Why take a Lamaze Class?

The birth of your baby is a major milestone in your life. The journey of pregnancy to parenthood is filled with excitement, joy, anxiety, stress and incredible rewards. So why should you take a Lamaze class?

A Lamaze childbirth education course will not only give you the essential information and practical tools you need to feel confident and prepared for your birth experience, but it will also provide you with important and relevant local information about giving birth in your area. Lamaze classes are one of the most comprehensive childbirth education programs available and our classes provide you and your partner with an essential toolkit of skills to support you through pregnancy, labour and your journey into parenthood.

Lamaze education and practices are based on the best, most current medical evidence available. They can help reduce the use of unnecessary interventions and improve overall outcomes for mothers and babies. Millions around the world have achieved their desired childbirth outcomes using Lamaze practices.

Forming the foundation of our education are the Lamaze Healthy Birth Practices. These evidence-based practices, adapted from the World Health Organisation, promote, protect and support natural, safe and healthy birth.

Classes will help you advocate for the birth you want and assist in your communication with your care provider. Classes consist of coping methods and strategies, helping you to better understand how your body works and what you can do to benefit yourself and your baby during the childbirth process. Our Lamaze classes also focus on breathing, visualisation, massage, support techniques and everything you need to know about pregnancy, labour, birth and early parenting.

A groundbreaking Australian study on effective childbirth education was recently published by Professor Kate Levett and Professor Hannah Dahlen. Kate was keynote speaker at the Lamaze Australia conference in 2018 and Hannah also presented an event for Lamaze Australia in 2019, together with Dr Robert Biter OB-GYN (USA).

This study highlighted how important it was to participate in independent childbirth education classes that included complementary therapies to support normal labour and birth. Our Lamaze classes provide an effective, evidence-based childbirth education course whilst also incorporating all of the complementary therapies highlighted in the study. CLICK HERE for the results of the study, You can also find out our most commonly asked FAQs here.

The Lamaze Six Healthy Birth Practices set the framework for every Lamaze class. These are highly researched practices that every soon-to-be parent should know. These practices also take into account that the relationship between expectant mothers and their medical care providers are important. Lamaze helps you feel more prepared, confident and empowered about your birth.

Regardless of your baby’s size, your labour’s length and complexity, or your confidence level, these practices will help keep labour and your baby's birth as safe and healthy as possible.

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 instil women with confidence.