ABOUT LANCASTER LAMAZE
What is Lamaze?
Lancaster Lamaze classes is the parent education part of Family Trees Birth Programs, a Lamaze-accredited childbirth educator training program, local to Lancaster County, PA. Family Trees Birth Programs offers international training for maternal-child health care professionals, and Lancaster Lamaze for local childbirth classes for parents.
For more than 60 years, Lamaze has been the Gold Standard of childbirth education.
Lamaze International is a non-profit organization, a trusted global leader, with a mission to advance safe and healthy pregnancy, birth and early parenting through evidence-based education and advocacy.
The Lamaze Vision is to be the trusted global leader in ensuring all parents make confident and informed decisions with the support and resources to have safe, healthy births.
Our goal is simple: We want all parents to feel confident, supported and powerful as they ask questions, make decisions, and navigate their path through pregnancy, birth and parenthood.
For more than 60 years, Lamaze has been the Gold Standard of childbirth education.
Lamaze International is a non-profit organization, a trusted global leader, with a mission to advance safe and healthy pregnancy, birth and early parenting through evidence-based education and advocacy.
The Lamaze Vision is to be the trusted global leader in ensuring all parents make confident and informed decisions with the support and resources to have safe, healthy births.
Our goal is simple: We want all parents to feel confident, supported and powerful as they ask questions, make decisions, and navigate their path through pregnancy, birth and parenthood.
Not Your Mother's Lamaze Class
Although Lamaze is historically known for it's deep, rhythmic breathing techniques, today's Lamaze expands on that rich history of comfort measures with an indepth look to include The Lamaze Six Healthy Birth Practices and the Key Pillars of Lamaze.
These three pillars define the core of who Lamaze is:
EVIDENCE-BASED
Lamaze education and practices are firmly grounded in the latest research. In everything we offer, we recommend the safest and healthiest options to parents without judgment.
RESPECTFUL
Everyone’s journey to parenthood is unique. We welcome and respect all individuals and families from every corner of the world. Regardless of expectations or values, we firmly believe that everyone benefits from an informed pregnancy and birth.
TRANSFORMATIVE
The journey from pregnancy to parenthood can be transformative for families. We want parents to feel confident asking questions and making informed decisions, and to feel comfortably able to take control of their personal journeys.
The Lamaze Six Healthy Birth Practices are based upon the most recent, evidence-based research. They are recommendations to help ease the birthing process and instill confidence. While some may have unique circumstances, all parents can benefit from understanding the options and information available to them.
Lamaze classeses offer a wide variety of comfort measures along with the proven relaxation techniques that countless families have relied upon for decades.
These three pillars define the core of who Lamaze is:
EVIDENCE-BASED
Lamaze education and practices are firmly grounded in the latest research. In everything we offer, we recommend the safest and healthiest options to parents without judgment.
RESPECTFUL
Everyone’s journey to parenthood is unique. We welcome and respect all individuals and families from every corner of the world. Regardless of expectations or values, we firmly believe that everyone benefits from an informed pregnancy and birth.
TRANSFORMATIVE
The journey from pregnancy to parenthood can be transformative for families. We want parents to feel confident asking questions and making informed decisions, and to feel comfortably able to take control of their personal journeys.
The Lamaze Six Healthy Birth Practices are based upon the most recent, evidence-based research. They are recommendations to help ease the birthing process and instill confidence. While some may have unique circumstances, all parents can benefit from understanding the options and information available to them.
Lamaze classeses offer a wide variety of comfort measures along with the proven relaxation techniques that countless families have relied upon for decades.
The Instructor
Wendy is a Lamaze Certified Childbirth Educator (LCCE) and Fellow of the Academy of Certified Childbirth Educators (FACCE), and an internationally recognized Lamaze trainer. Teaching worldwide, Wendy has provided childbirth education to thousands of people while providing labor support to hundreds of families in Lancaster County. Read more about Wendy...
