Pregnancy
Here are three class options designed for you. Below, you’ll find a description of each one to help you choose the best fit for this special stage in your life. Hypnobirthing, Labor and Birth or Customizable Birth.
Option 1
Hypnobirthing® Mongan Method
The Hypnobirthing® Mongan Method is a comprehensive approach to childbirth that empowers women to experience a calm, peaceful, and gentle birth. By integrating deep relaxation, breathing techniques, and affirmations with thorough education on labor, fetal development, bonding, and more, it reduces fear, pain, and tension, facilitating a safer birth. This 5-week course includes one class per week, with birth partners encouraged to attend.
Available both virtually and in-person, it offers flexible options for all expecting mothers.
What You Will Learn
Advantages of HypnoBirthing
- Reduces need for chemical anesthesia and other interventions
- Lessens fatigue during labor
- Birthing partner completely involved in birthing process
- Reduces the length of labor
- Decrease in reported cases of postpartum depression
- Babies born more alert resulting in higher rate of breastfeeding in the immediate postpartum period
- Reduced incidence of pelvic floor damage
Who is HypnoBirthing for?
- Ideal for every woman preparing for childbirth
- Those planning to birth in a hospital, home or birthing center
- Those who are considering natural, medication free birth or who are considering medicated pain relievers/epidural
- Those who anticipate cesarean section due to other circumstance but still want to prepare their body and mind for birth and the postpartum period
- Those having their first or repeated pregnancy
Option 2
Labor and Birth
A traditional childbirth course covering stages of labor, comfort measures, and pain management, including epidural and postpartum recovery. The course is broken up into 2 sessions. Birth Partner encouraged to attend.
Prepare for birth with our comprehensive traditional 2-day Labor and Birth class. This live course covers everything you need to know to feel confident and empowered as you approach labor and delivery.
Class Topics
- Stages of Labor: Understand each stage of labor, from early labor to delivery, so you know what to expect.
- Comfort Measures: Learn various techniques for managing pain and discomfort, including breathing exercises, positioning, and relaxation methods.
- Medications: Get detailed information on the different pain relief options available, including their benefits and potential side effects.
- Post-Birth Recovery: Discover what to expect during the postpartum period, including physical and emotional recovery tips.
Option 3
Customizable Birth Program
This program is ideal for women with special circumstances or those seeking education on specific topics, such as cesarean sections and inductions.
The one-on-one course, consisting of three sessions, covers traditional childbirth education, including what to expect as you prepare for labor and birth, the stages of labor, comfort measures, and pain management.
Additionally, each participant can choose one extra topic to review from the following options:
- Postpartum care and recovery
- Preparation and recovery for induction and cesarean section
- Preparing for your newborn