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.

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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.
Stay tuned for more information. #event
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Maternal stress could leave epigenetic imprints on genes in the placenta associated with cortisol a necessary hormone for fetal development and this would affect the baby's development from very early stages. A study suggests that a mother's emotional wellbeing during pregnancy is not only important for her, but could also influence the future health of her baby. #study ... See MoreSee Less
When tiny patients require specialised care in Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), they are often physically separated from their loved ones, but a new Nepean Hospital program has arrived to offer a comforting solution. #article ... See MoreSee Less

Heartwarming program brings parents closer to premature babies
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When tiny patients require specialised care in Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), they are often physically separated from their loved ones, but a new Nepean Hospital program has arrived to offer a ...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.