A Collection of Lamaze Videos and DVDs
Lamaze childbirth classes teach expectant couples breathing techniques and other ways to work with the labor process to reduce the pain often associated with childbirth.
Having gone through a Lamaze class and 2 child births, I thought it might be useful and fun to explore all the Lamaze videos and DVDs available on the web about the Lamaze method.
Why Watch Lamaze Videos?
Can they replace a live childbirth preparation class?
Nothing can quite replace the experience of "hands on" learning at a physical Lamaze class, but for some expectant parents this may not be possible.However, the preparation for labor and birth is very important, if only to relieve anxiety of the unknown. These excellent videos are a great alternative to a live workshop, and also serve you well if you just want to brush up on your knowledge or practice some more in the comfort of your own home.
FREE Lamaze Videos?
Or why Free is not ALWAYS better...
That being said, I found that Having Your Baby! and Laugh and Learn About Childbirth are both absolutely wonderful and comprehensive childbirth courses on DVD that are quite inexpensive. If you want to recover part of your purchase price you can always sell it on eBay if you have no more need for it. I'm sure it'll sell like hotcakes, and they're worth every penny.
Top Choice: Laugh and Learn About Childbirth
Laugh and Learn About Childbirth
Amazon Price: $29.99 (as of 07/05/2009)
Completely updated, this is the only comprehensive childbirth course on the market. All aspects of labor and delivery are covered, including pain relieving options, the entire Lamaze training with one breathing technique and natural childbirth, and everything you need to know about Cord Blood Banking. 'Laugh and Learn About Childbirth' is also a fun and entertaining way to learn everything you need to know to have a pleasant pregnancy, labor and delivery. I found them perfect for watching at your own pace in the comfort and convenience of your own home.
"Comprehensive and very entertaining! Great to watch in your own time at home. A great buy!" --Pregnancy Magazine
(99 customer reviews)
Having Your Baby!
A Complete Lamaze Prepared Childbirth Class on DVD
Having Your Baby! A Complete Lamaze Prepared Childbirth Class
Amazon Price: $26.49 (as of 07/05/2009)
Parents-to-be who are interested in the Lamaze method but can't attend a class will be happy to know they can learn it from this two-hour video.
Taught by two certified instructors who are OB nurses, this is the only video course that teaches the complete method.
Lamaze seeks to reduce pain through relaxation achieved by massage, focus, and a series of breathing techniques. The instructors share an easy rapport, demonstrating the exercises on each other before a roomful of couples and thoroughly explaining the purpose of labor, how to know when it begins, and its three stages. They describe medications and birth complications and include footage of both a natural Lamaze childbirth and a Caesarian delivery.
While this tape was clearly shot in the 1980s (the hair styles and fashions are amusingly outdated), it does have new computer-generated diagrams, and the medical information seems up to date. The Lamaze technique itself has not altered, of course, and this video remains the gold standard in that department. --Kimberly Heinrichs
(58 customer reviews)
More Prepared Childbirth DVDs
Yoga Journal and Lamaze present: Yoga for your pregnancy
Amazon Price: $14.99 (as of 07/05/2009)
List Price: $19.99
How to Use Hypnosis During Pregnancy and Childbirth (2 Instructional DVD's)
Amazon Price: $89.95 (as of 07/05/2009)
List Price: $89.95
The Business of Being Born
Amazon Price: $5.99 (as of 07/05/2009)
List Price: $19.98
Birth As We Know It
Amazon Price: (as of 07/05/2009)
List Price: $44.95
Lamaze Class Episodes on TV
The lighter side of childbirth business
The Lamaze class, it seems, is always good for a few laughs. Many TV series and sitcoms can boast of at least one Lamaze scene. Here's what I've found so far (feel free to add more episodes you can find):
Lamaze Videos on VHS
![Having Your Baby! A Complete Lamaze Prepared Childbirth Class, English language version [VHS]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51DM2WFP97L._SL75_.jpg)
![Having Your Baby! A Complete Lamaze Prepared Childbirth Class, Spanish language version [VHS]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/512T3A8JMKL._SL75_.jpg)
![Birth Of The Lamaze Method [VHS]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/21NP9T7QC7L._SL75_.jpg)
Educational Lamaze and Childbirth Videos on YouTube
And some are clearly for your entertainment only ;)
Lamaze Buzz
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The Official Lamaze Guide: For a healthy Pregnancy & Birth
The Official Lamaze Guide is the first and only official pregnancy and childbirth guide endorsed by Lamaze International, the leading childbirth education organization in North America. It presents childbearing as an elegant, simple, healthy process instead of an experience fraught with danger.
This book encourages mothers to trust their ability to give birth without needless medical intervention. It's an excellent resource not only for Lamaze students, but all expectant parents who want a childbirth that reflects their informed choices and results in a healthy, happy, and fulfilling birth. (25 customer reviews)
Amazon Price: (as of 07/05/2009)
Preparation for Birth: The Complete Guide to the Lamaze Method
The first complete guide for couples to the most popular method of natural childbirth. Destined to become the standard book on Lamaze, covering everything from the moment of pregnancy to the difficulties of adjusting to parenthood.
(17 customer reviews)
Amazon Price: $12.21 (as of 07/05/2009)
Thank You, Dr Lamaze
In the 1950's - inspired by Grantly Dick-Read's Childbirth without Fear - Marjorie Karmel, an American woman pregnant with her first child in Paris, went to see pioneering French obstetrician Dr Lamaze. This best-selling account of her experiences of antenatal education and hospital care on both sides of the Atlantic and the birth of her children would change the way many women give birth forever.
Thank you, Dr Lamaze is the moving and often very funny story of a woman's experiences when faced with traditional pre-conceptions about giving birth by both medical profession and friends, and still rings very true today. Witty and perceptive, Karmel's book is set to entertain and enlighten a new generation of readers.
(7 customer reviews)
Amazon Price: $12.44 (as of 07/05/2009)
Some Recommendations For You
Here are some great related videos that I think you will like. "In the Womb" by National Geographic is pretty spectacular, if you are interested in what goes on to the growing baby in the womb. Also very helpful if you have other kids asking you these types of questions. :-)
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