death_date death_place children birth_place other_names nationality name birth_date known_for notable_works spouse article_title birth_name occupation
15 may 2015 new york , united states 1 -lrb- son , peter -rrb- berlin , germany elisabeth koenigsberger german elisabeth bing 08 july 1914 proponent of natural childbirth 1940s -- 2000s fred max bing 1951 -lrb- widowed -rrb- elisabeth bing
 elisabeth dorothea koenigsberger physical therapist
elisabeth bing

elisabeth dorothea bing -lrb- née koenigsberger ; 8 july 1914 -- 15 may 2015 -rrb- was a german physical therapist , co-founder of lamaze international , and proponent of natural childbirth .
she trained as a physical therapist in england after fleeing nazi germany due to her jewish ancestry .
her hospital work there made her interested in natural childbirth , and she taught it to parents in the united states after she moved there in 1949 .
to promote natural childbirth methods , she co-founded the american society for psychoprophylaxis in obstetrics -lrb- now lamaze international -rrb- , gave several tv and radio appearances , and wrote several books on the subject .
she became known as the `` mother '' of the lamaze method in the united states .
