The Journal of Perinatal Education (JPE) is the leading peer-reviewed journal specifically for childbirth educators. Through evidence-based articles, the JPE advances the knowledge of aspiring and seasoned educators in any setting — independent or private practice, community, hospital, nursing or midwifery school — and informs educators and other health-care professionals on research that will improve their practice and their efforts to advance safe and healthy birth.

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Table of Contents

Volume 33, Issue 4 – October 2024

A 62-Year-Old Organization Battling the Maternal Health Crisis: The Lamaze of Today
Quevedo, Silvia, MS, CCC-SLP, CAE
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The Philosophy That Enables the Return to Our Essence in Breastfeeding: HypnoBreastfeeding
Gökçe İsbir, G., PhD, RN; Alus Tokat, M., PhD, RN
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Strategies to Integrate Content on Consensual Nonmonogamy and the Transition to Parenthood Into Perinatal Education Practice
Polomeno, Viola, PhD, RN, BSc, MSc(A); Avanthay Strus, Jacqueline, RN, MScN, PhD(c)
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The Effect of Spinning Babies® Education on Confidence in Implementing Techniques and Knowledge Regarding Safety Related to Labor Positioning Among Birth Professionals
Spagnoli, Maggie, MSN, WHNP, RNC-OB, RNC-IAP; Monroe, Martha, PhD, RN; Davies, Claire, PhD, PT
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Improving Online Childbirth Education: A Role for Active Learning
Weaver, Jennifer M., PhD
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Submit to the Journal

Submitting an article to a scholarly publication like The Journal for Perinatal Education is one important way to validate your expertise as a childbirth educator, especially if you are a Lamaze Certified Childbirth Educator (LCCE). Ready to submit your article for peer review, or not sure where to start? Visit the JPE homepage and navigate to the “Submit an Article” tab to review Author Guidelines, information about writing a manuscript, and more. All manuscripts should be submitted online using Editorial Manager.

Please send JPE inquiries to:

Wendy C. Budin, PhD, RN-BC, FAAN, LCCE, FACCE, Editor-in-Chief
The Journal of Perinatal Education 
E-mail: wendy.budin@rutgers.edu
Phone: 973-972-9731

Thank You, JPE Reviewers!

Thank you to the community of childbirth educators who serve as the editorial board — and as reviewers — for JPE. We appreciate your commitment and expertise to ensuring the highest quality of content is published in this scholarly venue.

Cheryl Beck, DNSc, CNM, FAAN
School of Nursing, University of Connecticut
USA

Raymond De Vries, PhD
Bioethics Program, University of Michigan School of Medicine
USA

Susan Gennaro, RN, DSN, LCCE, FACCE, FAAN
William F. Connell School of Nursing, Boston College
USA

Maureen Groer, PhD, RN, FAAN
College of Nursing, University of South Florida
USA

Pamela D. Hill, PhD, RN, FAAN
College of Nursing, University of Illinois at Chicago
USA

June Horowitz, PhD, RNCS, FAAN
William F. Connell School of Nursing, Boston College
USA

Linda Mayberry, PhD, RN, FAAN
College of Nursing, New York University
USA

Viola Polomeno, PhD, RN
School of Nursing, University of Ottawa
Canada

Columnists

Barbara A. Hotelling, WHNP-BC, CD(DONA), LCCE
Family Medicine Center, University of North Carolina School of Medicine
USA

Nayna C. Philipsen, PhD, JD, RN, LCCE, FACCE
Attorney Helene Fuld School of Nursing, Coppin State University
Coppin State University

If you're interested in becoming a reviewer, please contact Editor-in-Chief Wendy C. Budin.