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There are enough worthwhile videos available today so that a Lamaze Certified Childbirth Educator could literally teach an entire class series using only videos and feedback discussion. In this column, the author explores considerations in choosing videos for adult learners in Lamaze birth classes. Some things to consider when using videos should be the adult learner's attention span, whether the video increases fear of birth or empowers the learner, and if the video is appropriate for the culture of the class participants.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBirth in an ordinary instant.
J Perinat Educ
July 2013
CHARLOTTE DE VRIES is a writer and musician and lives with her husband Raymond in Ann Arbor, Michigan. She has three grown children and one wonderful grandchild and is co-author with Judith Lothian of The Official Lamaze Guide: Giving Birth with Confidence.
Our daily lives are a series of ordinary moments and unnoticed thresholds-times that define us in ways we often do not give much attention. While we consider childbirth to be one of life's extra-ordinary events, the hours of labor and birth need not be dramatic (or traumatic) ones. I describe a quiet, well-supported birth in the Netherlands that is cause for celebration of the beauty of an ordinary instant that can define and enrich the human experience.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBirth and death: opportunities for self-transcendence.
J Perinat Educ
August 2012
W endy B udin is Associate Professor of Nursing and Program Director of the Lamaze International Childbirth Educator Program at Seton Hall University in South Orange, New Jersey. She is a Fellow in the American College of Childbirth Educators and a member of the Lamaze International Certification Council and Faculty Assembly.
One thing that is often absent in childbirth education classes is a discussion of the spiritual aspect of giving birth. Birth offers women a wonderful opportunity to awaken their spirituality. Natural childbirth, in particular, has the potential for self-transcendence, offering an even greater appreciation for the miracle of life.
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