Birthing Basics: One-Day Natural Childbirth Seminar

Taught from a HypnoBirthing perspective, this fun one day seminar covers all of the essentials for labor and birth over six hours. Mothers and their partners will feel better informed and more confident about labor and birth.  Couples relax, snack, and enjoy ample opportunities to discuss questions, watch birth videos, and formulate birthing preferences.

TOPICS INCLUDE:

-What conventional labor is like versus a mother-centered approach to birth
-The mind-body connection
-Overcoming fears and other roadblocks
-How the body prepares for labor
-The stages and phases of labor (physiology of labor)
-Potential interventions, such as medications and how they may influence labor
-Avoiding unnecessary routines and cesareans
-Labor coping strategies such as breathing, visualizations, relaxation, positions, etc.
-Creating a supportive birth environment
-Special circumstances and how to recognize them
-How to talk to your health care provider
-Birthing your baby
-Tips for birth companions
-Creating birth preferences
-Early breastfeeding and postpartum care
-Community resources