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Birth Education
Classes
Birth
Education
Childbirth classes are an effective way of increasing self-awareness
and of teaching you how to deal with the process of labor and birth.
In this eight-week course you and your birth partner will learn a variety
of techniques that will enable you to find your own body’s rhythm
to guide you through the birth experience.
The goal is to provide education, which will help you achieve the safest,
most rewarding and empowering birth experience possible.
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of a class in session
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The
Following is taught:
- Active participation
of the birth partner
- Excellent nutrition
during pregnancy
- Avoidance of
drugs
- Natural breathing
- Variety of relaxation
techniques:
physical, mental, emotional
- Tuning into your
body & working with it
- Immediate and
continuous contact with your newborn
- Breastfeeding
beginning at birth
- Positive communication
skills
- Options for informed
decisions regarding birth choices
- Preparation for
unexpected complications
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