While the nine-week class series is recommended, this is not always possible for every family. BirthWorks Express features some of the highlights from the comprehensive 9 week class. If you are interested in holistic birth preparation, but are very limited due to significant scheduling constraints, then the BirthWorks Express Session is a perfect solution to meet your needs. Upcoming Express sessions are listed at right.
Meets once, 7 hours | Small class size | $200, includes a catered, boxed lunch and refreshments [$35 retainer required]
BirthWorks is a unique and innovative design for childbirth education that integrates the mind, body, and spirit. BirthWorks classes are based on the belief that the knowledge about how to give birth already exists within every woman. Couples who take BirthWorks classes come away from the classes feeling calm, confident and well-equipped for their unique labor/birth experience. BirthWorks classes are for ANY couple! They are designed for couple birthing in different locations: hospitals, birth center or at home. They are also designed for both first-timers and those who’ve given birth previously.
BirthWorks Express is a good fit for couples who:
- have a fast approaching due date
- have significant scheduling limitations
- are looking for a “refresher” class after previously taking a holistic birth class
BirthWorks Express features some of the highlights from the comprehensive 9 week class. If you are interested in holistic birth preparation, but are very limited due to significant scheduling constraints, then the BirthWorks Express Session is a perfect solution to meet your needs. During this one-day class, you will experience holistic education on the following topics in a laid-back, friendly environment:
- Emotional preparation for birth: One of the most important aspects of birth preparation! BirthWorks helps you to both identify and work through fears and will equip you with tools for continued mental/emotional prep outside of class.
- Deep breathing, relaxation: Did you know that a woman’s ability to relax her body has a significant impact on her labor? I will teach you how to use these as tools for a more comfortable labor/birth and teach your partner how they can help you to maintain relaxation throughout labor.
- Understanding the pelvis: The pelvis plays a vital role during pregnancy, labor and birth. BirthWorks will give you a deeper understanding of this as we do a variety of exercises, explore healthy positions for labor/birth and discuss the importance of optimal fetal positioning.
- Exploring pain/birth environment: Why do we have pain? What factors influence a person’s pain perception? What are the factors that literally increase or decrease sensations of pain? How does a person’s environment affect their perception of pain? We’ll explore how all this ties into birth preparation to help you labor more comfortably!
- Holistic approach to the stages of labor: BirthWorks will equip you and your partner with many tools to confidently work through each stage of labor, helping partners to understand all they can do to support the laboring woman during each stage. We’ll also explore “Variations of Normal Labor,” which will give you and your partner confidence to handle your unique labor (Examples: long labor, fast labor, back labor, stalled labor) as labor rarely is a textbook experience.
- Hands-on practice and labor tools for partners: I will teach your partner: how to read a laboring woman’s physical and verbal cues, physical and emotional support techniques, understanding of the progression of labor and more!