Childbirth Education
Not your average childbirth education class!
Have you attended your hospital’s natural childbirth education class already, only to spend the whole class hearing about how you will not be able to handle the pain of childbirth, and will end up getting an epidural, regardless of your natural birth plan?
That is what happened to me.
That experience, coupled with hearing birth story after birth story of women who had traumatic birth experiences, led me to create the Freely Yours Birth Course - a one-of-a-kind childbirth prep course designed to teach you about the physiological process of birth, your rights and options during labor, true informed consent, mindset preparation, and so much more!
What you will learn in the Freely Yours Birth Course
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Informed Consent During Labor
The most important thing you can know about your labor is that everything is YOUR choice. We will teach you how to make an informed decision about each option you might encounter using the BRAIN method (benefits, risks, alternatives, intuition, nothing).
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Interventions & Medical Procedures
Whether you are planning a homebirth or a hospital birth, it is important that you learn what medical interventions could arise so that you are prepared to face them, and not scrambling in the moment when emotions are high and you are in labor!
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Partner Involvement
Oxytocin is the key hormone that starts and keeps contractions going. Oxytocin is also known as the love hormone, and who else better to get that flowing than your partner! We will show you how to connect during labor. Trust us, your partner is going to want to attend and learn how to support you!
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Fears & Mindset Preparation
It is normal to fear birth, especially if you have never given birth before or have had a traumatic birth previously. We will help you identify and work through your fears and prepare you mentally for birth. Mental preparation is a key element to birth prep that most courses don’t teach!
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Newborn Procedures
Once your baby is born, there are many more choices that you have to make. Do you want delayed cord clamping, skin to skin, vitamin K, hepatitis B vaccine, eye antibiotic ointment, etc.? We will teach you about these options with evidenced based information.
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Comfort Measures & Pain Relief
We won’t sugarcoat it- labor is hard work! However, you are stronger than you know. With the methods we will teach you and your partner, you will be prepared to face contractions calmly and powerfully.
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Postpartum Care
Postpartum isn’t something you should wait to think about until you get home from the hospital. We will give you a framework to set you up for success to have the best postpartum period possible.
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Labor Positions
Movement during labor is key to helping your baby engage and move down the birth canal. We will practice labor positions that you can use during your birth.
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Physiological Birth Process
We will teach you how your body and baby work together to navigate birth. This will give you confidence so that you know what is normal when your labor begins.
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Breastfeeding Basics
We will teach you the benefits of breastfeeding, positions to feed your baby in, when to feed your baby, resources you might need, and more!
In-person Freely Yours Birth Course schedule:
Serving Virginia Beach, Norfolk, Chesapeake, and Hampton Roads families.
If you would like to register for the class, click the button below to send us a message. We will respond with details about payment methods and any other corresponding details you need to know!
September 9th, 9am-3pm
September 16th, 9am-12pm
Wave of Life Chiropractic
4640 Shore Dr. Ste 108
Virginia Beach, VA
$299
Prefer a one-on-one personalized class for you and your partner?
Schedule a free consultation where we will discuss your desires and dates that work for our instructors. This class will be held in your home with a schedule that fits your busy life!