Birth Workers & Professionals
Build the skills, confidence, and clinical awareness to support families and midwives during community birth.
BirthCare’s Birth Assistant Training is designed for aspiring and practicing birth workers who want hands-on education in the role of the birth assistant within home and birth center settings.
Led by experienced midwives and members of the BirthCare team, this training bridges the gap between classroom learning and the realities of supporting physiologic birth. Participants will learn how to work effectively as part of the birth team while maintaining safety, professionalism, and family-centered care.
Birth Assistant Training is part of the BirthCare Birth & Beyond Academy — professional education for the next generation of birth workers.
August 2026 Class
Friday | August 21, 2026
Time: 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Location: BirthCare & Women's Health
1501 King St, Alexandria, VA 22314
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Training Topics Include:
Understanding the role and responsibilities of the birth assistant
Preparing and maintaining the birth environment
Supporting the midwife during labor, birth, and the immediate postpartum period
Maternal and newborn vital signs and assessments
Infection prevention and universal precautions
Birth supplies, equipment, and emergency preparedness
Documentation and communication within the birth team
Supporting immediate newborn and postpartum care
Recognizing when findings require escalation to the midwife
Professionalism, boundaries, teamwork, and respectful maternity care
Hands-on skills practice and birth-related scenarios
Who Should Attend?
This training is ideal for doulas, student midwives, aspiring midwives, nurses, medical assistants, and other birth workers who want to expand their skills and gain a stronger understanding of clinical birth support in the community setting.
Whether you are preparing to work as a birth assistant, strengthening your skills for midwifery training, or expanding your knowledge as a birth professional, BirthCare’s Birth Assistant Training provides a practical foundation for becoming a confident and valuable member of the birth team.
Ready to Register?
Give yourself the knowledge, skills, and confidence to navigate pregnancy, birth, and early parenthood with trusted guidance from the BirthCare team.