We’re Having a Blog Carnival – And You’re Invited!
We want to hear your birthing success stories! Last year, Lamaze celebrated its 50 year anniversary in childbirth education. During the fall annual conference (held jointlywith the International...
View ArticleHow One Mom Moved & Grooved Throughout Her Labor
The following is a post republished with permission from blogger, doula and mother of two, Kristen Oganowski of Birthing Beautiful Ideas. This post also appeared on our sister blog, Science &...
View ArticleSix Tips for Gentle but Effective Hospital Negotiations
By Jessica English, CD(DONA), LCCE Is the hospital you’ve chosen totally supportive of the six Lamaze Healthy Birth Practices? Once you educate yourself on the elements of a healthy birth, there may...
View ArticleMama and the Media Part 3: Surfing the Net During Pregnancy
In this series of posts, we’ll take a look at one of the most powerful influences on your life as a parent–the media. I’ll give you my doula/childbirth educator/mama scoop on what’s most likely to...
View ArticleHistorical Perspectives: Lamaze Healthy Birth Practice #1
“Let Labor Begin on Its Own” By Shannon Valenzuela, PhD, LCCE The purpose of this series is to explore the historical context behind each of the Lamaze Six Healthy Birth Practices in order to...
View ArticleHistorical Perspectives: Lamaze Healthy Birth Practice 2 and 4
“Walk, Move Around and Change Positions throughout Labor” and “Avoid Interventions that Are not Medically Necessary” This month in our Historical Perspectives series, we’re focusing on Healthy Birth...
View ArticleSpot the Best Care
Knowing how to spot good maternity care is the key to getting it. There are countless places on the Internet with information about being pregnant – this is probably not the first website you’ve...
View ArticleLamaze Care Practices: What They Are & How They Can Help
Common sense tells us and research confirms that the Six Lamaze Healthy Birth Practices featured in these video clips and print materials are tried-and-true ways to make birth as safe and healthy as...
View ArticleWhat is a Safe and Healthy Birth?
Adapted from The Official Lamaze Guide: Giving Birth with Confidence. We are just one generation away from the days when a girl grew up on a farm watching the sheep and pigs give birth. Anyone who saw...
View ArticleStop Birth Information Overload by Getting Back to Basics
With the wonderful world wide web available to us 24/7, the deluge of information we encounter (and seek out) during pregnancy can feel a lot like drowning. So many choices, so much to learn, so much...
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