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Preparation for Birth ~ one day workshops
Next course: TBC at Shiva Rooms, Kingston
Why a prepare for birth workshop?
Antenatal courses often set out to “‘train” women to give birth. This workshop provides a space for exploring your own feelings and emotions as a couple around birth.
The focus is on facilitating discussion and learning, with a strong interactive element. Members of the workshop will receive balanced, researched-based and realistic information to enable them to reach informed decisions.
There are so many books and so much information on how to give birth. We
want to show women and their partners that there is no “right”
or “wrong” way to give birth. What is important is that you
know what you say “yes” to and that you feel that you had an
active part during the birth of your child.
Who is this suitable for?
This workshop is suitable for first time parents as well as couples having subsequent children. We are keen to keep the groups small, a maximum of ten couples, so that everyone will be able to play an active part. You may already have booked to do a set of antenatal classes. We are sure this one day workshop will still give you a different perspective.
What will the workshop cover?
The one day workshop contains information to make women and their partners aware of their options regarding the different stages of labour, delivery, pain-relief and postnatal care.
• Birth physiology and anatomy
• Optimal foetal positioning
• Labour and the birth process
• Pain relief
• Positions in labour
• Guided relaxations
• Feeding – breast of bottle?
• Your new life with a baby
• Birth partners and how to help
We encourage participants to let us know during the workshop if there are any specific areas around childbirth they would like to cover.
Where and when?
These workshops will be running on a regular basis. Please contact Kicki or Nicola for information on cost and availability.
Participants will be given handouts to take away from this workshop. Kicki and Nicola will also be available to clarify any issues or answer specific questions after the day.
"Birth is not only about making babies. Birth is about making mothers
~ strong, competent, capable mothers who trust themselves and know their
inner strength."
Barbara Katz Rothman
Our teachers...
Nicola Wilson - NNEB (Nanny Qualification)
is an experienced doula and recognised with Doula UK. She is also a qualified
HypnoBirthing Practitioner, Breastfeeding Counsellor with the NCT and a
Baby Massage instructor. She often works alongside Donald Gibb and has attended
over 60 births as a doula. Nicola is married and has three children.
Kicki Hansard - Cert Soc Sci (Open) is an
experienced doula, recognised with Doula UK and a Certified Doula with BOND.
She took part in the documentary about doulas called "Mum + One"
which is currently being shown on the Discovery Home & Health Channel.
Kicki also work as a doula trainer and has a diploma in Professional Relaxation
Therapy. Kicki is married and has two children.
For more information or for a booking form, please contact:
Kicki Hansard
Telephone (01923) 351323
Mobile (07905) 895466
Email kicki@birthbliss.co.uk
www.birthbliss.co.uk
or
Nicola Wilson
Telephone (01923) 270342
Mobile (07890) 922203
Email nicola@mothersmate.co.uk
www.mothersmate.co.uk