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The real question about safety is not whether you want a pleasant birth at home or a safe birth in the hospital ? It is, “Do you want to give birth at home and run the miniscule risk of an emergency that might (but not necessarily would) be handled better in the hospital, or do you want to give birth in the hospital and run the considerably increased risk of infection, the certainty of additional stress, and the near certainty of having unnecessary (and potentially risky interventions?”) ~ Henri Goer

Members of the home birth movement have chosen their alternative form of care not through faulty understanding of medical principles, but as a result of active and reasoned disagreement with them. ~ Bonnie O’Connor

 

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Pre Natal Birth Class Outline

 

 

 

 

  • PDF of Prenatal Birth Class Outline Here

Prenatal work includes physical, mental/emotional, and spiritual work. This work is for both the midwife and the woman she is working with.

Birthing Classes: talking circle, a time of empowerment

  • the monitor should mainly sit back and guide
    • that the topic stays on track
    • no “war” or gossip during talk time
  • the mothers should have a topic or two that they lead, for example what position do they see themselves pushing in? or not pushing? anyways concerns about 2nd stage of labor, a new topic each week is good.
  • sharing circle goes around in one direction and goes from one to next ….does not go back and forth….no one controls the circle, not even the monitor or person who is there.

Birth Topics: Suggestions

  • emotional state and support
  • pushing positions ( or not pushing at all option)
  • breathing and relaxing during birth, partner work here and visualizations
  • postpartum care
  • Who should be at your birth
  • birthing preparation
  • responsibility of partner or husband during birth
  • exercises, prenatally and postnatally
  • healthy diet

 

Then there is free time to palpate each other, allow the moms gravitate to each other to talk and support each other.

Remember that mother groups for prenatal and postnatal work need to empower the moms and allow them time to be around other healthy women because as we all know most of society says birth is dangerous to them, it is time to be away from all that and bond with healthy women, midwives and doulas. Birthing is instinctive and normal.

Exercise class once a week with exercises daily

  • Prenatal yoga
  • Walking
  • Swimming
  • Dancing

Diet

  • Organic as much as possible
  • Green leafy veggies (cooked) daily
  • Whole grains
  • Organic meats and legumes
  • Avoid daily use of  milk, fatty cheeses, ice-cream, desserts (no more than once a week treat)