Childbirth Educator (CBE) Practice Test

The Childbirth Educator (CBE) Practice Test is a free intermediate-level, 20-minute skill test from Science of Apps. Practice for childbirth educator certifications such as Lamaze LCCE and ICEA — pregnancy and prenatal health, labour and birth physiology, comfort measures, interventions and informed decision-making, and postpartum, newborn feeding and adult teaching skills — written to the Lamaze Healthy Birth Practices, WHO antenatal and intrapartum care recommendations and Cochrane evidence on continuous labour support for 2026. Score 70% or more on its 20 questions to earn a verifiable CBE Birth Educator Readiness certificate (SOA-CBEB). Every question is based on published standards and research — including Lamaze Six Healthy Birth Practices (Lamaze International), WHO recommendations: intrapartum care for a positive childbirth experience (2018) (World Health Organization), WHO recommendations on antenatal care for a positive pregnancy experience (2016) (World Health Organization) — and each answer is explained with its source.

Yes. Science of Apps has a free Childbirth Educator (CBE) Practice Test built on the current exam outline for 2026 and 2027. It covers pregnancy and prenatal health, labour and birth, comfort measures and interventions and postpartum, newborn and teaching, scores you instantly and issues a verifiable certificate.

Read the four skill areas on this page, then take the 20-minute test online — no fee, course or sign-up. You see every answer explained when you finish. Score 70% or more and you get a CBE Birth Educator Readiness certificate straight away, on screen, as a PDF and by email, with a credential ID anyone can verify.

Yes. The questions are original scenarios written by Science of Apps, and each one is based on a public source you can read: Lamaze Six Healthy Birth Practices (Lamaze International); WHO recommendations: intrapartum care for a positive childbirth experience (2018) (World Health Organization); WHO recommendations on antenatal care for a positive pregnancy experience (2016) (World Health Organization); Urgent maternal warning signs (Hear Her campaign) (US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention); International Childbirth Education Association (childbirth educator certification) (ICEA); Ten Steps to Successful Breastfeeding and the International Code of Marketing of Breast-milk Substitutes (WHO and UNICEF). The source is shown under each question and linked in the answer review. Science of Apps doesn't copy questions from other tests.

Four skill areas with five questions each, drawn from a bank of 10 per area so a retake brings new questions: Pregnancy and Prenatal Health (Antenatal care, Nutrition and warning signs and Fetal development); Labour and Birth (Stages of labour, Physiology and Signs of labour); Comfort Measures and Interventions (Non-drug comfort, Pain relief options and Informed decisions); Postpartum, Newborn and Teaching (Skin-to-skin and feeding, Postpartum health and Adult learning). Every question is an original scenario written to the 2026–2027 standard, with the published source named under it.

Childbirth educator, Doula, Midwifery or nursing student, Perinatal or antenatal class leader and Lactation or parent educator. It suits anyone who wants a quick, verifiable way to show Childbirth Educator knowledge in 2026 and 2027, from students and career switchers to experienced professionals.

Main routes include Lamaze International (LCCE), the International Childbirth Education Association (ICEA) and other national bodies. Most require an approved training seminar, observation or teaching experience, and a certification exam on pregnancy, birth, postpartum and teaching.

Lamaze's six practices are: let labour begin on its own; walk, move around and change positions; bring a loved one, friend or doula for continuous support; avoid interventions that are not medically necessary; avoid giving birth on your back and follow your body's urges to push; and keep parent and baby together.

Yes. The test is online, in English and free everywhere — people take it from India, the US, the UK, Europe, Africa, Latin America and Asia-Pacific. Your certificate is dated with your own local date and can be verified from anywhere at scienceofapps.com/certification/verify/.

20 questions — 5 from each of 4 skill areas — with a 20-minute limit. You need 70% (14 of 20) to pass and 90% for distinction.

We rate it Intermediate: assumes hands-on experience in the role. It has 20 scenario questions — 5 from each of 4 skill areas — and a 20-minute limit. You need 70% (14 of 20) to pass and 90% for distinction.

Nothing. There is no fee to take a test, to receive the certificate, to have it emailed or to verify it, and no sign-up.

On our server, not in your browser. The answers never reach the page until you submit, so a certificate can only be earned by passing. Each certificate gets a unique credential ID stored by Science of Apps.

You see your score for each area and every question with the correct answer and why, with the published source behind it. You can retake after 30 minutes, and the retake draws questions you haven't seen yet.

No. Every certificate is dated, so it always shows when you passed. Retake a test any time for a newer date or a higher score.

Yes. After you pass, Add to LinkedIn opens the Licenses & certifications form with the certificate name, Science of Apps as the issuer, the issue date, your credential ID and the verification link filled in. You can also download it as a PDF or PNG, and it's emailed to you as a PDF.

Every certificate has a credential ID and a QR code. Scanning it, or entering the ID at scienceofapps.com/certification/verify/, shows the holder's name, the certification, the score and the issue date from our records.

No. They are Science of Apps' own assessments of applied skill. They aren't issued by a university or standards body, and they work best alongside a portfolio that shows the skills in real work.