Course Outline
Details of the Calmbirth® Educator training course
About the annual Calmbirth® Educator training course via ZOOM
Calmbirth® Educator training occurs annually in a different state within Australia. It takes place over 5 months and consists of three modules.
This year’s Calmbirth Educator training for 2026 will be via ZOOM on consecutive Thursday’s beginning on the 17th September, 24th September, 1st October, 8th October and concluding on the 15th October, 2026.
Please Note: We do not offer Refunds for change of mind.
Calmbirth® Educators are expected to achieve a high standard of excellence during their training and to maintain their quality of practice thereafter. Support is given for setting up your Calmbirth® business, with ongoing guidance for program delivery, marketing, education and networking when necessary and during our annual Calmbirth® Conference.
The Calmbirth Educator Training is an Australian College of Midwives CPD recognised activity, and it’s been allocated 104 CPD hours.
I cannot thank YOU all enough for such an empowering, humbling and nurturing week! The content of the Calmbirth Educator training was so well referenced and evidence based. This large component of the course was fascinating and instilled so much confidence in myself as an educator, that the tools we are teaching our Calmbirth couples is researched and proven by some of the most knowledgeable in their fields. I was completely engrossed in the whole week. I felt so comfortable sharing and discussing all things birth related with other educators. It truly was a week of growth!
Jessica Cuneo
“The Calmbirth educator training was a fantastic week of learning and sharing knowledge with like-minded people. It was great to learn with a group of individuals all with a common goal of empowering women and their partners in labour and birth. Coming from a midwifery background I learnt so much about the power of the mind that will not only benefit me as a Calmbirth educator but as a midwife and as a woman.”
Course modules
Details and costs of each module
Module 1: $1,330 Pre reading module
This module focuses on independent learning prior to undertaking the next stage. Learning is supported via 5 online learning units, each unit concluding with a small assessment.
Module 2: $1,330 Intensive 5 day face to face workshop via ZOOM with the Director of Calmbirth®, Karen McClay
The face to face training for 2026 will be held via ZOOM on consecutive Thursday’s beginning on the 17th September, 24th September, 1st October, 8th October and concluding on the 15th October, 2026.
This Module focuses on teaching and experiential learning in a variety of ways including:
- Face to face lectures
- Demonstrations
- Ongoing support
- Discussions
- Practical experience
- Acupressure for pregnancy, labour and birth
The module 2 component of the program varies each year, dates and details will be updated. This Module provides participants the opportunity to network with each other over zoom and foster their passion for childbirth.
Module 3: $1,340 Independent learning and assessment
Module 3 focuses on the consolidation of learning and individual practice, involving:
| Assessment | Date Due |
| Completed lesson plans | 20th November, 2026 |
| Practical classes with volunteer pregnant couples | 12th March, 2027 |
| Evaluations and class reflections | 12th March, 2027 |
| Preparation and submission of a business plan | 19th March, 2027 |
| Registration to become a Calmbirth Educator | 31st March, 2027 |
Subjects covered in the training will include:
- Understanding the Mind-Body-Birth connection
- The physiology of birth
- Tools, techniques and practical skills
- The role of the support partner
- Preparation for all birth journeys – working with intervention
- Conscious parenting
- Acupressure for pregnancy, labour and birth
How to apply
Submit your application and pay your deposit online.
Make a training payment
Once your application is approved, you can make your training payments online.
Personal Experiences
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Accredited Calmbirth Educators
The Calmbirth® organisation has built its reputation over the years by the credibility of its Calmbirth Educators which are ALL trained birth professionals. Calmbirth has been the first to create and consolidate strong partnerships with private and public maternity hospitals in Australia, in successfully incorporating the Calmbirth® program into their antenatal structure.
Calmbirth® has close to 100 registered Calmbirth® educators throughout Australia, New Zealand and France.
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