Darkaynu ~ דרכינו

Fundamentals of Lamaze:

 

Lamaze fundamentals for Pregnancy:

• Pregnancy is a normal, natural life event.

• Women’s bodies are perfectly designed to nourish and nurture their babies through pregnancy.

• The months of pregnancy are necessary for babies to develop and grow, for women’s bodies to prepare for birth and for women to become mothers.

• Pregnancy provides an opportunity for mothers and fathers to begin forming lifelong bonds with their babies.

• A good support system, a healthy lifestyle and the ability to cope with the stresses of life promote a healthy pregnancy, a healthy birth and a healthy baby.

• The health-care system and care provider can increase or decrease a woman’s confidence in the normality of pregnancy and in her ability to have a healthy baby.

• Lamaze education empowers women to gain confidence in their bodies, trust their inner wisdom and to make informed decisions about pregnancy, birth, breastfeeding and parenting.

 

Lamaze fundamentals for Birth:

• Birth is normal, natural and healthy.

• The experience of birth profoundly affects women and their families.

• Women’s inner wisdom guides them through birth.

• Women’s confidence and ability to give birth is either enhanced or diminished by the care provider and place of birth.

• Women have the right to give birth free from routine medical interventions.

• Birth can safely take place in homes, birth centers and hospitals.

• Childbirth education empowers women to make informed choices in health care, to assume responsibility for their health and to trust their inner wisdom.

 

Lamaze fundamentals for parenting:

• Active parenting is vital to the physical, emotional and spiritual health of our children, ourselves and our society.

• Parenting is joyful, important, challenging and deeply satisfying work that is worthy of everyone’s best efforts.

• The intimate connection between children and their parents must be respected and protected from the moment of birth throughout life.

• A safe healthy birth experience provides a strong foundation for parenting.

• Parents play unique, irreplaceable roles in their children’s lives.

• Babies and children thrive in close, consistent interaction with their parents.

• Parenting is a learned art; our most important teachers are our own parents, our family and our children.

• Good parenting requires the support of family, friends and community.

• Knowledge and support enhance parents’ confidence and ability to make informed decisions that meet the needs of their children and themselves.