title: The journey of an early lamaze childbirth educator.
abstract: The author, who accomplished the majority of her work as a childbirth educator while based in Tampa, Florida, journals the experience of being an early pioneer in promoting Lamaze childbirth in the United States, beginning in the 1960s. Many aspects of her story are common to the stories of other childbirth educators who also pioneered the childbirth movement in the United States during the same time frame. This history is presented for its potential usefulness to those who continue to work to advance the Lamaze International goal of promoting normal birth.
authors.affiliation: LORRAINE KUSHNER has been a Lamaze Certified Childbirth Educator since 1966. She is a licensed mental health counselor in private practice in Tampa, Florida. She specializes in issues relating to childbirth, such as neonatal death, postpartum depression, and infertility.
authors.forename: Lorraine
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Kushner