A Glimpse into Dancing For Birth™
Professional Training

You'll first attend our Level 1 and Level 2 Trainings and then complete a self-guided process to apply for Certification. The certification process is further explained here.

To Teach DFB™ Class to pregnant and new parents and their babies, follow the Certification Process to become a Certified Dancing For Birth™ Instructor

You'll have a credit towards another training date and our admin fee is waived if you missed while at a birth. There is a link to our cancellation policy on our checkout page during registration.

No, but if you are a doula or want to become a doula, you will benefit by attending. Dancing For Birth™ Professional Training is a continuing education training for doulas and other birth, health, and wellness professionals such as midwives, nurses, and childbirth educators. It is also a training for people who want to enter the fields of birth or wellness. Our training is for the purpose of learning the Dancing For Birth™ childbirth method, using it to assist families during labor, and optionally, becoming a Certified Dancing For Birth™ Instructor. Dancing For Birth™ contact hours are accepted by many doula organizations towards doula re-certification. To get trained and certified to become a doula, you’ll need to research doula organizations and find a doula training. 

Yes! Experienced and inexperienced dancers are equally welcome. If you feel like you're dance challenged, no worries. The moves are simple and the training is only partly dancing.

Yes! The training is geared for birth, health and wellness professionals, whether aspiring or experienced. This training is a great way to enter these fields.

Yes! Dancing For Birth™ is an approved provider of continuing education for professionals who work with pregnant and new families. Most doula, midwife, nurse, and childbirth educator organizations accept our contact hours. They are provided at no additional cost. This nursing continuing professional development activity has been approved by the Oregon Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.

You can register utilizing our interest-free payment plan option, automatically, when you check out. 

This training is for anyone who is passionate about pregnancy, birth and postpartum. It is geared for birth professionals such as doulas, midwives, nurses, doctors, and childbirth educators who are seeking new ways to help their clients/patients have better birth and postpartum experiences. If you’re not a birth professional, add our concise Birth Basics online course to your registration for $19.95 to bring you up to speed before the training.

Birth professionals (such as doulas, midwives, nurses, doctors, childbirth educators, administrators) seeking new ways to help their clients/patients have better birth and postpartum experiences; yoga, dance and fitness instructors seeking to address the specific needs of pregnant and postpartum participants and expand their offerings; massage and bodyworkers; community building professionals; and anyone who is passionate about improving pregnancy and birth.