ICEA Approved Trainers

ICEA and the ICEA Approved Trainer (IAT) agree that the birth of a baby represents the birth of a family. That family-centered maternity care is based on a "team" including the woman and her family, healthcare providers and community resources. Freedom of choice is based on knowledge of alternatives and the risks and benefits of those alternatives. That childbirth is a process that can safely take place in hospitals, birth centers, and homes. A maternity care system should be based solely on the needs of the mother, family, and child rather than the needs of the facility.
 
The following credentials symbolize the qualifications our approved trainers are authorized to teach and sponsor:

  • IAT-CE (Professional Childbirth Educator Workshop)
  • IAT-D (Doula and Labor Support Training Workshops)
  • IAT-CPD (Postpartum Doula Training Workshops) (New Certification Program For Postpartum Doulas Coming Soon!)


IAT approved workshops are granted 16 ICEA approved contact hours. 

(If an already ICEA Certified Educator or Doula attends any of the above workshops for recertification purposes, the workshop will count towards their ENTIRE recertification requirement of 24 ICEA contact hours)
 

The following are IATs. Please contact them for information regarding a scheduled workshop or for information to sponsor an ICEA workshop in your city.

Donyale Abe, IAT-CE-D
Childbirth Professional Development Group
Website: Childbirth Professional Development Group
Benicia, CA USA
707/742-3830
birtheducators@gmail.com

Connie Bach-Jeckell, RN, IAT-CE-D
BirthMatters, International
Alcoa, TN USA
865/310-6971
connie@birthmattersinternational.com

Marcia Barritt, IAT-CE-D
Brookfield, WI USA
262/782-6814
marciadoula_nurturingtransitions@yahoo.com

Kimberly Bepler, IAT-CE
Wilsonville, OR USA
503/570-3474
kimberly@abcdoulaservice.com

Irene Bourquin, IAT-CE-D
Somerset West, Western Cape, South Africa
021/852-3040
ireneb@cybersmart.co.za

Kim Chambers, IAT-CE
San Diego, CA USA
619/698-5615
kimbirch02@yahoo.com

Deborah Codde, IAT-CE-D
Marshall, MI USA
269/274-2925
debcodde@earthlink.net

Julie Dubrouillet, IAT-CE-D
Columbia, MO USA
573/442-6923
conceiveandbloom@gmail.com

Amy Eberle, IAT-CE
Amboy, IN USA
765/395-7055
raets5@earthlink.net

Michelle Flowers, IAT-CE
Pace, FL USA
850/324-6353
michelle-flowers@att.net

Lori Frane-Lake, IAT-CE
Mahtomedi, MN USA
651/653-2066
ltlake@earthlink.net

Vonda Gates, IAT-CE-D
Birth Basics
Rapid City, SD USA
605/209-7115
vonda@birthbasics.org

Sarah Hannibal, IAT-D
Doha, Qatar
974/537-5472
hannibalsarah@hotmail.com

Marilyn Hildreth, IAT-CE-D
J M Birth Consultants
Brookings, SD USA
605/691-5808
michele@jmbirthconsultants.com

Janice Hoefert, IAT-CPFE
Sioux Falls, SD USA
605/366-1553
hoeferja@sanfordhealth.org

Tara Karels, IAT-CE-D
Labor Lessons
Brainerd, MN USA
218/251-8510
tara@laborlessons.com

Hidayah Kendall, IAT-D
Doha, Qatar
974/585-7719
hidayah514@yahoo.com

Kathleen King, IAT-CE
Rocky Mountain Professional Childbirth Education
Brighton, CO USA
303/655-9095
prochildbirthed@q.com or kk9874@q.com

Debbie Little, IAT-CE-D
Morganton, NC USA
828/433-6129
dhlittle@charter.net

Connie Livingston, RN, IAT-CE
Perinatal Education Associates, Inc.
Dayton, OH USA
937/312-0544
1-866-88-BIRTH (toll free US only)
clivingston@birthsource.com
www.birthsource.com

Jan Mallak, IAT-CE-D-CPD
Export, PA USA
724/327-6063
jsmallak@concentric.net

Chris Maricle, IAT-CE-D
Tulsa, OK USA
918/496-3284
maricle@swbell.net

Jean McHenry, IAT-CE-D
Aurora, IL USA
630/375-1240
doulajean611@sbcglobal.net

Debra L. Merritt, IAT-CE
Santa Rosa, CA USA
707/579-6064
Debdoula234@aol.com

Wendy Montague, IAT-CE
Gainesville, FL USA
352/375-7223
DoulaForYou@bellsouth.net

Sidney Mueller, IAT-CE-D
Rhythm and Motion, LLC
Kalamazoo, MI USA
269/388-4670
rhythm-motion@sbcglobal.net

Margaret Neal, IAT-CE
San Antonio, TX USA
210/325-8715
www.MargaretNealChildbirthEd.com
MargaretNealRN@gmail.com

Diana Peterson, IAT-CE-D
Babytime Birth Services
Tujunga, CA USA
818/693-1513
babytime2001@hotmail.com
www.LABabytime.com

Barbara Quam, IAT-CE
Lexington, KY USA
859/255-9142
bjdq@insightbb.com

Caroline Schleappi, IAT-CPD
Columbus, OH USA
614/876-6073
Caroline@ColumbusDoula.com

Jeanette Schwartz, IAT-CE-D
Shoreview, MN USA
651/232-6705
jschwartz@healtheast.org

Melissa Seales, IAT-CE
Walnut Hill, FL USA
850/327-6447
melissaseales@yahoo.com

Erin Tenney, IAT-CE-D
Ashland, WI USA
715/209-2261
erin.tenney@midwives.org

Lisa Waryck, IAT-CE
Avon, OH USA
440/225-8867
lisa@childbirthlessons.com

Denise Wheatley, IAT-CE-D
Childbirth and Beyond
Gulf Breeze, FL USA
850/501-8040
denisewheatley1@mac.com

Sandy Williamson, IAT-CE-D
Birth Rite
Bass Lake, CA USA
559/641-7295 or 559/760-0045
www.4birthrite.com
mamadoula@4birthrite.com