cassie cherney

childbirth education

 

Childbirth education is an invaluable way to prepare for your best birth experience. Using an evidenced-based approach, I will create personalized curriculum meant to aid you in making informed decisions for you and your baby.

 

Here are a few examples of topics covered:

 

• Birth as a hormone-driven process

• Stages and phases of labor

• Releasing fear, easing tension, and decreasing pain

• Comfort measures, massage, and relaxation techniques

• Labor positions and rehearsal

• Skin to skin and the physiological transition after birth

• Medical interventions and Cesarean birth

• Newborn procedures

• Informed consent/refusal and birth plans

• Postpartum recovery and support

 

Class options:

Childbirth Education (6 hours) $600

Refresher or VBAC course (3 hours) $300

Private Labor Support Workshop (3 hours) $300

 

**discounted packages are available to doula clients who are interested in birth classes**