Birth Preparation Workshops
Do you feel prepared for birth?
Have you written an informed birth plan?
Do you know your rights, and about the choices you might be asked to make?
Would you like to know about the stages of labour, coping strategies for each stage, and what will happen to your body and to your baby during birth?
These are a few of the things we talk about during my birth preparation workshops, but we cover so much more.
Workshop Details
I can facilitate sessions via Zoom, in your home, or in my home overlooking the Essex countryside with tea and cake.
Approx. 2 x 2.5 hour sessions for birthing person and birth partner/s.
£250 including a 60 page birth preparation guide created by The Essex Birth Company.
With the option to add birth pool and TENS machine hire.
Discussion Topics
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Coping mechanisms, for example TENS, aromatherapy, massage, breathing, water, affirmations, medical pain relief, increasing oxytocin and more.
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The benefits of upright birthing and movement
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Hormones associated with birth. How to increase the hormones that support labour and birth.
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Birth types: physiological (vaginal birth without assistance), assisted birth and theatre births.
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Biomechanics for birth and foetal positioning.
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We will break down each stage of labour and the birthing process, discussing what may happen and what you can do to promote a happy productive birth.
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Preparation for your chosen birth partner. How they can be involved and what they can do.
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What if plans change and how to make informed decisions, for example induction, ill health, change of birth place, emergencies.
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How to asses risk in a way that achieves the best outcome for your family.
We will work through your birth preparation guide created by The Essex Birth Company. You can ask any questions that have been playing on your mind. You will leave feeling confident, knowledgeable and prepared for a positive birth experience.