Family Trees Lamaze-Accredited Childbirth Educator Program offers an eight week study group for individuals who are sitting for the next Lamaze Certification Exam.
This is an accountabilty group, not a short cut to prepare for the exam. Homework, reading, and quizzes are required and must be completed on time in order to join the live Zoom meetings each week. Active participation and contribution to class discussion is expected.
This is an accountabilty group, not a short cut to prepare for the exam. Homework, reading, and quizzes are required and must be completed on time in order to join the live Zoom meetings each week. Active participation and contribution to class discussion is expected.
Requirements
- All participants must be an eligible candidate for the Lamaze certification exam
- All participants must own the newest edition of the Lamaze Learning Guide (released Sept. 2019)
- All participants must have their copies of the following books:
- Giving Birth With Confidence: The Official Lamaze Learning Guide
- Babies Are Not Pizza, They're Born Not Delivered
- Pregnancy, Childbirth & The Newborn
- Optimal Care In Childbirth
- Breastfeeding book of your choice: Womanly Art Of Breastfeeding, Jack Newman's Guide To Breastfeeding, or Breastfeeding Made Simple
- All participants must complete the weekly homework before attending the weekly Zoom class. Students who do not submit the weekly work will not be permitted into the weekly Zoom class.
- This is to help you stick to your study plan and keep you accountable!
- All participants must contribute to the study group discussion
Investment
Registration Fee: $30
Weekly Zoom Class: $15 per class - pay as you go
- Registration into the group
- Access to a recorded virtual seminar
- Six month membership to Evidence Based Birth (R) Higher Ed program
Weekly Zoom Class: $15 per class - pay as you go
- 1 - 1.5 hour weekly Zoom class
- Attend as many or as few as you wish
- In addition to exam content review, students will learn additional teaching methods
- Weekly Zooms are paid for as you go
- These meetings will NOT be recorded. If you miss it, you miss it.
Options
Regular Study Group: The prefered option
This group begins 8 weeks before the exam, allowing gradual progression through the required reading, Learning Guide, and Evidence Based Birth (r) Higher Ed modules.
CRAM Session Group: The better-than-nothing option
Did you miss the sign up for the regular study group? Are you suddenly feeling like you need some extra help before the exam? This group begins 3 weeks before the exam. If choosing this option, you should know this is NOT the prefered method of studying due to the amount of material to cover in a short period of time. It is NOT meant to replace the many weeks of reading and studying you should have been doing.
This group begins 8 weeks before the exam, allowing gradual progression through the required reading, Learning Guide, and Evidence Based Birth (r) Higher Ed modules.
- Meets weekly, every Sunday at 11 am ET (New York City Time on your world clock)
CRAM Session Group: The better-than-nothing option
Did you miss the sign up for the regular study group? Are you suddenly feeling like you need some extra help before the exam? This group begins 3 weeks before the exam. If choosing this option, you should know this is NOT the prefered method of studying due to the amount of material to cover in a short period of time. It is NOT meant to replace the many weeks of reading and studying you should have been doing.
- Meets twice per week, Mondays & Fridays, 11 am ET
- April 26, 30; May 3, 7, 10, 14
- Certification Exam dates begin May 10 - please check your exam date as this session runs into exam week
- Registration for CRAM will open April 19
Dates
Regular Study Group for Spring 2021 Exam
Sundays, March 7 - May 2, 2021
*no class Sunday, April 4 (Easter)
11 am Eastern Time (NYC Time)
Sundays, March 7 - May 2, 2021
*no class Sunday, April 4 (Easter)
11 am Eastern Time (NYC Time)
Schedule & Registration
If you are registering as a group and need an invoice for the full amount, please contact us.
Class One -March 7
- Evidence-based care
- Lamaze Foundations
- Tackling the Learning Guide
Class Two - March 14
- Healthy Birth Practice #1
Class Three - March 21
- Healthy Birth Practice #2
Class Four - March 28
- Healthy Birth Practice #3
Class Five - April 11
- Healthy Birth Practice #4
Class Six - April 18
- Healthy Birth Practice #5
- Learning Theories
Class Seven - April 25
- Healthy Birth Practice #6
- Paim Management Theories
Class Eight - May 2
- Newborn & Breastfeeding
- Essential Content of Lamaze Class
- Marketing Guidelines