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 Interested in becoming a guest blogger or regular contributor? Contact the site administrator, Cara Terreri, at cterreri@lamaze.org.

 

Cara Terreri – Site Administrator & Blogger

I began working with Lamaze two years before I became a mother. Somewhere in the process of poring over marketing copy in a Lamaze brochure and birthing my first child, I became an advocate for childbirth education. Two kids later (and a whole lot more work for Lamaze), I’m now embarking on the journey of Site Administrator for Giving Birth with Confidence, the Lamaze blog for and by women. I continue to have a strong passion for the awesome power and beauty in pregnancy and birth, and for helping women to discover their own power and ability through birth. It is my hope that through this site, women will have a place to find and offer positive support to other women who are going through the amazing journey to motherhood.   
 

 

Judith Lothian, PhD, RN, LCCE - Blogger

Judith Lothian is a nurse and childbirth educator. She is an Associate Professor of Nursing at Seton Hall University and the Associate Editor of the Journal of Perinatal Education (JPE). She writes a regular column for the JPE and is the co-author of The Official Lamaze Guide: Giving Birth with Confidence. Judith lives in Brooklyn, NY and has five grown children and eight grandchildren.

 

 

Rachel Bohn, CD(DONA), LCCE – Blogger
 
Rachel has been a doula for 9 years and has been teaching Lamaze classes for 3 years. She has always had a passion for pregnancy, labor and birth. After having her own children, she pursued her dream of working with pregnant moms and their partners. She currently teaches private Lamaze classes in the comfort of clients’ homes, which are also geared around their schedules. You can learn more about her services by e-mailing her at 1rbohn@optonline.net.

 

 

Danielle Elwood – Blogger

Danielle is a mother of two young boys, Camden and Benjamin, born born via cesarean section under very different circumstances. Through her birth experiences Danielle became heavily involved with The International Cesarean Awareness Network (ICAN) and blogging. Since the birth of her first child – a failed induction – Danielle realized the heavy need for childbirth education in her local shoreline community in Connecticut and has dedicated her time towards blogging and writing for local publications on the issues. Danielle is married to William, who is a veteran of the United States Marine Corp and a Firefighter, and they reside in Shelton, Connecticut. Danielle currently authors her own blog entitled Momotics and also writes a blog titled Pregnancy, Parenthood, and Playtime for the Connecticut Media Group. She hopes to sit for the Lamaze exam in October 2010.

 

Amy Romano, MSN, CNM – BloggerAmy Romano

Amy is a midwife and expert in evidence-based maternity care. She manages Lamaze International’s award-winning research blog, Science & Sensibility. A frequent contributor to online and print journals, Amy believes that with a better understanding of the research and scientific evidence, we can improve the health and care of women and infants in pregnancy, birth and beyond. Follow her on Twitter at @midwifeamy.
 

 

Liz Abbene, CD(DONA), LCCE – Blogger

Liz is a Lamaze Certified Childbirth Educator and birth doula certified through DONA, and the founder of Enlightened Mama. Her passion for pregnancy, childbirth, and parenting began at a young age. She made countless visits to the labor and delivery unit where her mother worked as a nurse and visited many of the childbirth classes that her mother taught. Liz absolutely loves sharing in the experiences with those embarking on this incredible journey into parenthood, and she believes that knowledge is the key to a positive experience during pregnancy, birth, and parenting. She and her husband, Chris, are the proud parents of three vivacious children, with number four expected in early 2011.