Research and resources for perinatal professionals.
October 06, 2014 | by: Sharon Muza, BS, LCCE, FACCE, CD/BDT(DONA), CLE
Please join Lamaze International and Science & Sensibility as we celebrate National Midwifery Week. Midwives can and should play an integral part of healthy and safe birth practices here in the United States and around the world. Maternal infant health organizations and consumers alike are
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October 01, 2014 | by: Sharon Muza, BS, LCCE, FACCE, CD/BDT(DONA), CLE
One of the highlights of my attendance at the joint Lamaze International/DONA International Confluence in Kansas City, MO last month was the opportunity to hear Eugene Declercq, PhD, present a plenary session entitled "What Listening to Mothers Can Tell Us about the Future Challenges in US Maternity
September 24, 2014 | by: Sharon Muza, BS, LCCE, FACCE, CD/BDT(DONA), CLE
Cara Terreri has been documenting her path to become a Lamaze Certified Childbirth Educator since taking her workshop in August of 2012, in our series:Journey to LCCE Certification.Today,we have another update as she prepares to sit for the exam next month. The LCCE credentials are the gold standard
September 15, 2014 | by: Sharon Muza, BS, LCCE, FACCE, CD/BDT(DONA), CLE
By Sherry L. Payne, MSN, RN, CNE, IBCLC, CD(DONA)September is National Infant Mortality Month and today, Sherry L. Payne, MSN, RN, CNE, IBCLC, CD(DONA) shares what she and her organization, Uzazi Village, are doing to help reduce infant mortality in the Black community, where Black babies are d
August 11, 2014 | by: Sharon Muza, BS, LCCE, FACCE, CD/BDT(DONA), CLE
By Katherine Steen, BS, MAIS, LCCEChildbirth educators may work in this field at many points in their life. They may be childless, they may have young children or their children may be out on their own. I believe one of the most interesting times to be a childbirth educator is when you yoursel
July 23, 2014 | by: Sharon Muza, BS, LCCE, FACCE, CD/BDT(DONA), CLE
Lamaze International has been working hard for many decades to make childbirth education classes available and accessible to a wide variety of women and their families. Our training programs provide opportunities for men and women all around the world to complete a workshop and become a Lamaze
July 21, 2014 | by: Sharon Muza, BS, LCCE, FACCE, CD/BDT(DONA), CLE
Today, Lamaze International releases their newest infographic "No Food, No Drink During Labor? NO WAY!" This useful infographic is available on both the Lamaze International for Professionals website and the Lamaze Parents website. The most recent Listening to Mothers III survey indicated that 60%
May 14, 2014 | by: Sharon Muza, BS, LCCE, FACCE, CD/BDT(DONA), CLE
May is International Doula Month and I am delighted to recognize and celebrate this important member of the birth team today on Science & Sensibility. A birth doula is a trained person (both men and women can be and are doulas) who supports a birthing person and their family during labor and birth
April 30, 2014 | by: Judith A. Lothian, PhD, RN, LCCE, FACCE, FAAN
Last week, around the world, candidates for certification sat for the Lamaze Certified Childbirth Educator exam. That test represented the culmination of weeks, months and often years of planning, preparation, studying and hard work. While the results are still some weeks out, I thought it would b
April 09, 2014 | by: Sharon Muza, BS, LCCE, FACCE, CD/BDT(DONA), CLE
April is Cesarean Awareness Month, an event meant to direct the American public's attention to the United States' high cesarean rate. 32.8% of all birthing women gave birth by cesarean in 2012. A cesarean delivery can be a life-saving procedure when used appropriately, but it takes one's breath away
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