Attending a Childbirth Education Workshop
Lamaze childbirth education workshops provide high quality continuing education for childbirth educators, labor nurses, doulas and other maternal health professionals. Attend a scheduled workshop and gain the knowledge and skills essential to the success of maternal-health professionals.
Register for an upcoming childbirth education workshop or view the Lamaze Event Calendar for other education opportunities.
Lamaze Reality Birth: Educate, Advocate, Motivate!
Date: March 2, 2012
Instructors: Debby Amis, RN, BSN, CD (DONA), LCCE, FACCE & Jeanne Green, MT, CD (DONA), LCCE, FACCE
Hosting Facility: Banner Desert Medical Center
Location: Mesa, AZ
Lamaze Evidence-Based Nursing Care: Labor Support Skills
Date: April 2, 2012
Instructor: Michele Ondeck, RN, MEd, IBCLC, LCCE, FACCE
Hosting Facility: Women's Health Service Line Geisinger Medical Center
Location: Danville, PA

Contact an Instructor Today!
Work directly with one of our expert instructors to provide a convenient and cost-effective workshop for your group. Please note that Lamaze Workshop Instructors are individual contractors and set their own fees.
Lamaze Evidence-Based Nursing Care: Labor Support Skills
Michele Ondeck, RN, Med, IBCLC, LCCE, FACCE
Pittsburgh, PA
Phone: 412-641-1141
Email: mondeck@mail.magee.edu
Judith Lothian, RN, PhD, LCCE, FACCE
Brooklyn, NY
Phone: 718-680-1196
Email: jalothian@aol.com
Lamaze Reality Birth: Educate, Advocate, Motivate!
Debby Amis, RN, BSN, CD(DONA), LCCE, FACCE
Houston, TX
Phone: 713-528-0277
Email: amis@thefamilyway.com
Lamaze Breastfeeding Support Specialist Workshop
Jeannette Crenshaw, MSN, RN, NEA-BC, IBCLC, LCCE, FACCE
Garland, TX
Phone: 972-226-3311
JeannetteCrenshaw@tx.rr.com
Creativity, Connection and Commitment: Supporting Teens During the Childbearing Year
Mary Jo Podgurski, RNC, EdD, LCCE, FACCE
Washington, PA
Phone: 724 222 2311
podmj@comcast.net
Lamaze Prenatal Yoga Workshop
Ann Israel, MA, LCCE, RYT, FACCE, E-RYT
Baltimore, MD
Phone: (410) 916-9450
yoga4moms@hotmail.com
For additional questions, please contact Lamaze International at 1-800-368-4404 or workshops@lamaze.org.
Become a Lamaze Workshop Instructor !
Lamaze International is seeking passionate childbirth educators, nurses, and maternal health professionals to join our team of qualified and dedicated instructors for the Evidence-Based Nursing Care: Labor Support Skills and the Reality Birth: Educate, Advocate and Motivate! workshops. Being a Lamaze Workshop Instructor means that you are able to teach the workshop at your facility, in your local community, or nationally. Check out the requirements below and download the appropriate forms.
For additional questions about becoming a Lamaze Workshop Instructor, please contact Lamaze International at 1-800-368-4404 or workshops@lamaze.org.
Instructor Minimum Requirements:
1. Support the mission, vision, and approach to birth and parenting of Lamaze International;
2. Strongly encouraged to become a member of Lamaze International;
3. Must have experience teaching using adult learning principles;
4. Must be willing to teach according to the outline provided and only use approved handouts as provided;
5. Must have strong organizational skills;
6. Must attend as a participant, the workshop which you desire to teach;
7. Must meet additional qualifications as required by the specified workshop of interest:
Evidence-Based Nursing Care: Labor Support Skills
• Has experience in labor and delivery (such as a Doula) and/or is a Registered Nurse or Nurse Midwife.
• Strong interest in and understanding of current research and research process
Reality Birth: Motivate, Advocate, Educate!
• Have a current professional or provider membership with Lamaze International
• Current as a nationally certified childbirth educator
8. Must complete the required documents and provide fee upon completion of the workshop of interest