Research and resources for perinatal professionals.
September 18, 2020 | by: Linda Harmon, MPH
On Sunday, September 20, 2020, Lamaze International will officially turn 60 years old. Sixty years ago, on that exact day the organization was officially incorporated. Today we are still going strong, advocating for safe and healthy birth, helping families feel strong and informed with evidence based information, Supporting educators to be the best they can be as they work with families, leaning in to fight racial inequities and the horrific impact they have on Black, Indigenous and People of Color families and collaborating with global agencies, governments and corporations to improve the experience of growing families. Imagining the number of families that Lamaze International has touched through its members and directly to the public is breathtaking.
Linda Harmon, our Lamaze International Executive Director for the past three decades, was kind enough to put together this remarkable timeline looking at some key points in the organization’s history.
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May 17, 2015 | by: Sharon Muza, BS, LCCE, FACCE, CD/BDT(DONA), CLE
"I hope I have made women aware that they have choices, they can get to know their body and trust their body." Elisabeth Bing, 1914-2015, Co-Founder of Lamaze International Elisabeth Bing, known as the "mother of Lamaze" passed away on Friday, May 15th, 2015 in her home in New York City, NY a few
July 08, 2014 | by: Sharon Muza, BS, LCCE, FACCE, CD/BDT(DONA), CLE
The co-founder of Lamaze International (known first as ASPO/Lamaze), Elisabeth Bing, turns 100 years old today. Elisabeth was a leader and advocate for mothers, babies and families long before this type of advocacy had a name.
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