The purpose of recertification is for CAPPA certified professionals to document their professional growth and continuing education. Recertification is required every 3 years.

CEUs (Continuing Education Units) for recertification must be relevant to and within the Scope of Practice of your program. Typically, clinical trainings are not eligible to be used as contact hours for recertification.

All CEUs obtained at CAPPA Conference, any CAPPA approved training, or CAPPA approved program can be counted for recertification.

Please allow 6-8 weeks from date of receipt for processing. If you would like to purchase a rush fee, you can do so in the CAPPA Store here.

If you are past your deadline for recertification, please contact the CAPPA office at info@cappa.net to inquire about an extension. Please note: extension fees may apply.

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Below you will find a list of courses that are approved for CAPPA CEUs and can be taken for recertification.  Certificates of attendance/completion must be presented with your recertification packet.

• Advanced Business Training for Birth Professionals
  • Hip to Heart
• Foundational Newborn Care Training 

CEUs must relate to the certification program you are recertifying in, and be of a non-clinical nature.  CAPPA accepts contact hours approved by the following:

• L-CERPS, E-CERPS, R-CERPS (IBLCE hours or GOLD conferences)
• Any state nurses association or board of nursing
• ACNM (American College of Nurse-Midwives)
• MEAC (Midwifery Education Accreditation Council)
• PSI (Postpartum Support International)
• Spinning Babies
• Body Ready Method
• Conferences held in-person by ICEA, Lamaze, DONA (Please note: continuing education only, not certification training workshops or contact hours by other organizations that may have been approved by ICEA, Lamaze, or DONA.)

*Please note that we do not consider unapproved programs/contact hours or CEUs that are unrelated to your specific certification.

Organizers of events may apply for CAPPA contact hours using our application form in the member portal.

CAPPA certified professionals may use any of the following for CEUs.  At least 10 of the 15 required CEUs must be directly relevant to and within the scope of practice of your specific certification, with the exception of CAPPA conferences or CAPPA approved trainings.

• Any CAPPA training
  • Must supply certificate of attendance.
• Hours from CAPPA's annual conference
  • Must supply CAPPA's CEU certificate.
• Hours from CAPPA's Education Center
• Community breastfeeding support group meetings
  •  Breastfeeding Support Group Observation
  • 1 meeting hour = 1 contact hour
  • Can use a maximum of 3 hours.
• Conference attendance at a perinatal conference sponsored by an internationally recognized and respected organization. (See approved list below.)
• Preparing and presenting at a perinatal conference (national, regional, or state level).
  • Topic must be applicable to the scope of practice of your program.
  • Must supply agenda showing you listed as a speaker, outline of presentation, objectives, and resource list used in preparation.
  • 1 hour presentation = 2 contact hours

Below is a list of databases where you can find scholarly articles.  Please remember to review articles from journals published within the last 5 years.

• The Cochrane Collaboration
• PubMed Central
• Questria
• Ebscohost - login codes are usually provided by most community libraries
• ERIC - Education Resources Information Center
• Google Scholar
• BioMed Central
• University Library - Some universities allow their alumni access to their online library search systems