Birthing Babies Virginia is the Seminar program and it is being taught by Jamie Mueller, a local Lamaze Educator and Doula who lives in Lovettsville, VA and is a contracted doula with Balanced Birth Support.

The first step to becoming a Lamaze Certified Childbirth Educator is to take the 3 day educator seminar. This seminar also comes with a free year of membership to the Lamaze DC Chapter which will mentor you, provide you with CEUs, and advertise your classes on your behalf.
Details:
When: Oct 14-16th from 9-5
Where: Chevy Chase MD
Link for registration: https://birthingbabiesva.com/childbirtheducator/chevychase/
Early bird pricing available till Sept 14th
Cost: $450 for the seminar.
Seminar Requirements:
In order to successfully complete the seminar participants are expected to:
- Submit application and payment prior to the start of seminar.
 - Attend and participate in the entire three day seminar.
 - Teach an assigned topic from Lamaze’s Six Healthy Birth Practices on Day 3 of the seminar.
 
Benefits of a BBVA Training:
- The three day, interactive training will provide information on establishing your business, growing your network, and developing your curriculum.
 - Ongoing email support—Have questions about the exam? Trying to figure out how to teach a particular topic? Shoot us an email and we will be happy to share what we know and point you in the right direction to gain additional information.
 - Consultations—Phone and video conferencing options available to participants.
 - Business Building Webinars—After the seminar, join us for our monthly Business Building Webinars to make sure you are hitting your intended audiences.
 - Exam Prep Study Groups—Join us for a weekly, hosted, study group to make sure you are on the right track leading up to the Lamaze Exam! Offered twice annually in conjunction with the Lamaze Exams.
 - Newsletters—Email newsletters will make sure that you stay up to date with developments in childbirth education and business.
 

