‎If a human being's entrance into the world is not sacred, what is?

Birth works. As I guide you and your partner in trusting your body and the birth process, I nurture in you something you already know: this is what your body was made to do. With sound education, ample preparation and the loving help of a supportive partner, most women can birth naturally with calm and confidence. You may even find yourselves looking forward to this experience and the self-discovery which grows from it.

I teach the Bradley Method of childbirth preparation offering both private and group classes. I keep my group classes small to be able to give you individual attention, addressing your specific needs. You will learn how to cope with the stress of labor, thereby reducing pain, shortening your labor, and increasing comfort for you and baby. More specifically, in my classes you will learn: 

• Hands-on exercises and relaxation techniques 
  

• Partners learn valuable comfort measures that bring relief during labor; you'll learn how to tune into your partner so you know what she needs

• The physiology of labor so you understand what is happening to you and to your baby

• Sound nutrition: how it affects your growing baby and how it can be one of your greatest assets in labor

• When to get to the hospital or planned birth place

• To be a knowledgeable consumer of obstetric services who makes informed choices, regardless what those choices are

• Positive communication with your care-provider

• How to navigate hospital procedures and medical interventions and how to avoid the unnecessary use of them, including how to reduce your risk of a surgical birth

• How to deal with unexpected situations

• Introduction to breastfeeding

Next group series: Saturday February 18, 2012 10a - 1p

 

Helpful links:

A-Z from choosing your caregiver to birth options Childbirth Connection

Find a doula: Long Island Doula Association

Especially for VBAC-ing moms ICAN

Dr. Stuart Fischbein discusses the Midwifery model of care