Women need a community of support around them during childbirth. Families, doctors, nurses and Lamaze educators all play a role in helping to achieve safe and healthy birth outcomes. Lamaze childbirth educators have a unique opportunity to not only promote Lamaze’s healthy birth practices, but also to positively impact the health and well-being of women as they prepare for childbirth.

• Get Certified: Lamaze is the gold standard in childbirth education. The Lamaze Certified Childbirth Educator (LCCE) credential is the most respected and recognized in childbirth education; it is the mark of a competent, highly qualified childbirth educator.
• Manage Your LCCE Credential: Find everything you need to know about recertification, including CE options and downloadable forms. Lamaze members also may update their contact details online to enhance the opportunities for parents to contact them.
• Professional Development: Learn about quality continuing education from Lamaze that will enable you to earn CE credits and is both affordable and convenient.
• Resources for Professionals: Gain access to Lamaze publications, information, resources and tools that are designed to help childbirth educators understand and promote healthy birth practices to care providers and parents in their communities.
• Join Lamaze: Be a part of the movement to serve as a contemporary, credible source of education and information for birthing mothers around the world. Join Lamaze and gain even more resources to help you promote safe and healthy birth.