Childbirth & Labor class (3 hrs)- recommended 32 -34 wks
This private class with Boston Area Doulas founder, Kathleen, is designed to ease your mind and increase your knowledge base. This class is uniquely focused on what matters most to you: YOUR goals and YOUR concerns. As each topic is introduced, you will have the opportunity to dig as deep as you like. The goal is to prepare you for the birth of your baby/babies, and empower you with the knowledge and choices to have the experience you desire!
We will cover an array of topics including:
Ways that labor can start
When to go to the hospital
Timing contractions
The stages of labor: how it progresses and what to expect at each stage
Comforting techniques for easing discomfort
Positions/movements to facilitate progress, based on where baby is in the pelvis (with or without an epidural)
Preparing partners to support with labor (with their zone of comfort)
Medical and non-medical pain relief
Medical interventions & making informed choices
How to prepare for a VBAC
Cesarean birth
Induction
This private class with Boston Area Doulas founder, Kathleen, is designed to ease your mind and increase your knowledge base. This class is uniquely focused on what matters most to you: YOUR goals and YOUR concerns. As each topic is introduced, you will have the opportunity to dig as deep as you like. The goal is to prepare you for the birth of your baby/babies, and empower you with the knowledge and choices to have the experience you desire!
We will cover an array of topics including:
Ways that labor can start
When to go to the hospital
Timing contractions
The stages of labor: how it progresses and what to expect at each stage
Comforting techniques for easing discomfort
Positions/movements to facilitate progress, based on where baby is in the pelvis (with or without an epidural)
Preparing partners to support with labor (with their zone of comfort)
Medical and non-medical pain relief
Medical interventions & making informed choices
How to prepare for a VBAC
Cesarean birth
Induction
This private class with Boston Area Doulas founder, Kathleen, is designed to ease your mind and increase your knowledge base. This class is uniquely focused on what matters most to you: YOUR goals and YOUR concerns. As each topic is introduced, you will have the opportunity to dig as deep as you like. The goal is to prepare you for the birth of your baby/babies, and empower you with the knowledge and choices to have the experience you desire!
We will cover an array of topics including:
Ways that labor can start
When to go to the hospital
Timing contractions
The stages of labor: how it progresses and what to expect at each stage
Comforting techniques for easing discomfort
Positions/movements to facilitate progress, based on where baby is in the pelvis (with or without an epidural)
Preparing partners to support with labor (with their zone of comfort)
Medical and non-medical pain relief
Medical interventions & making informed choices
How to prepare for a VBAC
Cesarean birth
Induction