Research and resources for perinatal professionals.
August 19, 2015 | by: Sharon Muza, BS, LCCE, FACCE, CD/BDT(DONA), CLE
August is National Breastfeeding Awareness Month (and August 1-7 was World Breastfeeding Week) and Science & Sensibility covered the WBW theme "Breastfeeding and Work: Let's Make It Work!" in a post earlier this month. August's Brilliant Activities for Birth Educators will continue to incr
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August 17, 2015 | by: Deena H. Blumenfeld, ERYT, RPYT, LCCE, FACCE
Part of a parents job description is to worry about their children. In doing so, parents can help the child maintain their physical health and their emotional wellbeing. However, when the line is crossed into fear based parenting; they may become overprotective to the point of stifling a childs
August 12, 2015 | by: Sharon Muza, BS, LCCE, FACCE, CD/BDT(DONA), CLE
The Lamaze International-ICEA 2015 Joint Conference is a little more than a month away and I am excited about all of the learning opportunities and connections that will be happening in Las Vegas. I remember attending the last Lamaze-ICEA joint conference five years ago and it was very memorab
August 10, 2015 | by: Sharon Muza, BS, LCCE, FACCE, CD/BDT(DONA), CLE
By Janelle Durham, MSW, LCCEToday we have another post in the Building Your Birth Business series. You may be interested in growing your own independent childbirth education or birth related business. Maybe you already have such a business already established but are looking to take
August 05, 2015 | by: Sharon Muza, BS, LCCE, FACCE, CD/BDT(DONA), CLE
Resources continue to be made available during World Breastfeeding Week that will benefit the childbirth educator, doula, lactation consultant, midwife and other professionals as they educate, support and provide assistance to families who are planning to continue to breastfeed and return to work.
August 04, 2015 | by: Sharon Muza, BS, LCCE, FACCE, CD/BDT(DONA), CLE
August 1-7th, 2015 is World Breastfeeding Week and is coordinated by the World Alliance for Breastfeeding Action (WABA). WABA is a global network of individuals & organizations concerned with the protection, promotion & support of breastfeeding worldwide. World Breastfeeding Week is traditionally
July 29, 2015 | by: Sharon Muza, BS, LCCE, FACCE, CD/BDT(DONA), CLE
Time for another post in the "Brilliant Activities for Birth Educators" series. The purpose of this monthly series is to share engaging, interactive and effective teaching ideas that childbirth educators can use in their classes. We know that when families are participatory, engaged
July 27, 2015 | by: Sharon Muza, BS, LCCE, FACCE, CD/BDT(DONA), CLE
Today on Science & Sensibility, we continue with our occasional series: Welcoming All Families by examining how an educator might make their class inviting for the Orthodox Jewish family who attends. There are rich traditions and customs that are unique to observant Jewish families and
July 22, 2015 | by: Sharon Muza, BS, LCCE, FACCE, CD/BDT(DONA), CLE
This past Tuesday, I collected and shared a multitude of Lamaze International resources that are available on a variety of social media platforms that many of you might already be familiar with - Pinterest, YouTube, Facebook and many more. The vast majority of these resources are availabl
July 20, 2015 | by: Sharon Muza, BS, LCCE, FACCE, CD/BDT(DONA), CLE
Lamaze International offers a large variety of useful material for Lamaze Certified Childbirth Educators and others to use to increase professional knowledge and help you when working with and sharing information with expectant and new families. There are YouTube videos, infographics, a smartp
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