Recertification
In order to remain certified by CAPPA, you must keep a continuous membership and renew your certification every three years from the original date you were certified. The recertification fee for every program is $75.00, and the requirements for each program are listed below. You can find our recertification forms here
Maternal fitness educator
The Maternal fitness educator certificate is valid for 3 years from the date of successful completion of the course. Following steps to be completed for recertification:
- Maintain CAPPA membership.
- Submit proof of teaching 40 hours of Birth Fitness Sessions with at least 5 pregnant women.
- Attend a refresher course of 4 hours as continuing education at the centre.
- Payment of Rs.5000/- which includes the refresher course and the recertification fee.
- Maintain continuous membership in CAPPA
- Document 15 hours of continuing education in pregnancy, labor, breastfeeding, or postpartum issues approved by CAPPA.
- Submit good evaluations from three mothers for whom you have provided labor support.
- Submit two letters of recommendation from any of the following: certified childbirth educator, certified labor doula, certified nurse-midwife, obstetrician/gynecologist, or IBCLC.
- Maintain continuous membership in CAPPA.
- Documentation of 15 hours of continuing education in perinatal issues.
- Submit good evaluation forms from three (3) postpartum clients.
- Submit two (2) letters of recommendation from any of the following: certified childbirth educator, certified labor doula, antepartum doula or postpartum doula, midwife, OB/pediatrician, IBCLC, pediatrician, or certified lactation educator.
- Submit $75 recertification fee.
- Maintain continuous membership in CAPPA.
- Documentation of 15 hours of continuing education in antepartum topics. (Contact CAPPA for approval.)
- Submit two (2) letters of recommendation from any of the following: certified childbirth educator, certified labor doula, certified nurse midwife, OB/GYN, IBCLC
- Submit $75 recertification fee.
- Maintain continuous membership in CAPPA.
- Document 15 hours of continuing education in pregnancy, labor, breastfeeding, or postpartum issues approved by CAPPA. Forms are available at the Yahoo! group.
- Submit good evaluations from three students. Forms are available at the Yahoo! group.
- Submit two letters of recommendation from any of the following: certified childbirth educator, certified labor doula, certified nurse-midwife, obstetrician/gynecologist, or IBCLC.
- Maintain continuous membership in CAPPA.
- Document 15 hours of continuing education in lactation issues. Forms are available at the Yahoo! group.
- Submit a two page report on how you have grown as a CLE over the past three years.
- Submit a two page review on each of three studies in lactation research published within one year of current date.
(Form K.) - Submit good evaluation forms from 10 students. Evaluations should be from at least five different classes.
Forms are available at the Yahoo! group. - Submit signed forms for the lactation educator scope of practice, grievance policy, and code of conduct.
(Forms F, G, & H.) - Submit two letters of recommendation from any of the following: certified childbirth educator, certified antepartum doula, certified postpartum doula, certified nurse-midwife, obstetrician/gynecologist, IBCLC, licensed, registered,
or certified professional midwife, or registered/licensed practical nurse. - CAPPA approved training
- CAPPA annual conference
- La Leche League meetings (max. 5 contact hours)
- CAPPA distance labor doula training videos (max. 15 contact hours)
- Book reports (min. 1,500 words) from required reading list (max. 5 contact hours)
- Breastfeeding consultations as an observer with an IBCLC (max. 3 contact hours)
- American College of Nurse Midwives (ACNM)
- American College of Obstetrics & Gynecology (ACOG)
- American Dietary Association (ADA)
- American Medical Association (AMA)
- American Nurses Association (ANA)
- Association of Women's Health, Obstetrics and Neonatal Nurses (AWHONN)
- International Board of Lactation Consultant Examiners, Inc. (IBLCE)
- International Childbirth Education Association (ICEA)
- Lamaze International
- Any state nurses association or board of nursing. (Must relate to pregnancy, birth, postpartum, or
breastfeeding issues.) - Some programs provided by professional associations or health-care agencies. (Must relate to pregnancy,
birth, postpartum, or breastfeeding issues.)
Labor Doula
Postpartum Doula
Antepartum Doula
Childbirth Educator
Lactation Educator
Contact Hours
CAPPA certified members may use any of the following for the continuing education requirement.
You may also use continuing education offers from the following:
Other educational events must be submitted for approval and must provide a certificate of attendance with hours stated, and
a detailed outline of the information that was presented, speakers, location, date, etc.