If you are interested in learning about having your baby, in preparing for a happy, healthy childbirth experience and in participating in the exciting events giving birth, then these classes are important to you.

Preparing you for Childbirth/Prepairing You for Life

Lamaze™ Certified
Priority Health Approved

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About Lamaze™:

WHY SHOULD YOU ATTEND LAMAZE™ CHILDBIRTH CLASSES?

Women have always prepared for the birth of their babies. Until recent times women learned about childbirth from there own mothers and sisters. Birth took place at home and family rituals and traditions ensured that women were confident in their ability to give birth, surrounded by family and wise women who provided comfort and encouragement through labor and in the days and weeks after birth. The confidence and wisdom with which previous generations of women move through pregnancy and birth is often difficult to achieve in the high-tech world of modern obstetrics. Lamaze™ childbirth classes provide the knowledge, skills, and support that will help you give birth with confidence and joy as women have done for centuries.


WHAT IS COVERED IN LAMAZE™ CLASS?


Normal labor, birth, and early postpartum

Positioning which will facilitate the normal progress of labor and birth

Massage techniques to ease the pain of labor and to enhance relaxation

Comfort measures such as hydrotherapy, the use of heat and cold, and pressure

Relaxation skills including breathing strategies – skills which can be used
throughout life and times of stress

Labor support – both that of the partner and that of the professions (doula)

Communication skills – both for the pregnant women with her partner and for
the pregnant women with the other members of the healthcare team

Problems that could occur during labor and birth and what the pregnant women
and her partner might need to know

Information about anesthesia and medical procedures so the women can make
informed choices about what is appropriate for their particular experience

Breast-feeding and the early postpartum period


WHAT MAKES LAMZE™ CLASSES DIFFERENT FROM
OTHER PRENATAL CHILDBIRTH CLASSES?


Small individualized classes

At least 12 hours of instruction with plenty of time to practice skills
and comfort measures and plenty of time for class discussion

Commitment to Lamaze™ Philosophy of Birth

Teachers who have the highest credential in childbirth education:
Fellow in American College of Childbirth Education (FACCE)
Lamaze Certified Childbirth Educator (LCCE)

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