title: Welcoming transparency.
abstract: In this column, the editor of The Journal of Perinatal Education (JPE) discusses why there is a need for transparency to improve maternity care. The editor also describes the contents of this JPE issue, which offer a broad range of resources, research, and inspiration for childbirth educators in their efforts to promote normal birth.
authors.affiliation: WENDY BUDIN is the editor-in-chief of The Journal of Perinatal Education. She is also the director of nursing research at NYU Langone Medical Center and a clinical professor in the College of Nursing at New York University. She is a fellow in the American College of Childbirth Educators and is currently chair of the Lamaze International Certification Council.
authors.forename: Wendy C
authors.initials: WC
authors.lastname: Budin