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Childbirth Education

Florida Keys Healthy Start Coalition participates in the Florida Outreach Childbirth Education Program. We have several certified childbirth educator classes to choose from. These classes are open to all moms and dads in the Keys, no matter where you plan to give birth. The focus is prepared childbirth, comfort, relaxation, and informed choices during birth. Please call the childbirth class location nearest you for dates and times.

Train to be a childbirth educator in the community
and help serve our clients!

What the program involves:

• Classroom instruction, and precepted guidance to becoming a childbirth educator.
• Training in FOCEP curriculum with the opportunity to transfer to a national certification.
• Teach education topics in maternal and child health such as nutrition, childbirth education, early pregnancy wellness, labor and birth, postpartum, and breastfeeding.

The Florida Outreach Childbirth Education Program is a state-wide organization funded by Department of Health state grants, which promotes childbirth education for all women in the target communities.

Educator trainees receive curriculum, text books, and study materials as well as an up-to-date, evidence-based instruction experience.

To meet the requirements, you must:

• attend the 48-hour training session
• pass a written a test
• observe and support of at least two births
• observe of a series of classes taught by an experienced educator
• evaluate teaching of a series under the supervision of a certified educator
• attend a community meeting on women's health issues.

You have one year to complete all requirements after your training workshop. Ideally, you will need to have access to a birthing hospital or center,classes, and meetings in your community.

All educators, upon completion, teach independently in areas of childbirth education within their community in private clinics, hospitals, community centers and even homes.

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Upper Keys Monroe County Health Department (305) 853-1912 Mothers in Paradise Mirine Dye (305) 394-2456 Carolyn dePaula (multi-lingual) (305) 304-0992

Middle Keys Marathon Branch of Monroe County Health Department (305) 289-2450 Nicola Van Den Handel (305) 849-0440

Key West/Lower Keys Key West (305) 293-7515 Arianna Nesbitt (305) 293-8424 Maggie Vogelsang, RN Lower Keys Medical Center (305) 294-5531 ext 4209