Early Registration Now Open.  Register today and Save!   Welcome to CAPPA Canada  Childbirth and Postpartum Professional Association of Canada CAPPA Canada is a branch of CAPPA, an international non-profit organization, that was founded in 1998 to offer the highest level of professional membership and training to childbirth educators, lactation educators, labour doulas, antepartum doulas and postpartum doulas. CAPPA offers the highest level of evidence based training available. The organization consists of a leadership board, regional representatives, trainers, mentors, advisors and its membership. CAPPA is the most comprehensive pregnancy, childbirth and postpartum organization available...caring for women before, during, and after birth through education and support.          CAPPA Canada offers a uniquely Canadian Program, which  includes Canadian manuals, and Certification packets, Canadian workshops, Canadian content in the required reading lists, Canadian pricing for memberships and materials, Canadian Directors of Programs, and a Canadian CAPPA website.  The CAPPA Canada office focuses on administration of these services, customer service and promotion of Childbirth and Postpartum Supportive Care in Canada. CAPPA Canada is an organization that supports its members, professional organizations, the medical community and childbearing families.  We believe that empowering a woman in the childbirth experience, promoting informed choice, and enhancing awareness of healthy options can create positive results.   Connect with CAPPA  Keep updated on new developments, discussions, and information from CAPPA through the networking options below. The CAPPA Vision Imagine a world where women are encouraged to trust their bodies, and where myths about childbirth and breastfeeding are dispelled. Imagine a world where women are given the tools they need to make informed decisions about their pregnancy, birth, breastfeeding, and postpartum experiences. Imagine a world where education does not involve guilt but seeks to empower. Imagine a world where women are surrounded by caring, compassionate support throughout the childbearing year. Imagine a world where new mothers are equipped to embrace pregnancy, birth, and motherhood with confidence. Imagine an organization that volunteers every day to make this a reality. CAPPA - reality begins with imagination. Certifying, Training and Supporting         Labour Doulas       Postpartum Doulas       Antepartum Doulas       Teen Support        Childbirth Educators       Lactation Educators  View the latest Canadian Workshops! Become a Member or Renew Membership   Imaginations, Intentions, Attitudes "Whatever the mind of man can conceive, it can achieve." - W. Clement Stone CAPPA is an organization that seeks to empower families and professionals. With that in mind, CAPPA is setting an intention that all members remember this vision in every aspect of their lives. When we project ourselves with confidence, a peaceful presence, positive attitudes, and intentions as well as the constant passion in our hearts for the work we do, we will see the CAPPA Vision moving from imagination to reality...