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Childbirth Education. Classes focus on growing a healthy baby through proper nutrition; how you were designed to birth and breastfeed your baby; what birth is all about, pain management, labor, water birth, and natural childbirth, how to use truth to battle fear and pain; your newborn (care and feeding); and postpartum. These classes are good for those choosing a homebirth or hospital birth.
I am not a certified childbirth educator. My education is research based, and knowledge taken from my personal experience, and midwifery training. I am available to help you write a birth plan for your home or hospital birth.
I teach childbirth classes from a Christian perspective. My classes are based on the fact that God designed women to birth the babies that grow in their womb. Women were meant to birth their babies, not have them cut out or pulled out. Though there are a few exceptions to this, there are way too many c-sections (statistics say close to 33%) and women are left believing they couldn't birth their own baby. Let me help you believe in God's design.
The Lord designed women to birth their babies. But, our society has been filled with fear of our bodies and the birth process. You will learn that you have the right to say, "NO," to any medical procedure you don't want in childbirth. If a medical professional tries to coerse you to do something against your wishes, you have the legal and moral right, and the power to make an educated decision about your pregnancy and birth.
Women often hear fearful stories about childbirth. Learn to fight those fears with education and FACT... that birth is safe, interventions are risky!
You can birth your baby!
Birth Doula, or Postpartum Doula.
Women feel stronger in birth when they are surrounded by women who believe they can do it. A doula is at your birth to serve you - not to try and make you have the birth she would have. Doulas serve the parents with support, information, and a strong belief in the design of birth. As a Christian doula, I will be an informed prayer warrior by your side.
A doula is a non-medical assistant who would provide physical, emotional and informed choice support in prenatal care, during childbirth and during the postpartum period. A birth doula is a continuous care provider for labor in many settings., A postpartum doula may begin care in the home (nutritious cooking for the mother, breastfeeding support, newborn care assistance, maternal-child bonding support, errands, light housekeeping) the next day after the birth, providing services through the first six weeks postpartum. I will provide you with my cell phone number, and will be available to you 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Student Midwife (under supervision of a qualified care provider.) I will give referrals to an excellent CPM (Certifed Professional Midwife)for your home birth needs, or a Nurse Midwife if you plan to birth in the hospital. If invited, I will attend as an assistant, and student, including acting as one of your physical and emotional support team during labor and birth (doula).