Lamaze Birth and Parenting Preparation Series

Like all of our Great Starts series >>, the Lamaze series will cover everything you need to know as a first-time parent. It includes content similar to our Labor & Birth class >>, Breastfeeding class >>, and Newborn Care class >> , but in a different format, with emphasis on the philosophy and care practices recommended by Lamaze International. (Note, if you’re just looking for an “all-purpose” class (the kind that all the TV shows and movies call a “Lamaze class”), then any of our series will meet your needs.

This Lamaze-specific series is based on the philosophy described by the Lamaze Approach to Birth:

• Birth is normal, natural and healthy.
• The experience of birth profoundly affects women and their families.
• Women's inner wisdom guides them through birth.
• Women's confidence and ability to give birth is either enhanced or diminished by the care provider and place of birth.
• Women have the right to give birth free from routine medical interventions.
• Birth can safely take place in homes, birth centers and hospitals.
• Childbirth education empowers women to make informed choices in health care, to assume responsibility for their health and to trust their inner wisdom.

 

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Class Topics:

The Lamaze series is structured around the Lamaze 6 Care Practices to Promote Normal Birth, also known as the Lamaze Healthy Birth Practices. We encourage you to read about these practices and/or watch the videos to help you decide if this class is right for you.

Videos for "Better Birth" >>
Video library at Lamaze International >>
Additional Information from Lamaze International>>

Class Outline
Weeks 1-6: Healthy Birth Practices
Week 7: Breastfeeding
Week 8: Newborn Care

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Logistics:

Schedule: This series meets weekly for 8 weeks on a Sunday evening. Plan to take a class series that will end at least 2 - 5 weeks before your due date.

Practice: With this method of preparation, you will be given CDís which you will use at home till the time of your birth and after. Dedication to preparing and practicing is an important ingredient for these wonderfully successful outcomes.

Location: This class is offered in our new Parent Trust Center for Strong Families classroom on Rainier Ave S., just south of I-90 in Seattle.

Registration: Call (206) 789-0883 or Register online >>

Our Instructor:

Kim James is our Lamaze Class instructor. Kim says, "My greatest pleasure as a childbirth educator is watching families and expectant women become confident, joyous and excited about the birth and early parenting of their children." Read more about Kim >>