title: Questions from our readers: commentary on "lamaze in the 21st century".
abstract: In response to Lamaze International's latest position paper, "Lamaze in the 21st Century," the author discusses the concept of normal birth and identifies the need for an advocacy effort in support of normal birth as the standard procedure.
authors.affiliation: J udith L othian is a childbirth educator in Brooklyn, New York, and the Chair of the Lamaze International Certification Council. She is also an associate professor at the College of Nursing at Seton Hall University in South Orange, New Jersey.
authors.forename: Judith A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Lothian