Welcome to CAPEA
Want to teach?
Learn about the various pathways to follow your dream and passion to become a childbirth educator, or birth and parenting educator.
National Standards
Our Standards guide and encourage parenting and childbirth educators to commit to ongoing improvement in their own practice.
Educator resources
Find unbiased, reliable information to support childbirth and parenting educators in their research for professional development.
Expecting soon?
Congratulations! We have put together some trusted resources to help guide you through the parenting education options.
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


Latest news from CAPEA Facebook
Join us 6-8 November 2025, as childbirth and parenting education professionals and related industry representatives from all over Australia, come together to invest in our shared vision for childbirth and parenting education into the future.
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Researchers have made new discoveries about amniotic fluid, a substance historically not well understood in medical research due to the difficulty in obtaining it during pregnancy, especially across gestation. A multidisciplinary research team is eager to harness the potential of this vital substance to improve prenatal and maternal health. #research ... See MoreSee Less

Researchers identify protective properties of amniotic fluid
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Researchers have made new discoveries about amniotic fluid, a substance historically not well understood in medical research due to the difficulty in obtaining it during pregnancy, especially across g...Australia’s health ministers have agreed to add x-linked adrenoleukodystrophy (X-ALD) to Australia’s screening programs for male newborns and commissioned further work in relation to screening female newborns. #article ... See MoreSee Less
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.