CAPEA is going green!
After surveying our members; we have decided to Go Green at CAPEA and discontinue the printed journal for members due to increasing costs of printing and postage and our commitment to becoming more environmentally friendly.
You can access the journal directly from the members area.
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Learn about the various pathways to follow your dream and passion to become a childbirth educator, or birth and parenting educator.
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Childbirth And Parenting Educators of Australia, Inc. (CAPEA)
We are a voluntary, professional association supporting Australian Childbirth and Parenting Educators from diverse backgrounds as they strive to provide high quality, accessible and responsive education to women and their families during pregnancy and early parenthood.
Our members are from a diverse range of backgrounds across Australia, including but not limited to: midwives, child and family health nurses, physiotherapists, occupational therapists, independent educators, doulas, social workers, psychologists, yoga, calmbirth® and hypnobirth practitioners and general practitioners.
What our members say about CAPEA
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Research has found that water births significantly reduce the use of epidural, injected opioids, episiotomy and maternal pain.
Water births are becoming more widely available for women across the UK, but this isn’t the case everywhere. The challenge now is to ensure this choice is open to all women wherever they live.
Water births provide ‘clear benefits’ and a positive birth experience to mother and baby
www.midirs.org
Research from Oxford Brookes University shows water births provide ‘clear benefits’ to both mother and baby, with less interventions and fewer complications compared to births out of water.
Epidurals have been commonly used for pain relief in childbirth for more than 40 years although the history of epidurals dates back more than 100 years.
An unpredictable and sudden loss of a brand of epidural kits has put global pressure on other manufacturers of epidural kits, and their component parts, resulting in a worldwide shortage.
There's a global shortage of epidurals — and Australian hospitals are feeling the pinch
www.abc.net.au
Epidurals have been commonly used for pain relief in childbirth for more than 40 years and more than 40 per cent of people who give birth in Australia use them, writes Alicia Dennia
With Early Bird registration closing soon for the #CAPEA2022 National Conference, it's the perfect time to secure your seat.
Book before 28 August to take advantage of special rates.
www.capeaconference.org/registration
COVID-19 interruptions
COVID-19 restrictions have presented many challenges to educators and expectant parents. The good news is that many innovations are helping to overcome the barriers. See our COVID-19 message to educators and expectant parents.
