Core Competencies of the Certified BfW Childbirth Educator
Core Competencies of a Birthing from Within Certified Childbirth Educator
Demonstrate accurate, non-outcome-focused knowledge of the physiology of pregnancy, birth, and postpartum.
Use solution focused dialogue techniques.
Understand the importance of, and be practiced in using, inclusive language.
Acknowledge and address personal biases and blind spots, and be open and responsive to feedback on how to improve behaviors and processes.
Use the labyrinth as a map for pregnancy, birth, postpartum, and parenting, and specifically as a lens for understanding the stages of labor.
Describe birth as a heroic journey, including preparation, ordeal, and return, and specifically how it relates to pregnancy, birth, and postpartum.
Lead parents in at least 3 pain coping practices: BA, NFA, and one other.
Use birth art as a tool for inquiry and discovery with pregnant and postpartum people.
Involve partners in the process of preparing for birth and postpartum.
Consider the framework of the Birth Story Gates as you listen to postpartum people share their birth stories.
Understand the concept of archetypes and how identifying them is relevant to birth work.
Understand and embody the qualities of a mentor.
Combine BfW techniques and processes to create unique, context-appropriate class series, private consultations, experiential workshops, and more.