None at all! Being a birth professional is about using your skills to help parents have the births they desire and communicate effectively with their caregivers.

The skills required to enable you to do this are covered in your training. You do not need to have the background as a nurse or midwife in order to work as a birth professional.

Some students have had children themselves, others have not. There is no prerequisite with the Childbirth International training in regards to your particular experiences. It does not matter how many children you have had (or maybe you have not had any), it does not matter if you have never experienced a vaginal birth, or if you have never breastfed.

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