PERINATAL WELLNESS PROFESSIONal Certification program
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$995.00
For payment plan options, see FAQs below for details.
The PWP Certification Program will prepare you to hold one-on-one consultations with pregnant and postpartum clients looking to improve their health. Guide families in creating a wellness plan utilizing nutrition, diet, exercise, stress reduction, and daily routines.It is time to reclaim health.
- Maternal mortality and morbidity is skyrocketing.
- The United States has the highest infant mortality rate of any first world country.
- Black mothers are dying in childbirth at astronomical rates.
- Medical interventions are wildly overused.
- Every day, pharmaceuticals are used off label in childbirth with sometimes fatal consequences.
- Perinatal and postpartum mood and anxiety disorders are at an all time high.
- Postpartum depression, anxiety, OCD and PTSD are going undiagnosed and untreated.
- Dads and partners are experiencing postpartum depression at alarming rates.
- Meanwhile, childhood obesity, diabetes, and cognitive/sensory processing disorders remain on an upward trajectory.
What a mess we are in! So, how do we reclaim our health?? By refusing to treat pregnancy and childbirth as an illness that needs to be preemptively managed with medical interventions. Instead, by approaching the entire perinatal period (pregnancy, labor, birth, postpartum, and breastfeeding) holistically – incorporating all areas of wellness: physical, mental, emotional, social & spiritual.
There is truly no other certification like this one.
Guide clients to better wellness during pregnancy and postpartum. Address common pregnancy and postpartum concerns, as well as more complicated health issues. Support natural immunity and natural healing through diet, exercise, stress reduction, herbal medicine & aromatherapy.
And do all of this from an evidence-based perspective.
Natural health, herbal medicine, science based.
Download the free Curriculum Guide
This free 29 page guide gives an insider’s look at the Perinatal Wellness Professional program. Learn what makes this program unique, different ways to use your PWP certification, and see a full, detailed curriculum.
What you can do as a PWP:
- Offer individual or group wellness coaching
- Teach wellness classes for expectant parents
- Add holistic wellness to your existing doula or childbirth services
- Teach herb or essential oil classes for beginning learners
- Host webinars or podcasts
- Hold in-person or virtual consultations
- Guide pregnant and postpartum clients through creating individualized wellness plans utilizing nutrition, diet, exercise, stress reduction, and daily routines
- Support parents struggling with postpartum mood disorders
- Offer pregnancy support with natural medicine alternatives
- Help families manage chronic stress for healthier pregnancies and healthier babies
- Be confident in seeking out and conveying science-based information
- practice natural health with freedom, and navigate the waters of legality without fear
- Give families the tools and support they need to navigate this transformative time in their lives.
Why Perinatal Wellness?
This certification was created, because there isn’t anything else out there like it. You would need at least 4 separate certifications to cover all of the areas of wellness that we address in this training process!
There is an immense vacuum in the world of perinatal natural health support,
and no other practitioners are as uniquely equipped to meet those needs as a PWP.
By the end of your certification process, you will have the tools and the experience to support your clients with traditional and science-based methods for wellness. You will know what to say and how to guide your clients to better mental and physical health. Healthy parents mean healthy children. And families for generations will benefit.
What you get with registration:
- A 250 page training manual that covers in-depth topics, including:
- history of medicine & natural healing modalities
- stress management; social & spiritual health
- health equity, environmental racism, & personalized care
- nutrition & exercise
- herbal medicine & aromatherapy
- pregnancy & postpartum support; lactation & newborn care
- how to do science-based research
- guide to conducting consultations
- navigating natural health legalities
- herbal medicine making
- business & marketing
- Reading List with downloadable study guide for each book
- 4 application-driven video lessons
- Monthly live zoom classes with instructors and fellow students
- Live online training practicum to practice hands-on skills
- Half day herbal medicine making class
- Email access to instructor throughout certification process
- 20% off herbal supplies and essential oils from Roots Apothecary
- All forms and online exams are included. No hidden fees or costs!
- No recertification required.
Download the free Curriculum Guide
This free 29 page guide gives an insider’s look at the Perinatal Wellness Professional program. Learn what makes this program unique, different ways to use your PWP certification, and see a full, detailed curriculum.
Certification questions
The Perinatal Wellness Program:
- is based in science. Balancing traditional use of herbs and home remedies with the abundant scientific evidence that we have today.
- is fully holistic, addressing all areas of wellness in alignment with the World Health Organization: nutrition, exercise, natural healing, stress reduction, mental and emotional wellbeing, social health, and spiritual health.
- is full spectrum, covering the entire perinatal period: pregnancy, labor & birth, postpartum, breastfeeding and newborn care.
- teaches the legalities of a non-medical profession in a balanced way.
- fully prepares students for one-on-one consultations with personal guidance and hands-on practicum.
In addition, you get to complete the program at your own pace AND have personalized support from instructors through email, monthly zoom classes, and a live application-driven practicum. It’s the best of both worlds! You can now become a confident, full-spectrum, fully holistic, health & wellness consultant for expectant families with only one certification.
This is absolutely the ONLY program out there that has such a broad health scope with strong perinatal focus. That’s what makes this certification unique!
The PWP Certification course runs for one school year. New registrations are accepted for both Fall and Spring.
Fall Registration
- August: All registrations must be received by August 31.
- September: Monthly Zoom classes begin, read Training Manual, complete and submit study guide
- October: Reading List book #1 on holistic perinatal care, complete and submit study guide
- November: Reading List book #2 on postpartum mental health, complete and submit study guide
- December: Holiday break and catch-up time
- January: Reading List book #3 on herbal medicine, complete and submit study guide
- February: Reading List book #4 on holding consultations, complete and submit study guide
- March: Weekend training practicum
- April: Begin taking certifying clients
- May: Complete and turn in client paperwork, take final exams, graduation
Spring Registration
- January: All registrations must be received by January 31.
- February: Monthly Zoom classes begin, read Training Manual, complete and submit study guide
- March: Reading List book #1 on holistic perinatal care, complete and submit study guide
- April: Reading List book #2 on herbal medicine, complete and submit study guide
- May: Reading List book #3 on postpartum mental health, complete and submit study guide
- June & July: Summer break and catch-up time
- August: Reading List book #4 on holding consultations, complete and submit study guide
- September: Weekend training practicum
- October: Begin taking certifying clients
- November: Complete and turn in client paperwork, take final exams, graduation
Because each of us has our own preferred way of reading, we are leaving it up to you to decide how you would like to source your books. The Reading List consists of 4 books (plus an optional book if you don’t have previous training or experience in the birth field.) They are all readily available online, and each comes in paperback and ebook format. While I recommend purchasing the books so that you will have them for reference when working with clients, you may also be able to borrow them or find them through your local library.
Absolutely not! This certification is perfect for those who are just starting out. It is also perfect for experienced birth professionals who are wanting to expand the ways in which they can support their clients’ health and wellness. If you are passionate about wellness and want to be a part of supporting and empower families in your community, then this certification is for you!
There are! In addition to professional certification, Natural Abundance also offers a variety of introductory and intermediate self-enrichment courses. Each of these courses has open registration and is at-your-own-pace. Click here to see a comparison chart of all courses.
Monthly Classes
- Herbal Hour Online Classes
- Subscribe to monthly Herbal Hour classes
- NA Professional membership (access to complete Herbal Hour recording library + course discounts)
Mini-Courses
- Teaching Nutrition and Stress Reduction
- Finding Evidence-Based Information
- Herbs & Oils for the Birth Professional
- Herbs & Oils for Postpartum
Intro and Intermediate Courses
- Intro to Herbalism – coming soon!
- Intro to Aromatherapy – coming soon!
Payment questions
Tuition for the PWP certification is $995. And that’s all! No extra fees, no surprises. Everything is included in that price except for the books from the required reading list that you will source on your own. There are no recertification requirements, no testing fees, and no mandatory membership fees.
Payment at checkout will take you to the PayPal website. You do not need to have a PayPal account. You can pay with debit, credit, or PayPal balance. See below for payment plan options.
Yes! You have 3 options for payment.
Create your own payment plan by choosing “PayPal Credit” at checkout – no interest or extra cost as long as it is paid off in 6 months or less.
*YOU decide how often to make your payments and in whatever amounts are convenient for you.
*Zero interest as long as payments are completed within 6 months.Pay $125/month for 9 months with our payment plan (total $1,125)
*Make monthly payments automatically
*No risk of late fees or being charged interest for going over 6 months
Since students have access to all proprietary materials upon registration, including the training manual, required reading list, study guides, case studies, forms, tests, and other written assignments, there are no tuition refunds for any reason.
**Please note new scholarship application deadlines**
Yes! Natural Abundance offers a set number of scholarships for new PWP students each term. All scholarship applications must be submitted by August 1 (for fall start) or January 1 (for spring start). Scholarship amounts vary with the amount of money available in the scholarship fund and the number of applicants funded. Awards are typically in the range of $200-$500. Click below to download the application in the format of your choice. The application contains detailed information about deadlines and payment options. If you have questions, please download and read thoroughly, as the application will most likely answer your questions.
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Word format: PWP Scholarship Application (Word)
PDF format: PWP Scholarship Application (PDF)
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