Lamaze International

Lamaze International
Formation 1960
Founders Elisabeth Bing
Marjorie Karmel
Type Non-profit organization
Purpose promoting the Lamaze technique of natural childbirth
Website www.lamaze.org
Formerly called
American Society for Psychoprophylaxis in Obstetrics (ASPO)

Lamaze International, formerly the American Society for Psychoprophylaxis in Obstetrics or ASPO, is an organization dedicated to promoting the Lamaze technique of natural childbirth. It was co-founded in 1960 by Elisabeth Bing and Marjorie Karmel.