In this class we will use multi sensory experiences to explore how labor works, what labor looks like, comfort measures and positions for labor, pain coping practices and the instinctual aspects of the birthing process while processing the emotional journey. This course is based on Birthing From Within philosophy. Parents will learn through interactive and creative participation, in a spirit of fun and curiosity.
Participants will explore:
Assumptions about pain
Learn and practice pain-coping techniques
Transforming your fears to birth in awareness
Honoring childbirth as a profound Rite of Passage
Develop and strengthen communication, trust and confidence during labor and beyond
Expectations of labor and birth
Role of Partner and Birth Companions
How to get practical information and make conscious decisions
Using your imagination in considering a range of possibilities about labor and birth
The physical and emotional process of labor and birth
Postpartum Recovery
Welcoming your baby and bonding as a family.
Class times are March 20 from 6 to 9 pm
March 21st from 2 to 6 pm and March 22 from 10 to 4 pm.
Register at http://www.portlandbirthclasses.com
