than I'd ever known!
Allison Haley, a homebirth mom of 2 with a great passion for birth and more! She is currently teaching classes at Beyond Birthing in Beverly
Cheyenne Bell, the birth and postpartum doula behind Haven Place Doula, with a mission to bring childbirth education to those facing racial inequities and obstacles to resources
Lauren Miningham (not pictured), a new mom herself, with a history of serving unhoused populations and teen parents. She aspires to teach classes at Beverly Hospital
Dominique Bellegarde, a dedicated advocate, author of "Mom, I want Milk!," and community leader known for her passion in supporting families along their motherhood journey

We wish you congratulations on completing the training, and best of luck as you complete your certifications

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EPEC 2025... Such an inspiration!

EPEC 2025...
Such an inspiration!