Become a Certified Childbirth Educator (BCCE)
100+ hours of online, evidence-based training across pregnancy, birth, postpartum, advocacy, adult learning, and business building – with live weekly mentoring calls and a community that stays with you long after certification.
$895 in full or $155/month payment plan available ·
14-day refund or transfer policy
"Lorie at BirthPro is hands down one of the best instructors I've ever had, and I've had a lot of training."
– Linda Ingram, Balm & Bloom Birth Collective
Led by Lorie Michaels, CD(DONA), LCCE, CLC, PMH-C
20+ years supporting families and birth workers
Certifying body recognized in multiple states
Anti-racism program included in curriculum.
BCCE Training
Who this is for
Birth workers passionate about deep, evidence-based learning and advocacy – whether you're brand new or years into this work.
Maternal health advocates who want to feel supported and held while they train and build their practice.
People who believe in building up the families around them – because a rising tide lifts all boats.
Logistics
How it Works
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Self-Paced
Online Modules
100+ hours across six phases: pregnancy, birth, postpartum, advocacy, adult learning, and business building. Learn on your own schedule, up to 12 months, no need to put your life on hold.
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Monday Meetups
Show up live every Monday night with Lorie and your cohort. Bring your real questions, your half-formed ideas, and the stuff you're still figuring out. This is where it actually clicks.
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Community Inquiry Project
Learn to tune into what a real population actually needs, before you ever build a class for them. Listen, pull real data, then turn it into a provider comparison, a resource list, and opening slides you'll actually use. A skill you'll carry into every class you teach after this one.
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Practicum +
Final Assessment
Teach a class to your peer group and get real feedback before taking paying clients. Complete your Final Assessment, then earn your BCCE certification.
Tuition
BirthPro Certified Childbirth Educator (BCCE)
$895
in full · or 6 monthly payments of $155
Founding member price through Dec 31, 2026.
Jan 1 pricing $1095 in full · or 6 monthly payments of $185
Everything included:
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100+ hours of self-paced online modules across six phases: pregnancy, birth, postpartum, advocacy, adult learning, and business building
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Live Monday night mentoring calls with Lorie and guest educators
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The Community Inquiry Project: real research into an actual population, built into the opening slides for a class of your own
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A peer-teaching practicum, with real feedback before you teach paying clients
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Certification as a BirthPro Certified Childbirth Educator (BCCE), no additional certification or processing fees, ever
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Anti-racism module, guest faculty sessions, and CEU opportunities
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Lifetime access to the graduate community, WhatsApp group, and mentoring
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14-day refund or transfer policy
Same access from day one, whichever payment option you choose. Secure checkout.
You Won't Do This Work Alone
Most birth workers burn out within two to three years, largely because they do this work in isolation. BirthPro was built to change that. Every Monday night, our community comes together live: students, graduates, and mentors in one room, working through real questions from real classrooms.
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Your community stays with you long after training ends.
Graduates keep lifetime access to the private community, WhatsApp group, and mentoring calls.
Meet Your Lead Trainer
Lorie Michaels CD(DONA), LCCE, CLC, PMH-C, Body Ready Method® Pro, Spinning Babies® Certified Parent Educator, Spinning Babies® Aware Practitioner, Postpartum Healing Lodge Doula, Evidence Based Birth® Instructor, Body Ready Birth® Instructor, Restore Your Core® trained, BA Psych, AA Chemical Dependency Counseling, DLI Korean Linguist
Lorie has spent 20+ years supporting hundreds of families and training the next generation of birth workers – as a doula, childbirth educator, lactation counselor, and perinatal mental health specialist. An Army veteran and former counselor, she brings deep expertise across birth physiology, postpartum healing, emotional wellness, and reproductive justice.
Her approach blends evidence-based practice with inclusive, culturally humble care – so you feel confident, prepared, and supported from day one. As a certifying body recognized in multiple states, BirthPro certification is Lorie's personal signature on your readiness.
“Mentorship and training is very important, BirthPro community is awesome, you will not be disappointed. If you decide to join you will be heard, empowered, given good teaching, nurturing , much education about ALL aspects.”
– Lois W., Doula, Spiritual Leader
"This class was so informative! The teacher answered our questions and was so kind and encouraging to each of us in the class."
– Hannah Y., Class Atendee
“Lorie has helped me grow in ways I never expected. Lorie has such a broad variety of training that she extends to her students and mentees that is invaluable in the birth world.”
– Mary C., Special Ed Teacher, CLC
A Note on Fit
BirthPro is built on birth equity, and that shows up in how we teach, not just what we teach. We're LGBTQ+ affirming, we treat abortion as reproductive care, and anti-racism isn't a module you check off, it's a commitment that runs through the whole program. If you're here to build a classroom where every family who walks in feels genuinely seen, you're in the right place.