Volunteer | International Childbirth Education Association

Being involved and active allows you to have a voice and help the ICEA organization grow and thrive. Please consider volunteering with us. See opportunities below.

Serve on a Committee

Join one of our committees to help advance our work and expand access to respectful, family-centered perinatal care.

Education Committee

Chaired by the directors of education.

Meets as needed
Committee charge:
- Keeping each program updated.
- Periodically reviewing the certification process to ensure that each program reflects current research and cultural competency.
- Developing new programs whose content is relevant to the childbearing year (pregnancy, birth, and the postpartum period).
- Responding to any requests for policy exceptions to education programs.

Board Nominations Committee

Meets once a year starting in the spring to make board recommendations by Sept 1. This team is chosen each year by the executive director and consists of current board members (ideally those who are moving off the board) and other ICEA professionals
Committee charge:
- Interview individuals who have been nominated to ICEA’s board of directors
- Check references on the nominees
- Make recommendations to the current ICEA board for filling open positions.

Scholarship Committee

Marketing Committee

Join the Board of Directors

The Board of Directors each serve a two-year term and half the positions rotate out each year. Keep an eye out for when the nominations window opens. You apply by nominating yourself and filling out an application.

The Nominating Committee then reviews the applicants, conducts interviews and makes a recommendation to the current board to add new, qualified members. Each person selected then serves two years, starting on January 1.

View Current Board Members

Write a Blog

The ICEA blog is a community space that is filled with both personal stories and rigorous academic information. Whether you have a fun tale to tell or some new, evidence-based research to share, please share your writing with us.

The ICEA blog calendar is managed by the ICEA board secretary. Email info@icea.org to get information about getting on the blog schedule and to submit your ideas.

Donate your time

You should get paid for your work! But sometimes it also just feels good to give back. Here are some ideas on how you could donate your time and expertise to ICEA:

Record a webinar pro bono for use in ICEA’s webinar library
Speak at an ICEA conference and waive your fees
Mentor a certifying professional

Apply using the form below.

Become an ICEA Volunteer

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