VBAC Preparation Workshops
Do you feel prepared for a vaginal birth? Do you know how this differs after a previous caesarean birth?
Have you written an informed birth plan?
Do you know your rights and the choices they might ask you 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 The Essex Birth Company’s VBAC 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.
2 x 3 hour sessions for birthing person and birth partner/s.
£300 including an 80 page guide created by The Essex Birth Company, plus VBAC specific relaxation scripts
With the option to add birth pool and TENS machine hire
Discussion Topics
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Your rights to a VBAC, HBAC and to choose your ideal place of birth.
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Feelings and emotions surrounding a VBAC and exploring feelings regarding your previous birth/s. Kirstie's work as a life coach, trainee counsellor and trauma specialist are valuable in supporting your emotional health.
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Safety, statistics and what the research is telling us, including risks associated with uterine rupture and continuous monitoring.
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Personalised Care and Support Plans and creating a supportive NHS care team.
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Coping mechanisms, such as TENS, aromatherapy, massage, breathing, water, affirmations, medical pain relief, increasing oxytocin and more.
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Hormones associated with birth. How to increase the hormones that support labour and birth.
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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.
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We will also cover everything that is discussed in The Essex Birth Company’s standard Birth Preparation Workshop.
We will work through your birth preparation manual created by The Essex Birth Company. You can ask any questions that have been playing on your mind. You will leave feeling empowered, knowledgeable, and prepared for a positive birth experience.
