For nearly four decades, Waterbirth International has accomplished its mission through programs designed to educate parents and professionals about the gentle birth model of maternity care. This standard of care includes using warm water immersion for labor and birth to improve birth outcomes and substantially reduce healthcare costs. Providers become birth guardians of normal physiology and practice the art of masterly observation and quiet support.
We provide waterbirth resources, consultations, in-service education, and workshops for birth practitioners and parents. Waterbirth International is the only organization providing waterbirth certification courses to practitioners and community education to doulas and parents. More than 15,000 birth professionals worldwide have taken our Waterbirth Certification and Education workshops. Through testing and evaluation, providers may obtain a Certification in waterbirth, while nurses, doulas, and educators, may receive a certification as a Community Waterbirth Educator.