Natural Childbirth Classes
"An active birth is instinctive. It involves you giving birth quite naturally & spontaneously through your own will & determination, having the complete freedom to use your body as you choose & to follow it's urges. Active birth is an attitude of mind."
- Active Birth: The New Approach to Giving Birth Naturally
Natural Childbirth Classes
These classes provide a nurturing community of support in which parents can explore their values, fears and hopes in the company of other expectant parents. They present a consumer-oriented, woman & family centered approach that emphasizes the midwifery model of care, meeting challenges and nurturing yourself & your baby for the best possible start to parenthood.
Labor & birth are intense, hard work, and each is unique. Through these classes you will learn tools to work with your body and the process of giving birth, and you will have the knowledge to make your own best choices at each point along the way. By replacing the unknown with knowledge, fear and tension can be lessened and be replaced with confidence. Spontaneity & inventing your own methods can help you meet the intensity of labor. These things are keys to actively giving birth.
Some Topics Covered Include:
- Examination of birth in our culture.
- Birth settings & caregivers - how to determine which is the best fit for your birth.
- How to understand and work with the physical and emotional changes of pregnancy, birth, and the postpartum period.
- Choosing foods and exercises for a healthy pregnancy.
- Writing a personal birth plan to use as communication tool with you caregiver & others about the birth you desire.
- How to use a range of relaxation and comfort techniques for labor.
- Positions that can make labor more comfortable.
- Avoiding an unnecessary cesarean & other interventions.
- How you can remain empowered even when interventions are required.
- Taking care of yourself and your baby after your birth.
Class Outline
This class usually runs as an 8-week series, each class lasting 2 hours.
- Class One - Birth Today
- Class Two - Pregnancy: Growth & Decision Making
- Class Three - The Process of Birthing
- Class Four - Interventions & Planning Your Birth
- Class Five - Tools For Labor & Birth
- Class Six - Unexpected Outcomes & Problem Solving
- Class Seven - The Newborn & Breastfeeding
- Class Eight - Postpartum & Parenting
Classes are very interactive and involve many group discussions, hands-on practices & games.
Pricing
Cost of the series is discounted to $200.00 due to the fact that portions of this series will be video recorded for an observation and critiquing submittion to my certifying organization. Space is limited! Register ASAP to reserve your spot. :)
Schedule
August 29 - October 10th
1pm - 3:30pm
This series will be 7 weeks.
Planet Chiropractic
2971 Fairburn Rd.
Douglasville, GA