Grace Doulas Birth Education Classes
This CBE class is ideal for out-of-hospital birthing couples but it also prepares you for hospital births.
The Grace Doulas Childbirth Education classes are a fusion of principles found in Bradley and Lamaze classes. They incorporate principles of birth positioning, movement, and visualization. This class is perfect for moms planning to deliver at home, at a birthing center, in a hospital, or for those still trying to decide!
Both first time mamas and moms who've had less than ideal birth experiences will benefit from this classes. This classes will make any mom feel more prepared and ready to face the unknown journey of childbirth. And we love helping dads find their purpose and role as coach, as unique individuals, during the childbirth experience. Together, you will be empowered to advocate for yourselves as needed throughout the birth process.
Nervous about being a single mom? Don't be! Grab your mom or BFF and attend together; we'd love to have you join us!
We'll help decrease your worries, lessen your anxiety of the unknown, and equip you with a strategy to face unexpected decisions with a peaceful inner confidence. Join us for a hands-on, engaging journey of preparation for parenthood and learn how to:
Prepare your mind and body for the athletic event called labor
Manage early labor at home
Relax and work with your labor and not against it
Use positioning to facilitate your labor's progress
Help ensure a positive birth experience
Topics for our six weeks include Nutrition and Exercise, Nuts and Bolts of Coping with Labor, The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly of Interventions, Meeting the Challenges of Breastfeeding, and Coming Home- Now What?
Mercy Medical Center -Maternity
Childbirth Preparation
Childbirth Preparation will be a two-week class series offered monthly and will last 2.5 hours each night. Class will run from 6:30 - 9 pm on Wednesday nights; the last class inculdes a tour of the Family Birth Center. This series helps prepare women and their partners for the labor and birth experience. The class covers topics from pregnancy to birth, Cesarean, and postpartum with an emphasis on options for labor and delivery and coping strategies for pain management. Plan ahead and enroll in a Childbirth Preparation Class during your 4th or 5th month of pregnancy. Classes fill up quickly.
The tour of the Family Birth Center will give you the opportunity to see firsthand our labor and delivery rooms, nursery and postpartum areas, and to ask any questions about obstetric services and programs we offer.
The Childbirth Preparation class is offered in an "all-day" Saturday format.
A Childbirth Preparation class designed for those who live or work out of town or cannot commit to a series of classes. The "all-day" session from 9 am to 4 pm will immerse both the expectant mother and her partner in an intensive that includes classroom work, skills practice, interaction and a maternity tour experience. Plan on a one hour lunch/snack time on your own.
Note: For the skills practice portion of class, expectant moms are encouraged to bring a pillow and blanket to the all-day Childbirth Preparation class.