The Journal of Perinatal Education

The Journal of Perinatal Education (JPE) is the official peer-reviewed journal of Lamaze International and a trusted source of evidence-based research and practical information for childbirth educators, nurses, midwives, physicians, lactation professionals, researchers, and other perinatal health professionals.

Published by Springer Publishing, JPE features original research, evidence reviews, clinical practice articles, educational innovations, and commentary that advance perinatal education and support the health and well-being of childbearing families worldwide.

Whether you are a childbirth educator, clinician, researcher, or student, JPE provides current, evidence-based scholarship to support informed decision making and excellence in maternity care.

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Editorial Board

The Journal of Perinatal Education is guided by an accomplished Editorial Board of leaders in childbirth education, nursing, midwifery, medicine, maternal and infant health, public health, lactation, and perinatal care. Their expertise helps ensure that JPE continues to publish high quality, evidence-based scholarship that advances perinatal education and improves care for childbearing families around the world.

We are grateful for their leadership, expertise, and service to Lamaze International and the global perinatal community.

Editor-in-Chief

Wendy C. Budin, PhD, RN-BC, LCCE, FACCE, FAAN
School of Nursing, Rutgers University

Associate Editor

Debra Bingham, DrPH, RN, FAAN
Institute for Perinatal Quality Improvement (PQI), LLC

Editorial Board Members

Elizabeth Mitchell Armstrong, PhD, MPA
Princeton University

Renée Byfield, FNP, MS, FAAN
Institute for Perinatal Quality Improvement (PQI), LLC

Tanya Cawthorne, LCCE, FACCE
Birthwell Birthright Lamaze Childbirth Educator Training Program
Melbourne, Australia

Jeannette Crenshaw, DNP, RN, LCCE, IBCLC, NEA-BC, FACCE, FAAN
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center

Susan Gennaro, RN, PhD, FAAN
William F. Connell School of Nursing, Boston College

Julie E. Grady, PhD, RN, CNL, FAWHONN
School of Nursing and Health Sciences, Curry College

Barbara A. Hotelling, RN, BSN, MSN, LCCE, FACCE, ICBDT, WHNP, IBCLC
School of Nursing, Duke University

Diane L. Spatz, PhD, RN-BC, FAWHONN, FAAN
School of Nursing, University of Pennsylvania

Jill Wodnick, MA, LCCE, IMH-E® (II)
College of Education and Engaged Learning, Montclair State University

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