April 11, 2022 | by: Lamaze International
Taking a quality childbirth class is one of the best ways to learn about your options for labor and birth, as well as how to communicate your preferences with your care provider. Learning about your choices and learning about how to talk with your OB about those choices are easy. Actually communicating them when the time comes can feel intimidating and prove more challenging.
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February 25, 2022 | by: Lamaze International
Most of life's big events require preparation and childbirth is no different. It's not about having an "easy labor" (labor always takes hard work and focus), there are steps you can take, both throughout pregnancy and during labor, to make your experience less stressful, fearful, and clinical, and more comfortable, peaceful, and enjoyable.
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August 20, 2021 | by: Cara Terreri, LCCE, CD(DONA)
Many years ago, one of the primary focal points of Lamaze childbirth education was a style of breathing in labor (hee-hoo, hee-hoo sound familiar to anyone?). Today, Lamaze is a comprehensive approach to childbirth that includes many comfort measures for labor, of which breathing or breath work is a part.
So what does it mean to "breathe" in labor and birth? Below is a summary, adapted from The Official Lamaze Guide: Giving Birth with Confidence by Judith A. Lothian and Charlotte DeVries.
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July 10, 2015 | by: Cara Terreri, LCCE, CD(DONA)
A couple of weeks ago, we posted the "Top 10 Fears Addressed in a Childbirth Class," and reassured you that it's normal to have fears about giving birth and becoming a parent. It's when those fears feel overwhelming, insurmountable, or begin to control yo
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October 31, 2014 | by: Cara Terreri, LCCE, CD(DONA)
Did you know? Lamaze now offers online classes for parents! Earlier this year, we launched "Safe and Healthy Birth: Six Simple Steps," a class designed to help you prepare for birth by presenting six simple practices shown to greatly improve birth outcom
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