Welcome to the Lamaze Resource Center for Expectant Parents. We have developed these resources to help you choose what is healthiest for your pregnancy, your birth and your baby. Select from the menu at the left or below.

Find out how to choose a childbirth education class that is right for you.

Find a Lamaze Approved Provider near you.

Learn what we mean when we refer to "normal birth" and find out which care practices support your body's ability to give birth.

Watch the inspiring birth video, Everyday Miracles: A Celebration of Birth

Use these tools and tips to make decisions about your pregnancy and birth.  

Access Lamaze publications dedicated to informing the birth community and advancing normal birth.

Shop for books, videos and other materials that support normal birth, including The Official Lamaze Guide: Giving Birth with Confidence, in the Lamaze Bookstore & Media Center.

Connect with birth professionals and other expectant parents in your local Birth Network.

Get informed and inspired by the Giving Birth with Confidence Blog, featuring the authors of The Official Lamaze Guide.

Explore some other excellent online resources about pregnancy, birth and early parenting.

Consider becoming a Lamaze Educator.