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Membership Dues Structure
Membership is on a calendar basis, January through December. Regular membership includes all benefits listed below.
Memberships for students, and Parents/Consumer Advocates include all benefits listed below, except a post mail copy of The Journal of Perinatal Education.
Access to the 'Members Only' Web Site Section:
- Lamaze International Membership Directory
- The Journal of Perinatal Education – a Lamaze quarterly publication (current and archive issues on the Web site)
- Genesis – a Lamaze bi-weekly newsletter, dedicated to member news, events, programs and tips to support natural birth distributed via e-mail and archived on the Web site
- Professional Liability Insurance: Access to insurance at a preferred price (Online applications and information is available from the 'members only' page)
- The Cochrane Library - gain access to The Cochrane Library, a collection of databases containing independent evidence to inform healthcare decision-making.
- Birth magazine subscriptions offered at a 50% discounted rate by Blackwell Publishing (Print and online applications available from the 'members only' page)
- Marketing materials, including the Lamaze brochure
Exclusive Communications and Programs:
- Science and Sensibility, an online evidence-based research blog.
- Licensed Marks Program: Members are invited to submit an application for use of the Lamaze logos identifying them as Members and/or Lamaze Certified Childbirth Educators
- Educator Locator Service: Members can provide in-depth information on the Web site for expectant parents beyond the basic name, phone and e-mail permitted for LCCE non-members
- Lamaze magazines: Lamaze Certified Childbirth Educators are invited to request information on bulk orders
Discounts on Lamaze Programs and Services:
- The Official Lamaze Guide: Giving Birth with Confidence. The first and only pregnancy and childbirth guide endorsed by Lamaze International. Individual and bulk order discounts are offered to all current members.
- Lamaze Certification Program and Study Materials
- Certification Program Study Material fees are reduced by up to 50% for all current members
- Certification Exam Application fee is reduced by up to $130 for all current members
- Event registration fees are reduced by up to $100 per event for all of the programs such as:
- Lamaze continuing education credits and Independant Study module fees are reduced by up to 50% for current members.