Safe and Healthy Birth: Six Simple Steps

Knowledge is power! It's our goal to help you prepare for one of the most important days of your life - baby's birthday! This online childbirth class presents six simple practices that research has shown to greatly improve birth outcomes for both mothers and babies. These practices have been developed by Lamaze International and are based on recommendations by the World Health Organization. Lamaze has simplified the scientific facts into six healthy birth practices to make it easy for you to choose the safest care, understand your options, and steer clear of care practices or unnecessary interventions that may not be the best for you and your baby.

The Lamaze Healthy Birth Practices are the foundation of Lamaze. These Birth Practices are designed to help simplify your birth process with a natural approach that helps alleviate your fears and manage pain. Learn more about the best evidence around birth practices and how to push for your baby to get the safest, healthiest birth, including how medical interventions can impact your desire for a natural birth, the importance of your birth team, and information you may want to consider with your care provider before being induced.

After completing this online birthing class, learners will be able to:

• Discover how the Lamaze Six Healthy Birth Practices can simplify your labor and birth
• Find out how your care provider and support team can make a difference
• Learn about common medical interventions
• Alleviate fears and learn ways to manage pain
• Build your knowledge and confidence to make informed decisions

Estimated time for completion: 1.75 - 2.5 hours