Childbirth for the Naturally Minded
Wednesday evenings starting April 7th
This class is designed for those who desire a vaginal unmedicated birth. It contains elements that explain varies interventions that may occur should you or your baby need them as well as an incredible amount of content regarding how your body works with your baby during pregnancy, birth and postpartum. We will cover how to have the smoothest birth with the least amount of pain possible.
We have packed this course with all of the knowledge we have about pregnancy, birth and postpartum, with a combination of attractive slide shows, open discussion, activities to get you moving around and connecting with your partner, short animations, live demos, and sometimes special guests!
The goal is to give you all the information you could need to have a satisfying birth no matter how it goes, and making an unmedicated vaginal birth the priority.
Below is an outline of what the 8-week series will look like
Week 1
Familiarizing ourselves with one another & how the class will run
Partners
Choosing your birth team & place of birth
Making informed choices
Week 2
Pregnancy Comfort
Cervical Exams
Physiology – Pregnancy & Birth
Week 3
Induction
Fetal Positioning
Labor Positions
Week 4
Stages of Labor
Pushing & Birth
VBAC
Week 5
Comfort Measures
Medical Comfort Management
Fetal Monitoring
Week6
Obstetric Tools/Interventions
Cesarean Birth
Immediate Postpartum
Week 7
Newborn Decisions
Circumcision
Newborn Care
Feeding your Baby
Week 8
When Baby’s in the NICU
Postpartum – What’s normal?
Your Baby – Healthy/Warning signs
Each day starts with a recap of the week before and clarifying anything from the previous week. Each topic will have its own slide show followed by time for discussion. Each topic has handouts.
Students are asked to bring a journal and something to write with
When & Where
8 Weeks every Wednesday
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