Three weekly virtual-only sessions + optional in-person workshop!
This is the 3-week virtual format of Confident & Prepared Birth (read below for more info on the one-day class option), which includes 3 weekday evening sessions via Zoom plus an optional in-person workshop at Fishtown Montessori at 307 E Girard Avenue in Fishtown. This gorgeous, immaculate, peaceful space will give us ample room to space out and feel confident about safety and comfort.
Session 1: Wednesday, November 30th, 6:30-8:30pm
Session 2: Wednesday, December 7th, 6:30-8:30pm
Session 3: Wednesday, Decemver 14th, 6:30-8:30pm
*Optional in-person workshop: Saturday, December 17th, 1-3pm
Confident & Prepared Birth is one of three classes in our childbirth education series! This series serves as your trusted guide from your 1st trimester all the way through your 4th trimester. From your your earliest questions about a healthy pregnancy, continuing on as you prepare for labor and birth, all the way through postpartum wellness, breastfeeding and basic newborn care, each class in this series is designed to give you exactly the information and tools you need, just as you need them.
It's recommended to take the classes in the following order:
Class One - Positively Pregnant before 20 weeks of pregnancy;
Class Two - Confident & Prepared Birth between 20 and 35 weeks of pregnancy; and
Class Three - Postpartum Wellness, Breastfeeding & Newborn Care between weeks 30 and 37 of your pregnancy.
Confident & Prepared Birth
This class covers all that you need to know from the very first signs of labor until the birth of your baby. You'll know how to recognize the stages & phases of labor as well as what to do during each. You'll understand routine and special-case medical interventions, your rights as an informed decision-maker and how to communicate your preferences to your care team. You'll be equipped with all of the most helpful comfort tools for labor including relaxation techniques, movement, hands-on support from partners and practical tips so brilliant you'll feel like a pro going into birth.
This class is offered in two different formats in order to meet your learning style and scheduling needs. Once a month, Confident & Prepared birth is offered as a One-Day Class for 6 hours on a weekend afternoon from 12-6pm. Six full hours together gives enough time for ample breaks and a pace that will leave you energized rather than overwhelmed.
You can also take this class as a Three-Week Virtual Series paired with an optional in-person workshop. The three virtual classes are held on a weekday evening from 6:30-8:30pm. Pregnant people taking this class over the past year have enjoyed the convenience of spacing out the class over three weeks, while having to find parking zero times! Wind down from work day, enjoy your dinner, wear your most comfortable clothes while still enjoying a group childbirth class experience. And if you feel comfortable with an in-person bonus session, the 2 hour in-person workshop will be held on a weekend afternoon following the completion of your 3 week virtual class. This in-person session will give the opportunity for demonstration and practice of positions, comfort techniques and just to enjoy meeting your fellow class attendees in real life.
The in-person One Day Class as well as the in-person workshop will be held at Fishtown Montessori at 307 E Girard Avenue in Fishtown. This gorgeous, immaculate, peaceful space will give us ample room to space out and feel confident about safety and comfort. Attendance of your partner/support person is strongly encouraged and is included in the class fee.
*Virtual attendance for the one-day class will be considered on a case by case basis - please reach out to Elizabeth if you'd like to attend this class virtually
Investment for this class is $225.
Sign up HERE!
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