Grow your Doula and/or Fitness Business!
Certifying with the 4th Trimester Fitness® Method offers instructors a unique opportunity to enhance their services, build their expertise, and expand their income potential.
The Method is founded on two signature courses:
Meet our Founder,
Emily Wannenburg
DNDM, CLC, AdvCD(DONA), CBE
Emily Wannenburg, Founder and CEO, began her career as a nurse midwife in South Africa and has been active in the women's fitness, health and wellness world for more than 25 years as an educator, personal trainer, presenter, mentor, advanced doula, and magazine contributor. Her work in the Perinatal Fitness and Wellness community has expanded over the years into mentorships and trainings for medical providers, doulas, and birth and fitness professionals. She is the creator and founder of 4th Trimester Fitness® Method’s evidence-based courses. These programs have been experienced by thousands of women, birth workers, and obstetric care providers around the world.
4TFM Certifications
Certification allows instructors to teach evidence based classes like Prep4Birth™, Prep4Partner™, and Postpartum Recovery® to complement their traditional doula or fitness business.
A peek into our 4TFM certifications!
“I became certified after I took Postpartum Recovery ® after having my 3rd baby. I knew that I had to become an Instructor to help share this information ”
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Prep4Birth™
Join our Prep4Birth class, designed specifically for pregnant individuals to effectively use birth balls, peanut balls, and CUBs (Comfortable Upright Birth) to enhance physical and mental preparation for labor and birth. This 3 hour class will teach you exercises and positions that promote optimal fetal positioning, relieve discomfort, and support an active labor. Additionally, you'll learn techniques to stay relaxed and focused, empowering you with the confidence and tools needed for a smoother birthing experience.
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Prep4Partner™
Our Prep4Partner class equips couples with essential skills and knowledge to ensure the birth partner can provide exceptional support during labor and delivery. Through practical exercises, communication techniques, and hands-on practice, partners will learn how to effectively comfort, advocate for, and assist the birther. This class fosters teamwork and confidence, ensuring both partners feel prepared and connected throughout the birthing experience.
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Postpartum Recovery®
Our 6 weeks Postpartum Recovery class is designed for early postpartum moms and their babies, focusing on physical recovery exercises and essential education on pelvic and core health. Participants will engage in gentle workouts tailored to support healing and regain strength, while also learning about common postpartum experiences and how to navigate them. This supportive environment helps new mothers connect, share, and recover both physically and emotionally.
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Core4All™
Our 3-hour class for women of all ages combines a gentle workout, including chair-based options, with informative sessions on pelvic and core wellness. This class offers exercises designed to improve strength and flexibility while accommodating all fitness levels. Additionally, educational discussions will cover essential topics such as pelvic floor health, core stability, and techniques to maintain overall well-being, providing a holistic approach to lifelong fitness and health.
(*Postpartum Recovery must be taken prior to Core4All)
Are you ready to set yourself apart?
Change your life,
change women’s lives.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Nope! If you have passion to help the moms in your community have a better birth, postpartum and/or all around health and wellbeing… You have enough! We teach you everything that you will need to know in order to teach these classes.
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Nope! and Not a problem! Not all are “Fitness Professionals”. Not all are “Birth Pros". Not all of our instructors have ever taught a class before... But, they are all committed to helping the moms. The PASSION to help and to learn is what we are after at 4TFM.
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You can choose to do the training in the self-paced online format OR take a virtual training OR in person! Either way, you always have access to the online portal as long as your membership is activi. You are also welcome back to any of the trainings as a certified instructor member!
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This depends on what route you take to get certified.
IN PERSON: 1 day for Prep4Birth (P4B) and/or Prep4Partner (P4P). 2 days for Postpartum Recovery (PPR). Core4All is always taken in the online format (PPR is a pre-requesite for C4A)
VIRTUAL: Currently offered for P4B over 3 x 3-hour zooms, one week apart. Video submissions are due each week before the next session to help move you through the training and used for feedback to help you learn the material well.
ONLINE: always available and is self-paced with access to instructor FB group and open office hours for questions. Short Video submissions will be expected during the training for feedback.
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Yes. We currently offer cecs from the top Fitness and Birth organizations. These can usually be used for your requirements for fitness, doula and childbirth education organizations.
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A lot!! Truly! But let’s break it down:
-Your first year membership/licensing fee is included in your training/certification fee. There is an annual membership fee thereafter.
-An incredible 4TFM instructor family and super supportive instructor Facebook group.
-All CECs depending on which certifications you take
-Website visibility with your own url and class listings with links to your registration
-Manuals, graphics, Marketing materials, and all up-dates to the same
-Access to all open office hours, coaching calls, and additional trainings for your current certs.
-Access to the Boost Your Knowledge sessions and cecs when offered
-Instructor shirts and swag
Told you! It’s a lot!
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Depending on which classes you teach, you will need access to:
-For Prep4Birth and Prep4Partner: 2 pelvis models, Birth ball, peanut ball, CUB®, and yoga mat
For the Postpartum Classes: Pelvis with organs, yoga mat, small 8” balls and therabands
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Yes! You decide according to your area and what your goal is. Once you are certified, you decide where and when to teach and how much that you want to charge. You are also able to donate your classes or charge nothing. This is totally up to you!
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That is totally your choice! We have some instructors who choose to only teach in person or virtually, and some who do a mix of both! Totally up to you!
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As long as your membership is active, you are set! And , great news, you actually can earn CECs at no additional cost to you just by attending our Boost your Knowledge sessions - which are free for active 4TFM instructor members.
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How quickly you recoup your investment depends on what you decide to charge for your classes. On average, the usual ROI is 1 full class of students.
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No it is not but many of our instructors are doulas and find the information to be critical to their skillsets as a doula for both their prenatal and postpartum clients
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Yes. You can do a 3 month payment plan.
When purchasing the bundles, there is a discount applied! Bundles are offered only once. If you have already purchased a course and then choose to add another course in the future, the new course is full fee.
You can apply for scholarships here
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Our instructors receive continuous support and encouragement for as long as the membership is active. (Actually afterwards, too!)
We have monthly check ins and 1-2 x a month we have office hours where we meet to discuss whatever needs discussed and sometimes the instructors just hop on to say “Hello”!
You will also have fairly wide access to Emily and the Master Trainer Team.
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Yes! We call those Be-Backs… as in “Hey, I’ll Be Back again!” and we love for you to come!
So, for example, if you are certified in Postpartum Recovery (PPR) and want to attend another training for PPR, you are more than welcome to attend as long as your membership is active! There may be a minimal fee for attending.