The Lamaze Podcast
The Lamaze Podcast

The Lamaze Podcast


Welcome to The Lamaze Podcast, the official podcast of Lamaze International. This podcast will spotlight our LCCE educators, parents, and industry experts from across the globe to talk about healthy birth practices, advocacy, labor and pregnancy tips & tricks, childbirth advice, and opportunities and challenges facing our community.

Season 3

Season 2

Season 2, Episode 8: Nutrition During Pregnancy
Wednesday, March 1, 2023
In this episode of The Lamaze Podcast, host Mindy Cockeram LCCE and Registered Nurse Camille Acuna examine many aspects of eating during pregnancy and how ‘eating for two’ should really be ‘eating for you’ to grow and...

Host: Mindy Cockeram, LCCE
Guest: Camille Acuna, RN, MSN

Season 2, Episode 7: Breathing During Labor
Thursday, December 29, 2022
On this episode of The Lamaze Podcast, host Mindy Cockeram, LCCE, a birth and breastfeeding educator, speaks with Sharon Muza, BS, CD/BDT(DONA), LCCE, FACCE, CLE, on all things breathing. Tune in to learn about breathing techniques, the...

Host: Mindy Cockeram, LCCE
Guest: Sharon Muza, BS, CD/BDT(DONA), LCCE, FACCE, CLE

Season 2, Episode 6: Newborn and Safe Sleep
Wednesday, November 23, 2022
Episode six of The Lamaze Podcast is now out! Tune in to host Priyanka Banerjee BSc, MSc, as she is joined by Kim Hawley, MA, MPH, IBCLC to discuss newborn and safe sleep. Listen in as they discuss the history of safe sleep, Sudden Infant Death...

Host: Priyanka Banerjee BSc, MSc
Guest: Kim Hawley, MA, MPH, IBCLC

Season 2, Episode 5: Newborn Development
Thursday, September 15, 2022
Ever wonder what's going on in your baby's brain as they continue to grow from newborns to toddlers, and beyond? In this episode of The Lamaze Podcast, host Priyanka Banerjee BSc, MSc, a Content Strategist and Infant Development...

Host: Priyanka Banerjee BSc, MSc
Guest: Shelley Mannell

Season 2, Episode 4: Lamaze Birth Story
Wednesday, August 31, 2022
In this episode of The Lamaze Podcast, Lamaze Certified Childbirth Educator Lesley Pascuzzi speaks with parents Meghan and Dave Marshall as they recount their Lamaze journey from pregnancy to parenthood. Listen in as Meghan and Dave share how...

Host: Lesley Pascuzzi
Guest: Meghan and Dave Marshall

Season 2, Episode 3: Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy
Wednesday, July 27, 2022
On this episode of The Lamaze Podcast, Mindy Cockeram, LCCE, a birth and breastfeeding educator, speaks with Maternal Fetal Specialist Maurice Druzin, MD, about hypertensive disorders in pregnancy. Tune in to learn what hypertensive disorder is,...

Host: Mindy Cockeram, LCCE
Guest: Maurice Druzin, MD

Season 1

Season 1, Episode 13: Journey to Lamaze
Wednesday, February 23, 2022
On the season 1 finale episode of The Lamaze Podcast, Lesley Pascuzzi, LCCE, speaks with Lamaze International President Tanya Cawthorne, LCCE, FACCE, about living in different parts of the world and how Lamaze guided her birth experience with her...

Host: Lesley Pascuzzi, LCCE, BSc, MSc, Dip
Guest: Tanya Cawthorne, LCCE, FACCE

Season 1, Episode 12: Exploring Different Methods of Healthcare During Pregnancy and Parenthood
Wednesday, February 2, 2022
On this episode of The Lamaze Podcast, Priyanka Banerjee, BSc, MSc, a Content Strategist and Infant Development Consultant with DC Birth Doulas, speaks with Anik Bedard, a mother of three, who has worked as a physical therapist in both Ottawa,...
Season 1, Episode 11: An Intro to Pelvic Floor Physical Therapy for Pregnancy
Wednesday, January 26, 2022
On this episode of The Lamaze Podcast, Priyanka Banerjee, BSc, MSc, a Content Strategist and Infant Development Consultant with DC Birth Doulas, speaks with pelvic floor physical therapist Lauren Trosch, PT, DPT, OCS, about the benefits of pelvic...

Host: Priyanka Banerjee, BSc, MSc
Guest: Lauren Trosch, PT, DPT, OCS

Season 1, Episode 10: Acupuncture and Acupressure in Pregnancy, Birth and Postpartum
Wednesday, December 29, 2021
On this episode of The Lamaze Podcast, Millicent Matthew, Dr. of Chinese Medicine, BHSc, LCCE, speaks with Debra Betts, a researcher, lecturer and author of "The Essential Guide to Acupuncture in Pregnancy and Childbirth" about...

Host: Millicent Matthew, BHSc, LCCE
Guest: Debra Betts, PhD

Season 1, Episode 9: Combatting Fatphobia Among Birthing Persons
Wednesday, December 22, 2021
On this episode of The Lamaze Podcast, Millicent Matthew, Dr. of Chinese Medicine, BHSc, LCCE, speaks with Michelle Mayefske, a birth and postpartum doula, childbirth educator, hypnobirthing teacher and the founder of Fat and Pregnant. During...

Host: Millicent Matthew, BHSc, LCCE
Guest: Michelle Mayefske

Season 1, Episode 8: The Bradley Method: A Means to Improve the Birth Experience
Wednesday, December 15, 2021
On this episode of The Lamaze Podcast, Denise Bolds, MSW, Adv.CD(DONA), CLC, CBE, speaks with Dr. Michelle Gabriel Caldwell, a Certified Labor Doula, Evidence Based Birth Instructor and National Black Doula Association Doula Trainer...

Host: Denise Bolds, MSW, Adv.CD(DONA), CLC, CBE
Guest: Dr. Michelle Gabriel Caldwell

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