I teach childbirth education classes that pull from many great resources such as Dr. Robert Bradley, the Lamaze Institute for Normal Birth, author Sheila Kitzinger and midwife Ina May Gaskin. We focus on breathing techniques and many different comfort techniques that I have learned from my experience attending births as a doula, both in the hospital setting and the home setting. Classes are offered mostly in the evenings 6:30pm-9pm at Atlas Chiropractic on the corner of Powers and Research. The next evening class starts on THUR 8/7/08. Classes are $200 for an 8 week course and includes multi-dimensional instruction, a ten chapter student notebook, and unlimited phone / email support. For a class outline, please feel free to visit my website.
I also provide doula services for your labor, birth and postpartum period. This unique service is $500, which includes 2-3 prenatal visits, attendance at your birth, and 1-2 postpartum visits. For a combination of both childbirth education and doula services there is a discount of $100. I also give discounts for active military families and those on public assistance, such as Medicaid, food stamps, etc.
I believe that KNOWLEDGE and SUPPORT are the keys to a positive birth! I acknowledge that each labor and birth is an unique experience and there is no ONE right way to have a baby. My background includes my love for natural medicine, a B.A. in Biology, a Childbirth Education Certificate through the Birth Connection, Labor / Birth Doula certification through CAPPA, Neonatal Resuscitation Certificate through NRP, CPR & First Aid Certified, and my experience working with Dr. Robert Wolfson, a perinatolotgist. I currently shadow a homebirth midwife, as her assistant, and I am looking forward to becoming a midwife myself someday, when my own two children are older.
