What Makes Us Different?
Lamaze Certified Childbirth Educators
“The Gold Standard of Birth Education”
Bethany & Claire are both Lamaze Certified Childbirth Educators who were among the first group that trained and passed the examination process with Lamaze Australia in 2016. Bethany and Claire are also experienced Doula’s, having witnessed first hand the impact of their clients being well educated, informed and gently supported throughout their pregnancy, birth and parenting experience.
Lamaze is recognised as a trusted leader for over 60 years, considered the Gold Standard in Childbirth Education. Lamaze upholds that everyone’s experience of pregnancy, birth and parenting is unique. Respecting all families. Providing trusted, evidence-based information, recommending the safest and healthiest options to parents without judgement.
The 6 Healthy Birth Practices are based upon the most recent evidence-based research and provide a well balanced and informative approach to navigating your way through your unique experience of pregnancy, birth and parenting.
Lamaze International Mission:
To advance safe and healthy pregnancy, birth and early parenting through evidence-based education and advocacy.
- Women’s bodies are designed to nourish and nurture their babies through pregnancy.
- The months of pregnancy are necessary for babies to develop and grow, for women’s bodies to prepare for birth and breastfeeding, and for parents to prepare for parenthood.
- Pregnancy provides an opportunity for parents to begin forming lifelong bonds with their babies.
- A good support system and healthy lifestyle promote a healthy pregnancy, birth and baby.
- The health-care system and care provider can increase or decrease a woman’s confidence in her pregnancy and ability to have a healthy baby.
- Lamaze education helps women to be confident, trust their innate ability to give birth and make informed decisions about pregnancy, birth, breastfeeding and parenting.
- Women have an innate ability to give birth.
- Birth is transformative in the life of a family.
- 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 respectful care and continuous support.
- Women have the right to give birth free from routine medical interventions.
- Birth can safely take place in homes, birth centers and hospitals.
- Evidence-based care helps improve birth outcomes.
- Lamaze childbirth education empowers women to make informed choices in healthcare and take responsibility for their health, and to trust their ability to give birth.
- Positive parenting is vital to the physical, emotional and spiritual health of our children, ourselves and our society.
- A safe, healthy birth experience provides a strong foundation for parenting.
- Parenting is joyful, important, challenging and deeply satisfying work that is worthy of everyone’s best efforts.
- Parenting begins before birth. The intimate connection between children and their parents must be respected and protected from the moment of birth and throughout life.
- Parents play unique, irreplaceable roles in their children’s lives.
- Babies and children thrive in close, consistent interaction with their parents.
- Parenting is a learned art; our most important teachers are our own parents, our family and our children.
- Good parenting requires the support of family, friends and community.
- Knowledge and support enhance parents’ confidence and ability to make informed decisions that meet the needs of their children and themselves.
A combined 25 years of birth support as Doulas.
Supporting women to birth in their homes, in the Private and Public Hospital systems gives us a unique perspective of what it takes to birth today. We also draw upon our personal birthing experiences spanning some 34 years.
Every woman, every relationship and birth experience is unique
You have one opportunity to meet your baby. There are no redo’s with giving birth. Every decision you make is important every intervention you choose has the potential to be one of power!
