FALL 2021 REGISTRATION IS NOW CLOSED. JOIN US SPRING 2022!
Family Trees Lamaze-Accredited Childbirth Educator Program offers an eight session 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. 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. 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 homework before attending the Zoom class. Students who do not submit the work will not be permitted into the 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
If you'd like to join us, you must first register ($30 registration fee), then pay as you go each week that you choose to join the live Zoom ($15 per session). This is meant to be flexible and affordable. Students must keep track of their own payments.
Registration Fee: $30
Zoom Class: $15 per class - pay as you go
- Registration into the group
- Six month membership to Evidence Based Birth (R) Higher Ed program
Zoom Class: $15 per class - pay as you go
- 1 - 1.5 hour Zoom class
- Attend as many or as few as you wish
- In addition to exam content review, students will learn additional teaching methods
- Zooms are pay-as-you-go
- These meetings will NOT be recorded. If you miss it, you miss it.
Options
Monthly Study Group: (Spring 2021)
This group begins 8 months before the exam, allowing gradual progression through the required reading, Learning Guide, and Evidence Based Birth (r) Higher Ed modules.
Weekly Study Group: (Fall 2021)
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.
This group begins 8 months before the exam, allowing gradual progression through the required reading, Learning Guide, and Evidence Based Birth (r) Higher Ed modules.
- Meets monthly, every Sunday at 11 am ET (New York City Time on your world clock)
Weekly Study Group: (Fall 2021)
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)
2021 Dates
Spring 2021 |
Fall 2021 |
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Regular Study Group for Spring 2021
Sundays, once per month beginning March 7, 2021
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Regular Study Group for Fall 2021
Sundays, weekly beginning September 19, 2021
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Schedule & Registration
If you are registering as a group and need an invoice for the full amount, please contact us.
Class One
Fall Group: 9/19/21
- Evidence-based care
- Lamaze Foundations
- Tackling the Learning Guide
Class Two
Fall Group: 9/26/21
Fall Group: 9/26/21
- Healthy Birth Practice #1
Class Three
Fall Group: 10/3/21
Fall Group: 10/3/21
- Healthy Birth Practice #2
Class Four
Fall Group: 10/10/21
Fall Group: 10/10/21
- Healthy Birth Practice #3
Class Five
Fall Group: 10/17/21
Fall Group: 10/17/21
- Healthy Birth Practice #4
Class Six
Spring Group: 8/8/21
Fall Group: 10/24/21
Spring Group: 8/8/21
Fall Group: 10/24/21
- Healthy Birth Practice #5
- Learning Theories
Class Seven
Spring Group: 9/5/21
Fall Group: 10/31/21
Spring Group: 9/5/21
Fall Group: 10/31/21
- Healthy Birth Practice #6
- Pain Management Theories
Class Eight
Spring Group: 10/3/21
Fall Group: 11/7/21 * note - the Lamaze exam period begins Nov. 1 - 15.
Spring Group: 10/3/21
Fall Group: 11/7/21 * note - the Lamaze exam period begins Nov. 1 - 15.
- Newborn & Breastfeeding
- Essential Content of Lamaze Class
- Marketing Guidelines