APPPAH’s Prenatal and Perinatal Educator (PPNE) Certificate Program

Transform the way we support and experience birth with the PPNE Certificate Program. This course equips you to become a Prenatal and Perinatal Educator (PPNE) or a birth psychology-informed practitioner, understanding how birth imprints are formed and how they influence development. You’ll learn to support parents and babies in integrating these imprints positively.

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Why Should You Enroll in PPNE?

The PPNE program is like no other program in the world!
You’ll gain a comprehensive education in birth psychology, neuroscience, and epigenetics, which will empower you to support families during prenatal and perinatal stages.

The program provides valuable networking opportunities, connecting you with a community of like-minded professionals and mentors dedicated to enhancing prenatal and perinatal care. Through somatic practices and emotional support skills, you’ll experience personal growth, enabling you to make a meaningful impact on families’ lives.

Access to multicultural insights and cutting-edge research enriches your practice, fostering a global perspective on nurturing human potential from the earliest stages of life. Join us in transforming birth experiences and nurturing healthy beginnings—enroll in the PPNE program today!

Course Highlights:

⭐ 12 Modules based on the 12 Guiding Principles of Birth Psychology by Dr. Wendy Anne McCarty and Dr. Marti Glenn

⭐ 180+ Contact Hours

⭐ Personal Mentorship from experienced birth psychology practitioners

⭐ Somatic Practices for autonomic nervous system regulation

⭐ Self-Reflective Exercises to practice embodiment skills

⭐ Digital Library with required reading materials

⭐ Monthly Facilitated Meet-up Groups

⭐ Year-Long Enrollment in APPPAH’s Premier Membership Program

⭐ Student Discounts on APPPAH courses and programs

⭐ Cutting-edge Science in consciousness studies

⭐ Multicultural Perspectives and global insights

More about PPNE

The curriculum is designed to teach dedicated health professionals, psychologists, birth workers, bodyworkers, educators, doctors, and parents evidence-based practices, philosophies, and therapies that nurture Human Potential and optimize the healthiest trajectory for developing babies.

This Educator Certificate Course addresses the current maternal-infant health care crisis, which is intimately intertwined with the rise of technocratic practices and obstetrical intervention in the birth setting, racial inequalities, intergenerational and generational trauma, and the lack of recognition of basic human rights of the (un)born, mother, and families.

Modules are available for individual purchase; however, certification in PPNE is only granted when all modules are completed.

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Module 1: Foundations of Prenatal and Perinatal Psychology

This module is shaped around the Guiding Principle #1 The Primal Period: The primary period for human development occurs from preconception through the first year of postnatal life. This is the time in which vital foundations are established at every level of being: physical, emotional, mental, spiritual and relational. The content informs the student about the roots of pre- and perinatal psychology, the development of the discipline in the world and in the United States in particular. It will also detail general trends that inform the PPNE discipline and describe the work of early pioneers. General trends in the understanding of pre- and perinatal psychology and its impact are mentioned.

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Module 2: Histories & Theories of Prenatal and Perinatal Psychology

This module explores early imprints during the prenatal stage, infancy, and the first year of life. It covers working with stress and trauma from a PPN perspective and introduces the concept of embodiment. Embodiment is the manifestation of your spiritual self into your physical self, reflected in how you move and express yourself throughout life. These transformations occur at various life stages, such as birth, toddlerhood, entering school, puberty, leaving home, marriage, starting a family, retirement, and death. Early experiences in the womb, influenced by maternal mindset, support, diet, emotions, and birth circumstances, shape your physical and mental development. These experiences unfold from conception to human form, contributing to your blueprint and consciousness growth.

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Module 3: Neuroscience & Epigenetics

This section will cover the trends in neuroscience, epigenetics, nervous system regulation and the social nervous system that support evidence of the importance of pre- and perinatal psychology. The chapters, papers, and videos in this module will provide the PPNE with language and data to meet the expectations of discerning audiences, especially those that require scientific information as proof of the paradigm.

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Module 4: Consciousness & Cellular Memory

This module centers around Guiding Principle #4: Human beings are conscious, sentient, aware, and possess a sense of Self even during this very early primary period. We seek ever-increasing states of wholeness and growth through the expression of human life. This innate drive guides and infuses our human development. From the beginning of life, babies perceive, communicate, and learn, in ways that include an integration of mind-to-mind, energetic, and physical-sensorial capacities and ways of being.

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Module 5: Parenting Styles

This module will delve into the foundational elements that shape how parents respond to the emotional and physical needs of their children, revealing that these patterns begin long before the parent-to-be is born—before a parent is even conceived. We will tie together insights from previous modules on epigenetics, neuroscience, consciousness, and the mechanisms of memory to understand how a parent’s implicit memories from their earliest experiences combined with the experiences of their ancestors influence their parenting style.

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Module 6: Psycho-Emotional Developmental Stages of Humans

This module centers around Guiding Principle #6 Innate Needs: The innate need for security, belonging, love and nurturing, feeling wanted, feeling valued, and being seen as the Self we are is present from the beginning of life. Meeting these needs and providing the right environment supports optimal development. This module builds upon Module 5 by analyzing the universal needs all humans have and maps where these needs come on line in the developing embryo, fetus, child, youth, and young adult. This presentation of the psycho-emotional developmental stages of humans reveals how we can create more coherent, regulated relationships in life. When a person can identify needs and understand how to meet them, then compassionate communication styles can unfold along with safe, secure attachment styles. 

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Module 7: Communication through Cultural Impacts

Babies are continually communicating and seeking connection. Relating and responding to baby in ways that honor their multifaceted capacities for communication supports optimal development and wholeness. The way we communicate is influenced greatly by culture, which in turn has an undeniable impact on how efficient and effective communication is. Babies have their own way of expressing their inner world through non-volitional, non-random gestures. This non-verbal, somatic language has not been recognized in the majority of cultures across the globe. This module explores numerous birth cultures, as well as cultural impacts on the psyche of babies, and in turn how the psyche of a baby impacts society at large.

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Module 8: Prenatal Bonding & Attachment

Respecting and optimizing the bond between mother and baby and the mother-baby interconnectedness during pregnancy, birth, and infancy is of highest priority. This module explores the science of nurture and methods of compassionate birth practices that can be implemented in birthing environments to create optimal conditions for protecting and nurturing the sacredness of mother-baby bond, the most inalienable of all human rights.

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Module 9: Special Situations: ART, Surrogacy, Adoption

Birth and bonding is a critical developmental process for mother, baby, and father/partner that form core patterns with life-long implications. What happens when this bond is ruptured, wielded through reproductive technology, or strained due to circumstances of infertility? This module documents current trends in family structures, birthing practices, and reproductive technology while also presenting therapeutic modalities to address conception and birth when adaptive strategies that deviate from natural birth scenarios are undertaken. 

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Module 10: Resolving & Healing

This module centers around Guiding Principle #10: Resolving and Healing. Past and current conflicts, stress, and issues that affect the quality of life for all family members is of highest priority. Doing so before pregnancy is best. When needed, therapeutic support for mother, baby, and father provided as early as possible during this vital primary period is recommended for optimal outcomes. This module surveys the types of psycho-somatic therapies and cultural support systems available to family structures in the world today that promote trauma resolution and healing.

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Module 11:Underlying Patterns of Birth

This module centers around Guiding Principle #11 Underlying Patterns. When unresolved issues remain or less than optimal conditions and experiences occur during conception, pregnancy, birth and the first postnatal year, life diminishing patterns often underlay health issues, stress behaviors, difficulty in self-regulation, attachment, learning, and other disorders over the life-span. This module explores how the birth sequence is directly linked to an infant’s sleep, bowel movements, feeding, and crying patterns during the first year of life, as well as adverse experiences in infancy and childhood impact disease, trauma, and mental health disorders that underscore interpersonal neuro-anatomy. 

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Module 12: Professional Support & Ethics

This module centers around Guiding Principle #12 Professional Support & Ethics. These early diminishing patterns embed below the level of the conscious mind in the implicit memory system, subconscious, and somatic patterns. Professionals trained in prenatal and perinatal psychology can identify these patterns and support babies, children, parents and adults to heal and shift these primary patterns to more life-enhancing ones at any age; but, they also must commit to addressing their own unresolved implicit memories. This module integrates the summation of the previous modules while exploring experiential somatic practices that support professionals maintain self-care, heal their own past experiences, and uphold a code of ethics in the pre and perinatal sciences.

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Want to learn more about PPNE?

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Curious about our PPNE program? Register for one of our free monthly webinars! These sessions are designed to be informal and interactive—your chance to ask questions and learn more about the program.

Important Notes:
Webinars are not recorded.

Can’t make it? No problem! Email us to schedule a one-on-one session with our staff.

December 19, 2024
8 PM Eastern

Whether you’re a birth professional, psychologist, educator, or passionate about nurturing human potential, join our webinar to explore our curriculum, faculty mentorship, and the impact of birth psychology. Learn how our program can enhance your career

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January 11, 2025
12 PM Eastern

Whether you’re a birth professional, psychologist, educator, or passionate about nurturing human potential, join our webinar to explore our curriculum, faculty mentorship, and the impact of birth psychology. Learn how our program can enhance your career

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February 13, 2025
8 PM Eastern

Whether you’re a birth professional, psychologist, educator, or passionate about nurturing human potential, join our webinar to explore our curriculum, faculty mentorship, and the impact of birth psychology. Learn how our program can enhance your career

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March 2025
Exact Date & TimeTBD

Whether you’re a birth professional, psychologist, educator, or passionate about nurturing human potential, join our webinar to explore our curriculum, faculty mentorship, and the impact of birth psychology. Learn how our program can enhance your career

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Find the Perfect Fit for Your Budget

We understand the financial commitment involved in professional development. That’s why we offer flexible payment plans for the PPNE program. Our payment options are designed to accommodate various budgets and financial situations, ensuring that passionate individuals can pursue certification as PPNEs without financial strain.

SCHOLARSHIPS: We are committed to promoting equity and accessibility in birth psychology education through our scholarship opportunities for the PPNE program. Scholarships are periodically available to support individuals who demonstrate a passion for improving maternal-infant health and who may benefit from financial assistance. (Click to learn more–scholarship page)

We offer global tiered pricing for the PPNE program, ensuring accessibility and affordability for participants worldwide. This approach reflects our commitment to inclusivity, allowing individuals from diverse socio-economic backgrounds and regions to access transformative education in birth psychology and perinatal care. We aim to support a global community of professionals dedicated to enhancing maternal-infant health and promoting positive birth experiences across different cultural contexts by implementing tiered pricing.

The course is suitable for…

☀️Identity Development Facilitators
☀️Psychotherapists
☀️Social workers
☀️Birth Professionals
☀️Mind-Body Health Coaches
☀️Early Intervention Professionals
☀️Neonatal Professionals
☀️Somatic Therapists
☀️Music Therapists
☀️Postpartum Professionals
☀️Parent Educators
☀️Graduate Students
☀️Researchers
☀️anyone who wants to make a difference in the world!

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