Henci Goer

Henci Goer specializes in birth issues.

Henci Goer, award-winning medical writer and internationally known speaker, is the author of The Thinking Woman's Guide to a Better Birth. Her previous book, Obstetric Myths Versus Research Realities, is a highly-acclaimed resource for childbirth professionals, and a new edition is in press. An independent scholar, she is an acknowledged expert on evidence-based maternity care. Goer has written consumer education pamphlets and numerous articles for magazines as diverse as Reader's Digest and the Journal of Perinatal and Neonatal Nursing. She served as project director and participated as an Expert Work Group member on the document, "Evidence Basis for the Ten Steps of Mother-Friendly Care."

Currently, she is a resident expert on Lamaze International’s website where she moderates the "Ask Henci" forum and appears as a regular guest blogger on Science and Sensibility. Now concentrating on writing and speaking, Goer was a doula (labor support professional) for over 20 years and a Lamaze educator for ten.

Visit the Normal Birth Forum, Featuring Henci Goer

Join Henci Goer in discussing common practices and policies in pregnancy and childbirth. Learn about the evidence supporting normal birth. Get information that can help you — or your students or clients — make informed decisions about care. Find out the characteristics of providers who practice according to the best evidence.

You can access the Forum in two ways:

1. go directly to the Forum
2. go to the Lamaze Institute home page and click the "Ask Henci Forum" link.

If you go for option #2, you can see what else is on the site. You will find some great resources!

The Normal Birth Forum is free and open to all. Henci hopes you will join her there. Please pass this information on to anyone you think might be interested.