Lamaze International is a not-for-profit organization whose mission is to promote normal, natural, healthy and fullfilling childbearing experiences
through education, advocacy and reform. Lamaze prepared childbirth classes
provide women with the knowledge, skills and support they need to give birth
with confidence and joy, as women have done for centuries.
- Independent instructors provide consumer focused classes
- LCCE - The highest standard of childbirth education
- Small
personalized classes allow for open discussion and individual attention
- Classes
focus on practical pain management skills, comfort measures and support
techniques that include relaxation, breathing and massage
- Comprehensive
instruction includes ample practice time and educational videos
- Our
balanced approach to labor allows a woman to combine the benefits of Lamaze
with those of an epidural
- Labor
partner is actively involved in providing tangible emotional and physical
support
- Independent
educators provide consumer-based classes to facilitate informed healthcare
decisions
- Instructors are college educated nurses, therapists or other health professionals who have passed international certification standards
- The curriculum is current evidence based research