Classes begin Wednesday, January 5th. This series is ideal for April and May due dates.
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New students have access to our extensive collection of books, magazines and DVDs.
We are always striving to improve our educational offering, therefore course outline, materials, fees and schedules may be subject to change at discretion of instructor.
When pregnant with my first child, I started researching childbirth and quickly found that childbirth is extremely controversial, which came as a great surprise. How can something as natural as childbirth, which has occurred since the beginning of time, be fraught with so many questions? The reality is that birthing in today’s society means women have options and alternatives: hospital vs. birthing center, medication vs. no drugs, induction vs. natural onset of labor, scheduled c-section vs. natural delivery, formula vs. breastfeeding, and thousands more.
I passionately believe childbirth education will equip you with the knowledge to make informed choices, will bring you greater satisfaction about your birth, and will deliver a stronger/healthier/happier baby . As you learn what to expect from childbirth, anxiety and fear are eliminated allowing increased relaxation, reducing pain, and resulting in a Joy Filled Birth.
Over the course of 12 weeks in Joy Filled Birth classes, you will learn how to completely relax, and begin to trust yourself and your body to labor more naturally. Concentration on nutrition and exercise helps mothers stay low risk throughout their pregnancy, avoiding complications and allowing the most options at birth. Combined, these methods allow for increased relaxation which is the safest most effective way to avoid unnecessary pain during labor.
A unique component of the class is that my husband participates -and provides direct one on one support for future fathers. I believe that one of the most important aspects of natural birth is the help of a loving, supportive coach who knows about natural childbirth and is able to advocate for the laboring mom and her unborn child.