The Lamaze Podcast

By Lamaze International

What's The Lamaze Podcast about?

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.

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The Lamaze Podcast episodes:

12.14.2023
Seeking Better: The Midwifery Model of Care
In the Season 3 finale, host Joy Skow, LCCE, is joined by guests Victoria Wright - a midwifery student, Kate Wormser, CNM and Sam Magpiong - a traditional midwife. Listen in as Joy, Victoria, Kate and Sam delve into the transformative...
11.22.2023
Birth and Midwifery Care in Indonesia: Saving Lives at Bumi Sehat
In the final installment of ⁠Robin Douthit's⁠ "Childbirth Luminaries" series, host Robin Douthit has the privilege of sitting down with the incredible Ibu Robin Lim, a Filipino American midwife, mother, grandmother, and a true champion of gentle birth. Ibu Robin is...
11.06.2023
Birth Without Bias: How the Irth App Is Challenging and Changing Birth Experiences
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 Allers. Join us for an engaging and thought-provoking conversation as...
10.11.2023
The Path to Parenthood: A Conversation on Infertility
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 journey to...
09.27.2023
Why Does the Microbiome Really Matter?
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 significant...
09.06.2023
The Power of Birth Advocacy, Part 2
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...
08.10.2023
The Power of Birth Advocacy
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...
07.26.2023
Becoming Us
Developed by Elly Taylor, Becoming Us is a framework that focuses on the parents’ relationship as they transition into parenthood and navigate the new stresses, challenges, and complexities that come with welcoming a new baby. In this episode of The Lamaze...
07.12.2023
Birth Work and Racial Disparities: A Passage from Labor and Delivery Nurse to Activist to Midwife
A continuation of host Robin Douthit's series, titled Childbirth Luminaries, this episode will introduce you to Georgette Paulycarpe, a Certified Nurse Midwife and Family Nurse Practitioner based in New York City. What started as a nursing career in oncology evolved...
06.28.2023
The Sacredness of Postpartum Care
The postpartum period is an incredibly important time for both the birthing individual and baby, especially as it affects short-term and long-term health. Join host Robin Douthit, LCCE, CD(DONA), CLC, MA, for the first in a series of episodes titled...
06.14.2023
The State of Maternity Care & Birth: Perspectives from Australia
The Lamaze Podcast is back! In this first episode of the third season, host Tanya Cawthorne, LCCE, FACCE, is joined by leading Melbourne-based obstetrician-gynecologist, Dr. Peter Jurcevic, MBBS (Hons), FRANZCOG, for an important conversation on the current state of maternity...
03.01.2023
Nutrition During Pregnancy
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 nurture the healthiest...
12.29.2022
Breathing During Labor
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 importance of modifying...
11.23.2022
Newborn and Safe Sleep
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...
09.15.2022
Newborn Development
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 Consultant with...
08.31.2022
Lamaze Birth Story
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 they learned...
07.27.2022
Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy
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, its effects on pregnancy,...
07.06.2022
Pelvic Health
On this episode of The Lamaze Podcast, Priyanka Banerjee, BSc, MSc, a Content Strategist and Infant Development Consultant with DC Birth Doulas, speaks with Gopi Pillai, PT, DPT, PRPC about the benefits of pelvic floor physical therapy. Gopi is the...
06.22.2022
Mental Health and Wellbeing
Season two of The Lamaze Podcast is finally here! Lamaze Australia's Lesley Pascuzzi, LCCE, BSc, MSc, Dip, kicks off the premiere episode alongside Kateka Goodman. Throughout their discussion, Kateka talks openly about her journey to pregnancy, unexplained infertility, IVF struggles,...
02.23.2022
Journey to Lamaze
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 own...
02.02.2022
Exploring Different Methods of Healthcare During Pregnancy and Parenthood
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,...
01.26.2022
An Intro to Pelvic Floor Physical Therapy for Pregnancy
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 floor physical...
12.29.2021
Acupuncture and Acupressure in Pregnancy, Birth and Postpartum
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 acupuncture and acupressure in pregnancy,...
12.22.2021
Combatting Fatphobia Among Birthing Persons
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 their discussion, Millicent and...
12.15.2021
The Bradley Method: A Means to Improve the Birth Experience
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 & Mentor. Throughout this episode, Michelle...
12.08.2021
Considerations for Achieving Your Ideal Birth
On this episode of The Lamaze Podcast, Lesley Pascuzzi, LCCE, speaks with Rhea Dempsey, an independent childbirth educator, speaker, experienced birth attendant and author of the best selling books, "Birthing with Confidence" and "Beyond The Birth Plan". Rhea is respected...
12.01.2021
Unpacking the Depiction of Childbirth in TV and Film
On this episode of the Lamaze Podcast, Mindy Cockeram, LCCE, CLEC, speaks with Dr. Lindsey Malone about the misinformation and anxiety associated with depictions of childbirth in television and film to help listeners understand the reality of most births.
11.24.2021
Advocating for Reproductive Health Among Black Women
On this episode of The Lamaze Podcast, Denise Bolds, MSW, Adv.CD(DONA), CLC, CBE speaks with author and writer Dr. Deirdre Cooper Owens about spreading awareness of reproductive health among black women.
11.10.2021
Pregnancy Challenges and Navigating Parenthood During a Pandemic
On this episode, Lamaze Australia's Lesley Pascuzzi, LCCE, BSc, MSc, Dip, speaks with Bec Karo. Throughout their discussion, Karo talks openly about her journey to pregnancy, the miscarriage of her first pregnancy at 8 weeks, falling pregnant with Imri, her...
10.26.2021
Progressing Labor Without Pitocin
On this episode of The Lamaze Podcast, hear from Mindy Cockeram, LCCE CLEC, and guest Dorothy Troutman, SBD-Doula, BSN, RNC, C-EFM, CLC, CEIM, Spinning Babies® Parent Educator, as they discuss key tips for progressing labor without the use of pitocin.
10.11.2021
The Birth Experience for Survivors
TW// sexual abuse / Listener discretion is advised. . On this episode of the Lamaze Podcast, Lesley Pascuzzi, LCCE, speaks with Jenn Fontaine, LCCE, FACCE, CD/BDT(DONA), PCD(DONA) CLC, and Chauntel Norris, CBE, CLC, about the impacts of childhood sexual abuse on those...
09.30.2021
Breastfeeding and the Path to Birth Equity
On the inaugural episode of the Lamaze Podcast, Kelli Brien, CD(DONA) and guest Ravae Sinclair, Past President of DONA International and the first Black President in DONA's 29 year history, discuss breastfeeding among black mothers, as well as challenges in...