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Lamaze Childbirth Educator Certification Examination
THE EXAM AT-A-GLANCE
The
Lamaze certification exam consists of 150 multiple-choice questions.
Three hours are allotted for completion of the examination. The
questions reflect essential information that a childbirth educator
should know, the Competencies of a Lamaze Certified Childbirth
Educator:
- Promote
the childbearing experience as a normal, natural, and healthy
process, which profoundly affects women and their families.
(15%) 22 or 23 questions.
- Assist
women and their families to discover and use strategies that
facilitate normal, natural, healthy pregnancy, birth,
breastfeeding and early parenting. (30%) 45 questions.
- Help
women and their families to understand how interventions and
complications influence the normal course of pregnancy, birth,
breastfeeding, and early postpartum.
(15%) 22 or 23 questions.
- Provides
information and support that encourages attachment between
babies and their families. (5%)
7 or 8 questions.
- Assist
women and their families to make informed decisions for
childbearing. (5%) 7 or 8 questions.
- Act
as an advocate to promote normal, natural, healthy and
fulfilling childbirth experiences for women and their families. (5%)
7 or 8 questions.
- Design,
teach, and evaluate a course in Lamaze preparation that
increases women’s confidence and ability to give birth. (20%)
30 questions.
Eligibility
Lamaze certification candidates may become eligible to sit
for the exam in one of three ways. They may qualify as an
experienced educator, as a midwife or midwifery student or as a
traditional candidate who has successfully completed a Lamaze
Childbirth Educator Program. Please
visit the Lamaze Web site for detailed eligibility criteria.
Exam
Dates
April
25, 2007
(Applications
due by March 30, 2007)
October
26, 2007 (Applications due by October 1, 2007)
We
now have a demo exam for you to view online. Click here to
go to the LaserGrade web page that contains the demo exam.
Please note that the link to the exam is located at the bottom
right of the demo page.
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