#birthingfromwithin

by Corina

You’re pregnant and someone - maybe your friend, relative, health care provider, or the person ahead of you in line at the grocery store - told you should take prenatal classes. Where do you start?

There are so many different types of prenatal education classes it can be overwhelming! Not sure what you may want your birth to be like and whether you want a play by play of what happening physiologically or whether you want to breathe your baby out in meditative silence? Somewhere in between? Do not fear! At the Doula Collective we offer private prenatal classes catered to you! One of the styles of Childbirth Education classes that we offer is Birthing from Within.

Birthing from Within is non-outcome focused - meaning that we celebrate your baby’s birth whatever that looks like (unmedicated vaginal delivery, medicated vaginal delivery, cesarean birth, surrogate birth, adoption, etc.). We believe birth is an important (and highly personal) right of passage and we prepare you for this journey.

Part of this preparation includes things that you may learn in other childbirth education modalities - such as signs and stages of labour, labouring and birthing positions, informed decision making, hospital bag prep, partner work, complications, interventions, breastfeeding, postpartum planning, and comfort measure. The big difference is how this information is presented.

Birthing from Within classes are largely peer-led and focused on conversations rather than didactic instruction. We focus on embodied learning and preparing you not only for the physical journey of labour and birth but also on the emotional and mental journey.

Curious and want to learn more? We always encourage people to read the book that started it all - Birthing from Within by Pam England (the founder of Birthing from WIthin) or, her newest book Ancient Map for Modern Birth. Give us a call or email if you have any additional questions!