Hello and welcome to the website for the Mindfulness-Based Childbirth and Parenting (MBCP) Program. Here parents-to-be, their families and friends, health care professionals, researchers and others can learn about our classes, trainings and events. The MBCP Program was founded by Nancy Bardacke, certified nurse-midwife and mindfulness teacher. We are delighted you are visiting us and hope you find the information here useful.
Applications Now Open
for the September 2019 – June 2020 MBCP Teacher Training!
A live-online training with Nancy Bardacke and MBCP Faculty
Upcoming Professional Trainings & Events:
Belfast, UK
September 12, 2019 – One day Introductory Workshop for Perinatal and Neonatal Professionals. Taught by Eluned Gold, MSc, RMN, PGCE, MBCP Director of Training.
For more information on this training, please visit the event webpage.
Paris, France
September 2019 – July 2020 – MBCP Teacher Training in France.
For more information on this training, please visit our Professional Trainings page.
Tokyo, Japan
October 3, 2019 – Lecture by Nancy Bardacke, CNM, MA, and Founder of the Mindfulness-Based Childbirth and Parenting Program (MBCP). Todai (Tokyo) University. Open to all.
October 4 – 6, 2019 – Mind in Labor Weekend Workshop for Expectant Parents and Professionals. Taught by Nancy Bardacke, CNM, MA and Eluned Gold, MSc, MBCP Director of Training.
For more information about these events, please visit Mindful Birth Japan.
Beijing, China
October 14 – 20, 2019 – 6 Day MBCP Professional Training Retreat, taught by Nancy Bardacke, CNM, MA and Eluned Gold, MSc, MBCP Director of Training. This retreat begins a 3 year MBCP Teacher Training Program in China, a collaborative effort between the Mindful Birthing and Parenting Foundation (MBPF) and the National Center for Women and Children’s Health, China CDC.
For more information, including how to apply, please visit our Professional Trainings page.
Freiburg, Germany
March 2020 – April 2021 – MBCP Teacher Training in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland (MBCP-DACH). Held at the European Center for Mindfulness.
For more information on this training, please visit MBCP-DACH.
A Quick Look
Recent Research
Classes for Expectant Parents
Classes & Trainings for Professionals
Online MBCP Teacher Training & Certification
In this video from the Greater Good Science Center & Mindful Magazine’s “Practicing Mindfulness & Compassion” conference on March 8, 2013, Nancy Bardacke, CNM, MA, RN explains how mindfulness can mitigate the stress and pain of childbirth for both women and men.
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- Learn about Mindful Birthing: Training the Mind, Body, and Heart for Childbirth and Beyond.
- Read about Mindful Birthing in Mindful Magazine and Greater Good Magazine. An article published in Greater Good Magazine: “Four Reasons to Practice Mindfulness During Pregnancy”.
- Listen to our Audio Book of Mindful Birthing: Training the Mind, Body, and Heart for Childbirth and Beyond with an introduction read by the author, Nancy Bardacke.
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