Empowered Birth Choices: Natural Childbirth Preparation Class
Event on 2014-03-15 14:30:00
Presenting
EMPOWERED BIRTH CHOICES
Make Informed Choices. Cultivate Trust In Birth
A 4-week series of group childbirth education classes for pregnant women and their birth partners.
Natural Childbirth Education. Preparation for Hospital, Birth Center or Homebirth
Promoting Mother-Friendly and Baby-Friendly Maternity Care
“Lamaze” Childbirth Education Class in Los Angeles
Taught by Cordelia Hanna-Cheruiyot, MPH, CHES, ICCE, CLE, CBA
A Certified Childbirth Educator, Certified Lactation Educator, Certified Birth Assistant, Assistant Midwife, and Certified Health Education Specialist with a Master’s in Public Health in Health Education and Promotion/Maternal Child Health. Over 20 years experience teaching expectant parents planning hospital, birth center or home births.
Saturdays, March 15, 22, 29, April 5, 2014
2:30 – 6:30 pm
Registration Deadline: March 10, 2014
Please plan to attend all 4 sessions. No walk-ins can be accomodated. Please pre-register in advance.
Location:
Los Angeles Birth Partners
1750 Ocean Park Blvd. Suite 206
Santa Monica, CA 90405
(Ocean Park and 18th Street)
Tuition:
0.00 per couple (May be tax-deductible).
Medi-Cal Rate (with Valid Medi-Cal card): 0 per couple
Pay by Check or Money Order:
Make checks payable to: The Association for Wholistic Maternal and Newborn Health
GROUP 4-WEEK SERIES CHILDBIRTH EDUCATION COURSE OVERVIEW
Length of sessions: 4 hours per session
Number of Sessions: 4
Target Audience: Pregnant women and their partners
Purpose and Overview of this Course
The purpose of this prenatal education course is to assist their pregnant women and their partners in understanding the process of birth and lactation, prepare for breastfeeding and learn what to expect during the postpartum period. Participants will learn labor coping methods, make informed choices in childbirth, and improve confidence for active birth-giving while cultivating acceptance of unexpected outcomes.
Learner Objectives
By the end of this 4 week series, expectant mothers and their partners will have:
1) Increased knowledge about options for childbirth, pros and cons of medical procedures, and be able to make informed choices during pregnancy and childbirth.
2) Increased confidence to give birth normally, cope with labor, and partners will have increased confidence to support the woman through the process of labor.
3) Increased confidence to breastfeed and care for their newborn.
WHY SHOULD YOU CHOOSE THESE BIRTH PREPARATION CLASSES?
Because we educate about and promote:
Informed consent and refusal in maternity care–not only is it responsible and ethical, women who felt they had decision-making power during birth had improved self-esteem and bonding with their babies
Alternative choices in childbirth such as homebirth, waterbirth, birth centers and midwife assisted birth
Physiological childbirth–it’s natural and normal, and results in healthy outcomes for mothers and infants.
The lifelong importance of maternal-infant attachment.
Breastfeeding–it protects and improves maternal and infant health for a lifetime and is also eco-friendly.
Awareness of spiritual and emotional aspects of birthing
Awareness of the influence of the woman’s social environment on pregnancy, birthing, and breastfeeding
Family involvement in the birthing process
Complimentary modalities for pregnancy and childbirth: acupuncture, chiropractic, herbology, etc.
Attachment parenting as the most sensible way to develop happy and secure children
In short, we trust birth. We believe in you. We help you develop confidence for birthing, breastfeeding and parenting. We help you develop a vision for your birth; we support you to manifest it.
CLASS CONTENT
Class One: Understanding Birth
Preventing premature birth
Eating right for a healthy pregnancy
Coping with common discomforts of pregnancy
How your body works in labor and birth
How labor begins and progresses
“True” labor vs. “False” labor
The phases and stages of birth
How to time contractions
When to go to the hospital
Homebirth Preparation Includes:
Preparing your house and family for the birth
Planning for home waterbirth
Arranging for hospital and medical back up
Understanding how your midwives will deal with unexpected complications and emergencies.
Class Two: Coping with Labor
Breathing techniques and relaxation exercises
Visualization and other labor coping techniques
Positions for easier, faster and more comfortable labor
Support techniques for birth partners
Positions for effective pushing
Trusting your body’s wisdom, surrendering and opening to birth
The benefits of natural childbirth or “physiological childbirth”
Orgasmic Birth?! How this is possible…
The Role of the Doula–your partner in manifesting the birth you desire
Class Three: Making Informed Choices
Choosing the place of birth: hospital, home or birth center?
Choosing your birth support provider: midwife or obstetrician?
Pain medication options: epidurals and analgesics; risks and benefits
Advantages and disadvantages of medical procedures and their effect on labor, mother and baby (induction, electronic fetal monitoring, etc)
Informed Consent and Refusal–Understanding Your Rights and Responsibilities
Birth by Cesearean and Vaginal Birth After Cesearean (VBAC)
Creating a “Birth Plan” and Communicating with Your Care Provider
Class Four: Postpartum, Your Amazing Newborn and Breastfeeding
What to expect after baby arrives: physical and emotional needs of postpartum
Bonding with your amazing newborn baby
Lowering Your Risks of SIDS by Co-Sleeping with Your Infant
Newborn medical procedures: benefits and risks
Breastfeeding Basics: Getting off to a good start
Benefits of breastfeeding for mothers, fathers, babies and society
The New Paradigm for Breastfeeding: Laid Back Breastfeeding, Infant Self-Attachment and Biological Nurturing®
How your breasts make milk
Keeping up your milk supply
Preventing sore nipples
Tips for dealing with common issues of breastfeeding (engorgement, fussy or sleepy baby, etc.)
Challenges of breastfeeding (inverted nipples, nursing a premature baby, etc).
Working or going to school while breastfeeding
Pumping and storage of breastmilk
About the Instructor
Cordelia Hanna-Cheruiyot, MPH, CHES, ICCE, CLE, CBA
Is a Certified Childbirth Educator (ICEA), Certified Birth Assistant (ALACE), Certified Lactation Educator (CAPPA), Postpartum Doula and Assistant Midwife. She has taught hundreds of couples and attended births as an Assistant Midwife and Doula/Monitrice in hospitals, homes and birth centers throughout Los Angeles County since 1991. She has a Masters in Public Health (MPH) in Health Education and Promotion/Maternal Child Health from Loma Linda University. She is a Certified Health Education Specialist (CHES) accredited by NCHEC, the gold standard for professional health educators. She has extensive experience working in the public health arena in Los Angeles as a Perinatal and Women’s Health Education Consultant, Trainer and Workshop Leader. Cordelia is married and the mother of two home-born, family bedded, breastfed children, who are now capable and bright young adults.
PAY FOR CLASSES
0.00 per couple.Medi-Cal eligible rate is 0.00 per couple. (Make payment online or send check or money order. Send copy of valid Medi-Cal card to the address listed below). Payable on paypal or by check. Make Checks payable to The Association for Wholistic Maternal and Newborn Health. May be Tax Deductible. Check with your tax professional.
Send checks to:
Cordelia Hanna-Cheruiyot
The Association for Wholistic Maternal and Newborn Health
511 North Avenue 66 Unit F
Los Angeles, CA 90042
at Birth and Beyond
1750 Ocean Park Blvd. Suite 206
Santa Monica, United States