June Virtual

We look forward to having you in our Lamaze Seminar! The Lamaze Seminar is one step towards becoming a Lamaze Certified Childbirth Educator. It's also a wonderful way to spice-up your classes if you're already providing Childbirth Education (prenatal classes).

Dates

Our next course runs June 21-23, 2024 -  9am to 6pm each day (Central Time), 10am-7pm (Eastern Time)

This program is a live virtual course and can be taken by anyone who has a stable wifi connection.

Price: Early bird pricing available until May 10th ONLY

$549 ($499 early bird)

Please see more information about becoming a Lamaze Certified Childbirth Educator here. 

You'll spend 3 days covering:

• History of Birth through the ages
• Diversity and inclusion
• Art of Teaching Adults
• Goals of clients coming to prenatal classes
• Traits of an effective CBE
• Celebrating Pregnancy, Women & Birth
• Best Evidence, Best practice for Pregnancy Labour and Birth
• Birth Terminology
• Normal Birth Concepts
• Research: Evidence and the Educator
• Challenges When Plans Change
• Cesarean birth
• Teaching Aids and Learning Stations
• Best Practices for Immediate Postpartum
• Breastfeeding Support
• Postpartum Partners and Parenting
• Philosophy of Parenting
• Teaching Opportunities
• Creating Course Design
• Certification of childbirth educators
• Putting it into practice

Your trainer for the weekend will be Jennifer Fontaine

Jenn Fontaine

Jenn has been supporting the families of Winnipeg as a birth doula (attending several hundred births) and childbirth educator (preparing over a thousand new families) since 2002.

Over the years, while supporting families, Jenn has made education a priority.  She has achieved  DONA International Certification as both a birth & postpartum doula, become a DONA International Birth Doula Trainer, a certified Lamaze Educator

Jenn is passionate about passing along her knowledge to families and other doulas, knowing that she is learning just as much from them! She loves training new doulas and childbirth educators.  Jenn is a sought after instructor, she’s traveled all over North America, and even to Australia to teach and help new doulas find their own path.

She currently lives in Winnipeg, Manitoba with her wonderful husband, her four amazing kids and two drooling bulldogs.