Can the Maternity Care System Survive the “Lockdown Generation”? Why Australia Must Prepare Now for the Next Wave of High-Needs Parents
Australia is standing on the brink of a generational shift – one we are barely talking about, let alone planning for. The children and adolescents who lived through the most prolonged COVID-19 lockdowns in the world are now entering...
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When’s the best time to plan for a VBAC? Maybe before you’re pregnant!
I have long been passionate about educating women and their partners about vaginal birth after caesarean (VBAC). Many of my doula clients are hoping for a VBAC, following a less than positive previous birth experience. Understand the birthing landscape....
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Can we please just stop fu$%ing with birth already?
Just a day after International Women’s Day, an article appeared in The Age today with the alarmist headline; “‘The figures are appalling’: Rising number of Victorian women haemorrhaging after childbirth.” You want to know what’s appalling? → The fact...
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Birth & Postpartum Doula Training
Birth and Postpartum Doula Training with Tanya Cawthorne (Australia) and Jenn Fontaine (Canada) We are thrilled to announce that in 2024 we will be launching a brand new birth doula and postpartum doula training! Training programs will be offered...
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Doulas aren’t Superheroes.
This blog has been swirling around in my head for a few years now and every so often it comes back into my conscious awareness, and I feel the urge to sit down and write it. I feel that...
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My Journey To Lamaze – Lamaze International Podcast
On the season 1 finale episode of The Lamaze Podcast, Lesley Pascuzzi, LCCE, speaks with Lamaze International President Tanya Cawthorne, LCCE, FACCE, about living in different parts of the world and how Lamaze guided her birth experience with her...
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2022 Trainings & Workshops with Jenn Fontaine – Terms & Conditions
Deposit policy Deposits are non-refundable. If we cancel the training, we will refund you 100% of your paid amount. You may transfer your registration to another workshop for a fee of $50 up to one month before the start...
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10 reasons why being a Lamaze Childbirth Educator is the best job in the world.
When people find out I am a Lamaze childbirth educator, it usually produces a variety of responses ranging from; ” Wow! That’s so interesting!” to “So are you a midwife?” to “What the hell is a Lamaze childbirth educator?”...
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First they came for the birth photographers…
Following an announcement earlier this week by Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital that they were essentially banning professional birth photographers from attending and documenting births, there was – not unexpectedly – an explosive outcry on social media. Brisbane-based birth...
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