Approved Contact Hour Providers

If your Lamaze Certified Childbirth Educator (LCCE) certification is up for renewal, you may recertify by submitting 25 contact hours of continuing education that relate to at least one of the Lamaze Competencies.   

Approved Providers 

You can earn credit through Lamaze International by completing continuing education activities through the following approved providers.  

• Lamaze International 
• Accredited colleges and universities (1 credit hour equals 15 contact hours) 
• ACOG, ACNM, ADA, AMA, ANCC, APTA (Women’s Health), APA, APHA, AWHONN (including update services) (International equivalents are accepted when the organization or institution serves a comparable regulatory or professional function in the LCCE’s home country (e.g., national nursing, midwifery, or health education council). 
• DONA International, IBLCE, ICEA, NASW, NCC 
• Any state nurse’s association or board of nursing (International equivalents are accepted when the organization or institution serves a comparable regulatory or professional function in the LCCE’s home country.)    
• Programs approved by professional associations or healthcare agencies 
   
• Individual educational offerings that have been approved for Lamaze Contact Hours (Click to expand)
  • Birth Coach Method, Coaching for Pregnancy and Birth
  • Alto Films, Breast Milk and The Infant Microbiome
  • Center for Babywearing Studies, Babywearing Foundations Training
  • Elizabeth Project International, Breastfeeding Counselor - NICU Advanced Certificate Program
  • The Institute for the Study of Birth, Breath, and Death, Advanced Holding Space for Pregnancy Loss Training: Understanding and Responding to Pregnancy Related Trauma within Communities of Color
  • Eat Pray Doula, Oxytocin and Hormonal Physiology of Childbearing (portion of the Advanced Skills Retreats)
  • Black Coalition for Safe Motherhood, Inc., ACTT Facilitator Training
  • Additional activities are added as applications are approved

Do you have an educational program that could qualify for Lamaze contact hours? 

Getting approval for your program is easy! 

You can also contact us via e-mail, if you have questions regarding your specific continuing education program.