Marathon Birth Training

Service Description

In this course, we will help you to discover the "race" that you want to run. After you have identified what you long to achieve in your birth, we will help you to prepare mind, body, and soul and be empowered to run your race with confidence! What we cover: - Planning for birth: birth locations, provider choices, tests and procedures to expect during pregnancy, what to expect when you arrive at your birth place, building your birth team, optional interventions during the birth process, creating a birth plan. - Preparing for birth: nutrition, fitness, stretches, optimal fetal positioning, understanding the birth process, how to manage a contraction, emotional and mental preparation, staying grounded, and more - Birthing day: How to tell you're really in labor, when to go to your birth place or call your birth team in, communicating with your provider, comfort measures, laboring positions, pushing techniques, counter pressure, and emotional support. - Postpartum Recovery: golden hour, postpartum expectations, birth processing, normal newborn behaviors and care, relational changes and expectations, breast and bottle feeding, newborn rhythms, and managing your mental/emotional health in the postpartum period. This class is comprehensive and helps you make sure you are well prepared for your labor, birth, and postpartum. This course is ideal for couples as we focus not only on mom, but also how she can best be supported by those who love her most! We would love to have you join us! This is a four-session course offered in-person quarterly or as a private virtual class ($50 private class fee applies).*Per participant pricing is "Per couple" pricing Send us an inquiry about the dates available for our next course.