Season 1, Episode 6: Creating a Successful Childbirth Education Class with Vonda Gates of BirthBasics

Vonda Gates is the organizing member of Prepared Childbirth of Tifton, has been a childbirth educator since 1991, and a DONA-certified doula since 1993. She currently serves the ICEA Executive Committee and is the primary coordinator of the ICEA Professional Childbirth Education Program Update Online program. This episode is a must-listen for birth educators looking to improve their classes and take new approaches.

Listen and Learn:

• Three objectives you need to use to evaluate your birth classes
• The importance of using adult-learning principles in structuring your class
• How building rapport with your clients can create a more successful birth education class
• Tips on pursuing a career in childbirth education
• The ICEA ”circle of care” that revolves around the clients

Related Products

• InJoy’s Complete Understanding Curriculum
• Understanding Birth Book + Web App 

Resources:

• “Evidence-based Maternity Care: What It Is and What It Can Achieve” (2008) 
• Childbirth Connection
• Eight resources listed at the Childbirth Connection website at the “Advocates and Professionals”