Childbirth Educator Seminars

May 2-4, 2012
Houston, Texas
Texas Children's Pavilion for Women (scheduled to open Spring 2012)

The Family Way Seminar offers you 3 days of innovative teaching strategies and an update on evidence-based maternity care. Whether you are new to childbirth education or you are an experienced educator, you will gain ideas and enhance your skills to be the best teacher you can be. You may be on the path to become a Lamaze Certified Childbirth Educator, LCCE, or simply want to have fun while updating your current knowledge and gaining contact hours. You will hear the latest research, so you will be confident presenting facts in your childbirth classes. You will observe and discuss the use of PowerPoint presentations and other visual aids. Hands-on practice and group activities will help you make your classes highly interactive and fun for your students.

The Seminars are taught by Debby Amis and Jeanne Green, co-authors of Prepared Childbirth – The Family Way and Prepared Childbirth – The Educators Guide. Seminars are usually offered spring and/or fall in Texas. Debby and Jeanne can also make arrangements to travel to your hospital or group.

Our childbirth education Seminar satisfies a major step in the Lamaze educator certification program. For general information about Lamaze certification and The Family Way Program, please download The Family Way Lamaze Childbirth Educator Program brochure. For more specific information on our next scheduled Seminar, download the Seminar brochure. If you have questions, please contact us at  This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it (Debby) or  This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it (Jeanne).

Each participant at our Seminars will receive a complimentary copy of Prepared Childbirth – The Educators Guide (a $75.00 value). This Guide is recommended reading for both Lamaze and ICEA certification programs.

Reality Birth Workshop

March 2, 2012
Mesa, AZ
Banner Desert Medical Center

One-Day Update Workshop for Childbirth Educators, Doulas, Nurses and Others Who Teach Expectant Parents

This fun-filled workshop will provide you with up-to-date evidence and demonstrate a variety of exciting, proven teaching strategies. Throughout the day, you will participate in activities that will help you:

• Take a look at what, when and how you teach.
• Develop classes for early pregnancy or a plan for teaching parents expectant parents throughout pregnancy.
• Understand the important interplay of hormones.
• Discover how to help expectant parents address the common fears of pregnancy.
• Learn the latest facts on induction of labor and cesarean surgery.
• Explore the latest research and learn creative new ways to include it in your teaching.

The workshop provides 7 Lamaze, ICEA, and Nursing CE hours. For more information, check back here for the workshop brochure.