Research and resources for perinatal professionals.
December 21, 2022 | by: Sharon Muza, BS, CD/BDT(DONA), LCCE, FACCE, CLE
It is with great sadness that I invite you all to join me in saying good-bye to Cara Terreri, the community manager for Giving Birth with Confidence (GBWC) - the Lamaze International consumer blog for families. Cara has held this position since the blog started in 2009. Over the past years, Cara has shared information, encouraged families, provided valuable resources and been a steady rock for so many people around the world, helping them to navigate pregnancy, labor/birth, feeding, postpartum and parenting with confidence, evidenced based information, and encouragement. It is estimated that Cara has written over 2000 posts for the GBWC blog. Sharon Muza interviews Cara about her 13 plus years in the community manager role.
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June 22, 2022 | by: Sharon Muza, BS, CD/BDT(DONA), LCCE, FACCE, CLE
In addition to useful resources for childbirth educators, Lamaze International offers some key resources for parents. Today is an opportunity to double check that the resources you are providing to the families in your classes include these six valuable parent-centered tools that Laaze International offers to parents.
December 09, 2016 | by: Sharon Muza, BS, LCCE, FACCE, CD/BDT(DONA), CLE
One thing that frequently gets left out when discussing cesareans in childbirth classes is the options that birthing families have when giving birth by cesarean. Sharon Muza shares some resources for cesarean birth planning.
November 10, 2016 | by: Cara Terreri, CD (DONA), LCCE
During pregnancy, it's inevitable that a person will experience an event or multiple events that will cause emotional distress. Here are some suggestions for CBEs to share with families on coping with stress.
October 19, 2015 | by: Sharon Muza, BS, LCCE, FACCE, CD/BDT(DONA), CLE
By Cara Terreri, CD(DONA), LCCEIf you are a childbirth educator, doula, lactation consultant, midwife or doctor who works with expectant families, one of the topics you may be discussing with them as their birth day draws near is the acquisition of a breast pump. You may make suggestions on which pu
September 23, 2015 | by: Sharon Muza, BS, LCCE, FACCE, CD/BDT(DONA), CLE
One of the highlights of the recentLamaze International/ICEA 2015 Joint Conference in Las Vegas, was being awarded the Lamaze International Media Award for 2015. The purpose of the Lamaze International Media Award is for Lamaze International to honor individuals or organizations that present normal
July 20, 2015 | by: Sharon Muza, BS, LCCE, FACCE, CD/BDT(DONA), CLE
Lamaze International offers a large variety of useful material for Lamaze Certified Childbirth Educators and others to use to increase professional knowledge and help you when working with and sharing information with expectant and new families. There are YouTube videos, infographics, a smartp
February 11, 2014 | by: Sharon Muza, BS, LCCE, FACCE, CD/BDT(DONA), CLE
If you are in any way familiar with Lamaze International, hopefully you are aware of the Six Healthy Birth Practices. Many years ago, I fell in love with these nifty "guidelines" that supported and reinforced everything that I had been teaching in my childbirth classes. These six care practices pro
December 26, 2013 | by: Sharon Muza, BS, LCCE, FACCE, CD/BDT(DONA), CLE
Cara Terreri has been sharing her experiences as she works towards her Lamaze Childbirth Educator Certification. You can read Caras previous posts. Today on Science & Sensibility, Cara updates readers on what has been happening on her LCCE path and how she is preparing to sit for the spring LCCE
May 28, 2013 | by: Sharon Muza, BS, LCCE, FACCE, CD/BDT(DONA), CLE
Both expectant families and childbirth professionals alike would like nothing more than pregnancy and birth to remain uncomplicated and proceed normally. We can celebrate when that happens but we have a responsibility to also teach and share about some of the variations from normal that may come up
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