LAMAZE CERTIFICATION EXAM
3 Key Pillars of Lamaze - Answers-Evidence-based, Respectful, & Transformative
Key Pillar of Lamaze - Evidence Based - Answers-Recommendations are firmly
grounded in latest research. Gives us trust from parents and them the confidence to
make informed choices and advocate for themselves
Key Pillar of Lamaze - Respectful - Answers-Everyone's journey to parenthood is
unique. We respect each family regardless of values. We firmly believe every parent
benefits from an informed pregnancy and birth.
Key Pillar of Lamaze - Transformative - Answers-The journey from pregnancy to
parenthood is transformative. We are there for them to provide the information they
need to better understand and make decisions throughout this journey. We want
parents to feel confident asking questions and making informed decisions, giving them
the ability to comfortably take control of their journey.
Lamaze Philosophy of Parenthood - Answers-1. Positive parenting is vital to the
physical, emotional and spiritual health of children, parents, and our society as a whole.
2. A safe, healthy birth experience provides a strong foundation for parenting.
3. Parenting is joyful, important, challenging and deeply satisfying work that is worthy of
everyone's best efforts.
4. Parenting begins before birth. The intimate connection between children and their
parents must be respected and protected throughout life.
5. Parents play unique, irreplaceable roles in the lives of their children.
6. Babies and children thrive in close, consistent interaction with their parents.
7. Parenting is a learned art; our most important teachers are our own parents, our
family and our children.
8. Good parenting requires the support of family, friends and community.
9. Knowledge and support enhance parents' confidence and ability to make informed
decisions that meet both their own needs and the needs of their children.
Explain the factors primarily responsible for the decrease in maternal mortality in the
21st century. - Answers-Better water treatment, housing, and sanitation and the
introduction of antibiotics and blood transfusions
Your friend says she thought Lamaze classes only taught breathing and natural
childbirth and that epidurals are bad. How do you respond? - Answers-Lamaze
childbirth education empowers women from all walks of life to make informed choices in
healthcare, to take responsibility for their health, and to trust their ability to give birth.
Ensuring that "all parents make confident and informed decisions and have the support
and resources that result in safe and healthy birth."
Describe two ways that birth is the same across time and culture. - Answers-Gathering
of helpers, relationships, growth, and inner strength
, How to evaluate a class - Answers-1. Reaction : Do they like it?
2. Learning : Do they get it?
3. Behavior : Do they do it?
4. Results : Did it make a difference?
What is Evidence-Based Practice? - Answers-Care that has been researched and
proven to be safest and best for the patients.
Randomized Controlled Trial - Answers-An experiment in which participants are
randomly assigned to different conditions for the purpose of examining the effectiveness
of an intervention
Meta-Analysis - Answers-A "study of studies" that combines the findings of multiple
studies to arrive at a conclusion
Systematic review - Answers-A rigorous synthesis of research findings on a particular
research question, using systematic sampling and data collection procedures and a
formal protocol
True "informed consent" - Answers-1. Explain patient's health problem and reason for
treatment... What's wrong with me?
2. What happens DURING the treatment?
3. What are the risks of the treatment and likelihood of them occurring?
4. Likelihood of the treatment working?
5. Alternative to treating the health problem?
6. Risks or side-affects AFTER treatment?
7. Is treatment needed now, or can it wait?
Lamaze Philosophy of Pregnancy - Answers-1. Women's bodies are designed to
nourish and nurture their babies through pregnancy.
2. The months of pregnancy are necessary for babies to develop and grow, for women's
bodies to prepare for birth and breastfeeding, and for parents to prepare for parenthood.
3. Pregnancy provides an opportunity for parents to begin forming lifelong bonds with
their babies.
4. A good support system and healthy lifestyle promote a healthy pregnancy, birth and
baby.
The health-care system and care provider can increase or decrease a woman's
confidence in her pregnancy and ability to have a healthy baby.
5. Lamaze education helps women to be confident, trust their innate ability to give birth
and make informed decisions about pregnancy, birth, breastfeeding and parenting.
Lamaze Philosophy of Birth - Answers-1. Women have an innate ability to give birth.
2. Birth is transformative in the life of a family.
3. Women's confidence and ability to give birth is either enhanced or diminished by the
care provider and place of birth.
3 Key Pillars of Lamaze - Answers-Evidence-based, Respectful, & Transformative
Key Pillar of Lamaze - Evidence Based - Answers-Recommendations are firmly
grounded in latest research. Gives us trust from parents and them the confidence to
make informed choices and advocate for themselves
Key Pillar of Lamaze - Respectful - Answers-Everyone's journey to parenthood is
unique. We respect each family regardless of values. We firmly believe every parent
benefits from an informed pregnancy and birth.
Key Pillar of Lamaze - Transformative - Answers-The journey from pregnancy to
parenthood is transformative. We are there for them to provide the information they
need to better understand and make decisions throughout this journey. We want
parents to feel confident asking questions and making informed decisions, giving them
the ability to comfortably take control of their journey.
Lamaze Philosophy of Parenthood - Answers-1. Positive parenting is vital to the
physical, emotional and spiritual health of children, parents, and our society as a whole.
2. A safe, healthy birth experience provides a strong foundation for parenting.
3. Parenting is joyful, important, challenging and deeply satisfying work that is worthy of
everyone's best efforts.
4. Parenting begins before birth. The intimate connection between children and their
parents must be respected and protected throughout life.
5. Parents play unique, irreplaceable roles in the lives of their children.
6. Babies and children thrive in close, consistent interaction with their parents.
7. Parenting is a learned art; our most important teachers are our own parents, our
family and our children.
8. Good parenting requires the support of family, friends and community.
9. Knowledge and support enhance parents' confidence and ability to make informed
decisions that meet both their own needs and the needs of their children.
Explain the factors primarily responsible for the decrease in maternal mortality in the
21st century. - Answers-Better water treatment, housing, and sanitation and the
introduction of antibiotics and blood transfusions
Your friend says she thought Lamaze classes only taught breathing and natural
childbirth and that epidurals are bad. How do you respond? - Answers-Lamaze
childbirth education empowers women from all walks of life to make informed choices in
healthcare, to take responsibility for their health, and to trust their ability to give birth.
Ensuring that "all parents make confident and informed decisions and have the support
and resources that result in safe and healthy birth."
Describe two ways that birth is the same across time and culture. - Answers-Gathering
of helpers, relationships, growth, and inner strength
, How to evaluate a class - Answers-1. Reaction : Do they like it?
2. Learning : Do they get it?
3. Behavior : Do they do it?
4. Results : Did it make a difference?
What is Evidence-Based Practice? - Answers-Care that has been researched and
proven to be safest and best for the patients.
Randomized Controlled Trial - Answers-An experiment in which participants are
randomly assigned to different conditions for the purpose of examining the effectiveness
of an intervention
Meta-Analysis - Answers-A "study of studies" that combines the findings of multiple
studies to arrive at a conclusion
Systematic review - Answers-A rigorous synthesis of research findings on a particular
research question, using systematic sampling and data collection procedures and a
formal protocol
True "informed consent" - Answers-1. Explain patient's health problem and reason for
treatment... What's wrong with me?
2. What happens DURING the treatment?
3. What are the risks of the treatment and likelihood of them occurring?
4. Likelihood of the treatment working?
5. Alternative to treating the health problem?
6. Risks or side-affects AFTER treatment?
7. Is treatment needed now, or can it wait?
Lamaze Philosophy of Pregnancy - Answers-1. Women's bodies are designed to
nourish and nurture their babies through pregnancy.
2. The months of pregnancy are necessary for babies to develop and grow, for women's
bodies to prepare for birth and breastfeeding, and for parents to prepare for parenthood.
3. Pregnancy provides an opportunity for parents to begin forming lifelong bonds with
their babies.
4. A good support system and healthy lifestyle promote a healthy pregnancy, birth and
baby.
The health-care system and care provider can increase or decrease a woman's
confidence in her pregnancy and ability to have a healthy baby.
5. Lamaze education helps women to be confident, trust their innate ability to give birth
and make informed decisions about pregnancy, birth, breastfeeding and parenting.
Lamaze Philosophy of Birth - Answers-1. Women have an innate ability to give birth.
2. Birth is transformative in the life of a family.
3. Women's confidence and ability to give birth is either enhanced or diminished by the
care provider and place of birth.
