AFA Asia is proud to partner with ProNatal Fitness® — the leading provider of pre and postnatal fitness education in the U.S. — to bring you this comprehensive self-paced online certification.
Developed with pelvic health physiotherapists, strength and conditioning specialists, and women’s health experts, this course gives you the evidence-based frameworks, practical programming tools, and assessment strategies to coach prenatal and postnatal clients at any stage, across any fitness setting.
Whether you’re a Personal Trainer, Pilates Instructor, Yoga Teacher or Fitness Instructor, you’ll learn how to confidently train your clients for the “event of a lifetime.”
The Approach You Will Learn
The stresses placed on the body throughout pregnancy, childbirth, and the postnatal period are comparable to those of a major athletic event. Yet, training for this journey is rarely approached that way. Until now.
Rather than focusing on a list of rules to memorise or exercises to avoid, this course teaches you clear, progressive, adaptable frameworks to prepare your clients for the unique stresses of the pregnancy journey, just as athletes prepare their bodies for the unique demands of their sport.
It’s called a Performance Training Approach, and it’s what sets this course – and its graduates – apart.
Watch the video from ProNatal Fitness® Founder Brittany Citron to learn how this approach equips you to help your clients safely manage the increased demands placed on their bodies and emerge even stronger:
Course Outcomes
Upon completion, you will be able to:
- Design safe & effective pre & postnatal training programmes
- Assess clients with greater accuracy and insight
- Confidently coach clients of all stages and fitness levels
- Know what exercises to focus on, and what to avoid
- Prepare clients physically and mentally for birth
- Prevent or address pregnancy-related pains and injuries
- Help clients fully recover and emerge even stronger
- Support clients as they navigate psychological changes
- Become the go-to coach for this high-demand population
Course Materials
With your enrolment, you will receive:
- Self-Paced Online Learning (30 – 35 hours)
- Video Lessons & Downloadable PDFs
- Full Course Electronic Textbook
- Self-Checks & Case Study Practice
- Programming Templates & Sample Workouts
- Video Library with 130+ Exercises
- Fillable Intake & Assessment Forms
- Nutrition & Birth Preparation Handouts for Clients
- Pre & Postnatal Fitness Specialist Certificate
- ProNatal Certified Badge and CECs (see below)
Course Accreditation
This certification is approved for continuing education credits with the following organisations:
MUMSAFE™ recognised
This Pre & Postnatal Certification gives you the specialist knowledge to work safely and confidently with pregnant women and new mums. It’s the qualification that sets you apart.
Once certified, MumSafe™ is the natural next step. MumSafe™ is the most recognised network of pre and postnatal exercise professionals; giving you a trusted brand association, a searchable national directory, ongoing CPD, business support and a community of professionals who get what you do.
Founded by Jen Dugard, MumSafe™ exists to connect mums with trainers who are qualified, insured, and committed to ongoing education. It also provides exercise professionals a trusted brand and business home to build their career in women’s health and mums’ fitness.
Want more information about MumSafe™? Click here to learn more about the pathway.
Course Developers and Contributors
This certification was developed by ProNatal Fitness® in collaboration with a team of pelvic health physiotherapists, women’s health specialists, and psychotherapists.
graduate feedback
“This course gave me 100% confidence to train my first pregnant client! This was my client’s third pregnancy and she told me that it was her BEST birth experience! She said she felt so much stronger, and remarked how much easier it was to care for her other kids as well. It feels great to know the positive impact I made!”
– Flavia Rocha, Certified Personal Trainer
“To say I was BLOWN AWAY by what I learned in this course would be an understatement. Applying what I learned during my own pregnancy, I feel stronger today than I was before pregnancy!”
– Courtney Kessler, Certified Personal Trainer
“Taking this course has been the best thing I’ve done — for my own professional development and for the clients I work with. The way I think about pregnancy has completely changed and I think this will be life-changing for my clients.”
– Hannah Henrichs, Certified Personal Trainer & Group Fitness Instructor
“After trying so many different pre & postnatal courses, I believe the ProNatal Fitness course is exactly what the fitness industry needs to help professionals truly understand the specificity of training that clients need when going through pregnancy, preparing for childbirth, and recovering postpartum. Amazing education and highly recommended!”
– Shelly Lutz, Fitness & Wellness Coach
“It’s one thing to encourage safe and effective prenatal exercise, but to be able to get into specifics about how to do that like ProNatal Fitness has done is game-changing. Definitely makes my job in the delivery room easier!”
– Dr. Natasha Lowe Osho MD., FACOG, Board Certified OB/GYN, NASM CPT
Ready to Become a Pre & Postnatal Fitness Specialist?
Take the next step toward coaching prenatal and postnatal clients with complete confidence.
GET STARTED NOW!
You can start your enrolment today by filling out the form linked below: