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| Gamay Arkoncel-Dacanay teaches the class and guides each couple one-on-one as they master the Lamaze method. Her own experience in childbirth involves one Cesarean birth and three Lamaze childbirths. Gamay adheres to the method as laid out by Dr. Fernand Lamaze himself. "As envisioned by Dr. Lamaze, the method is about achieving what I call 'zero pain' during childbirth," she says. "This is what I achieved during my births and this is the objective I set for my students." An important ingredient in Lamaze is concentration and stamina. "It came easy for me since I have already developed this skill as an theater actress and a modern dance artist," she says. Realizing that most women do not possess her kind of training, Gamay devised a 4-session course for learning Lamaze, incorporating knowledge from Lamaze publications and her own childbirth experiences. She has written a book entitled, Lamaze: Kung Paano Dapat Manganak ang Babae (Lamaze: How a Woman Should Give Birth). The book was published by Anvil Publishing House and launched in September 2003. About Gamay's Lamaze Book Write or Call Main Take a peek into a Lamaze class Labor Photos 1 Labor Photos 2 |