Education & Resources

Welcome to The Lamaze Podcast, the official podcast of Lamaze International. This podcast will spotlight our LCCE educators, parents, and industry experts from across the globe to talk about healthy birth practices, advocacy, labor and pregnancy tips & tricks, childbirth advice, and opportunities and challenges facing our community.

Season 4

Wednesday, November 6, 2024

Dr. Shane Becker and Dr. Nikki Capasso-Boland explore the benefits of chiropractic care before, during, and after pregnancy.

Season 4, Episode 7: Chiropractic Care in Pregnancy and Postpartum

Host: Joy Skow, CD, LCCE
Guest: Dr. Shane Becker and Dr. Nikki Capasso-Boland

Season 4, Episode 6: VBAC and the Birth Experience Study (BESt): What Australian Women Want for Their Births

Wednesday, October 23, 2024

Dr. Hazel Keedle, Ph.D., shares insights from over 20 years in the field, discussing her research on vaginal birth after caesarean (VBAC), birth trauma, and maternity experiences.

Season 4, Episode 6: VBAC and the Birth Experience Study (BESt): What Australian Women Want for Their Births

Host: Tanya Cawthorne, LCCE, FACCE
Guest: Dr. Hazel Keedle, Ph.D.

Season 4, Episode 5: What Does Pelvic Floor Therapy Have to Offer?

Wednesday, October 9, 2024

In this episode of The Lamaze Podcast, host Joy Skow, CD, LCCE, talks with Dr. Amanda Heritage, PT, DPT, PRPC; and Dr. Becca Jones, PT, DPT, CSCS, about the vital role pelvic floor therapy plays during pregnancy, labor, and postpartum recovery.

Season 4, Episode 5: What Does Pelvic Floor Therapy Have to Offer?

Host: Joy Skow, CD, LCCE
Guest: Dr. Amanda Heritage, PT, DPT, PRPC; and Dr. Becca Jones, PT, DPT, CSCS

Season 4, Episode 4: From Pregnancy to Menopause: Wisdom From a Women's Health Coach, Part 2

Wednesday, September 25, 2024

In this episode, host Robin Douthit, LCCE, CD(DONA), CLC, MA, follows up with Chantal Traub, a Lamaze Certified Childbirth Educator, birth doula, wellness coach, and pelvic floor health expert for part 2 of their conversation surrounding...

Season 4, Episode 4: From Pregnancy to Menopause: Wisdom From a Women's Health Coach, Part 2

Host: Robin Douthit, LCCE, CD(DONA), CLC, MA
Guest: Chantal Traub

Season 4, Episode 3: Partner Spotlight: Play With Purpose, A Conversation With TOMY International’s Julie Gwaltney

Wednesday, September 11, 2024

In this special episode of the Lamaze Podcast, Lamaze International Executive Director Silvia Quevedo, CAE, sits down with Julie Gwaltney, vice president for TOMY International.

Season 4, Episode 3: Partner Spotlight: Play With Purpose, A Conversation With TOMY International’s Julie Gwaltney

Host: Silvia Quevedo, CAE
Guest: Julie Gwaltney

Season 4, Episode 2: From Pregnancy to Menopause: Wisdom From a Women's Health Coach

Wednesday, August 28, 2024

In this episode, host Robin Douthit, LCCE, CD(DONA), CLC, MA, sits down with Chantal Traub, a Lamaze Certified Childbirth Educator, birth doula, and wellness coach.

Season 4, Episode 2: From Pregnancy to Menopause: Wisdom From a Women's Health Coach

Host: Robin Douthit⁠, LCCE, CD(DONA), CLC, MA
Guest: Chantal Traub

Season 3

Wednesday, October 25, 2023

In the third installment of ⁠Robin Douthit's⁠ "Childbirth Luminaries" series, we delve into the world of maternal and infant health advocacy with award-winning journalist, five-time author, and international speaker, ⁠Kimberly Seals...

Season 3, Episode 9: Birth Without Bias: How the Irth App Is Challenging and Changing Birth Experiences

Host: Robin Douthit, LCCE, CD(DONA), CLC, MA
Guest: Kimberly Seals Allers

Season 3, Episode 8: The Path to Parenthood: A Conversation on Infertility

Wednesday, October 11, 2023

In this episode of The Lamaze Podcast, host ⁠Tanya Cawthorne⁠, LCCE, FACCE, has a heart-to-heart conversation with guests Katrina and Luke Fisher about one of the most challenging and often silent struggles couples and individuals face on their...

Season 3, Episode 8: The Path to Parenthood: A Conversation on Infertility

Host: Tanya Cawthorne, LCCE, FACCE
Guest: Katrina and Luke Fisher

Season 3, Episode 7: Why Does the Microbiome Really Matter?

Wednesday, September 27, 2023

In this episode of The Lamaze Podcast, host ⁠Tanya Cawthorne⁠, LCCE, FACCE, is joined by award-winning filmmakers Toni Harman and Alex Wakeford for a fascinating conversation about the microbiome and the crucial role it plays in birth and the...

Season 3, Episode 7: Why Does the Microbiome Really Matter?

Host: Tanya Cawthorne, LCCE, FACCE
Guest: Toni Harman and Alex Wakeford

Season 3, Episode 6: The Power of Birth Advocacy, Part 2

Wednesday, September 6, 2023

Tune in to Part 2 of ⁠Joy Skow’s⁠ interview with Alyssa and Bob Iero as they discuss the overall importance of advocating for their labor and birth experience and how it led them down a path of romance, intimacy, and healing. Listen in as...

Season 3, Episode 6: The Power of Birth Advocacy, Part 2

Host: Joy Skow, LCCE
Guest: Alyssa and Bob Iero

Season 3, Episode 5: The Power of Birth Advocacy

Thursday, August 10, 2023

In part one of this powerful two-part episode, Lamaze Certified Childbirth Educator ⁠Joy Skow⁠ is joined by guests Alyssa and Bob Iero to discuss the power of advocacy when it comes to labor and birth. Listen in as Alyssa and Bob recount their...

Season 3, Episode 5: The Power of Birth Advocacy

Host: Joy Skow, LCCE
Guest: Alyssa and Bob Iero

Wednesday, July 26, 2023

In this episode of The Lamaze Podcast, host ⁠Dianne Cassidy, IBCLC⁠, speaks with ⁠Patrícia Soriano Guzmán BSBA, IBCLC, ICCE, PMH-C, PRaM⁠, a Maternal Child Health/Allied Healthcare Professional specializing in perinatal support about the...

Season 3, Episode 4: Becoming Us

Host: Dianne Cassidy, IBCLC
Guest: Patrícia Soriano Guzmán BSBA, IBCLC, ICCE, PMH-C, PRaM⁠

Season 2

Wednesday, March 1, 2023

In this episode of The Lamaze Podcast, host Mindy Cockeram LCCE and Registered Nurse Camille Acuna examine many aspects of eating during pregnancy and how ‘eating for two’ should really be ‘eating for you’ to grow and...

Season 2, Episode 8: Nutrition During Pregnancy

Host: Mindy Cockeram, LCCE
Guest: Camille Acuna, RN, MSN

Season 2, Episode 7: Breathing During Labor

Thursday, December 29, 2022

On this episode of The Lamaze Podcast, host Mindy Cockeram, LCCE, a birth and breastfeeding educator, speaks with Sharon Muza, BS, CD/BDT(DONA), LCCE, FACCE, CLE, on all things breathing. Tune in to learn about breathing techniques, the...

Season 2, Episode 7: Breathing During Labor

Host: Mindy Cockeram, LCCE
Guest: Sharon Muza, BS, CD/BDT(DONA), LCCE, FACCE, CLE

Season 2, Episode 6: Newborn and Safe Sleep

Wednesday, November 23, 2022

Episode six of The Lamaze Podcast is now out! Tune in to host Priyanka Banerjee BSc, MSc, as she is joined by Kim Hawley, MA, MPH, IBCLC to discuss newborn and safe sleep. Listen in as they discuss the history of safe sleep, Sudden Infant Death...

Season 2, Episode 6: Newborn and Safe Sleep

Host: Priyanka Banerjee BSc, MSc
Guest: Kim Hawley, MA, MPH, IBCLC

Season 2, Episode 5: Newborn Development

Thursday, September 15, 2022

Ever wonder what's going on in your baby's brain as they continue to grow from newborns to toddlers, and beyond? In this episode of The Lamaze Podcast, host Priyanka Banerjee BSc, MSc, a Content Strategist and Infant Development...

Season 2, Episode 5: Newborn Development

Host: Priyanka Banerjee BSc, MSc
Guest: Shelley Mannell

Wednesday, August 31, 2022

In this episode of The Lamaze Podcast, Lamaze Certified Childbirth Educator Lesley Pascuzzi speaks with parents Meghan and Dave Marshall as they recount their Lamaze journey from pregnancy to parenthood. Listen in as Meghan and Dave share how...

Season 2, Episode 4: Lamaze Birth Story

Host: Lesley Pascuzzi
Guest: Meghan and Dave Marshall

Season 2, Episode 3: Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy

Wednesday, July 27, 2022

On this episode of The Lamaze Podcast, Mindy Cockeram, LCCE, a birth and breastfeeding educator, speaks with Maternal Fetal Specialist Maurice Druzin, MD, about hypertensive disorders in pregnancy. Tune in to learn what hypertensive disorder is,...

Season 2, Episode 3: Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy

Host: Mindy Cockeram, LCCE
Guest: Maurice Druzin, MD

Season 1

Wednesday, February 23, 2022

On the season 1 finale episode of The Lamaze Podcast, Lesley Pascuzzi, LCCE, speaks with Lamaze International President Tanya Cawthorne, LCCE, FACCE, about living in different parts of the world and how Lamaze guided her birth experience with her...

Season 1, Episode 13: Journey to Lamaze

Host: Lesley Pascuzzi, LCCE, BSc, MSc, Dip
Guest: Tanya Cawthorne, LCCE, FACCE

Season 1, Episode 12: Exploring Different Methods of Healthcare During Pregnancy and Parenthood

Wednesday, February 2, 2022

On this episode of The Lamaze Podcast, Priyanka Banerjee, BSc, MSc, a Content Strategist and Infant Development Consultant with DC Birth Doulas, speaks with Anik Bedard, a mother of three, who has worked as a physical therapist in both Ottawa,...

Season 1, Episode 12: Exploring Different Methods of Healthcare During Pregnancy and Parenthood

Host: Priyanka Banerjee, BSc, MSc
Guest: Anik Bedard

Season 1, Episode 11: An Intro to Pelvic Floor Physical Therapy for Pregnancy

Wednesday, January 26, 2022

On this episode of The Lamaze Podcast, Priyanka Banerjee, BSc, MSc, a Content Strategist and Infant Development Consultant with DC Birth Doulas, speaks with pelvic floor physical therapist Lauren Trosch, PT, DPT, OCS, about the benefits of pelvic...

Season 1, Episode 11: An Intro to Pelvic Floor Physical Therapy for Pregnancy

Host: Priyanka Banerjee, BSc, MSc
Guest: Lauren Trosch, PT, DPT, OCS

Season 1, Episode 10: Acupuncture and Acupressure in Pregnancy, Birth and Postpartum

Wednesday, December 29, 2021

On this episode of The Lamaze Podcast, Millicent Matthew, Dr. of Chinese Medicine, BHSc, LCCE, speaks with Debra Betts, a researcher, lecturer and author of "The Essential Guide to Acupuncture in Pregnancy and Childbirth" about...

Season 1, Episode 10: Acupuncture and Acupressure in Pregnancy, Birth and Postpartum

Host: Millicent Matthew, BHSc, LCCE
Guest: Debra Betts, PhD

Season 1, Episode 9: Combatting Fatphobia Among Birthing Persons

Wednesday, December 22, 2021

On this episode of The Lamaze Podcast, Millicent Matthew, Dr. of Chinese Medicine, BHSc, LCCE, speaks with Michelle Mayefske, a birth and postpartum doula, childbirth educator, hypnobirthing teacher and the founder of Fat and Pregnant. During...

Season 1, Episode 9: Combatting Fatphobia Among Birthing Persons

Host: Millicent Matthew, BHSc, LCCE
Guest: Michelle Mayefske

Season 1, Episode 8: The Bradley Method: A Means to Improve the Birth Experience

Wednesday, December 15, 2021

On this episode of The Lamaze Podcast, Denise Bolds, MSW, Adv.CD(DONA), CLC, CBE, speaks with Dr. Michelle Gabriel Caldwell, a Certified Labor Doula, Evidence Based Birth Instructor and National Black Doula Association Doula Trainer...

Season 1, Episode 8: The Bradley Method: A Means to Improve the Birth Experience

Host: Denise Bolds, MSW, Adv.CD(DONA), CLC, CBE
Guest: Dr. Michelle Gabriel Caldwell