Birth Plan Counseling

Birth Plan Counseling

Childbirth Preparation classes are designed for moms and couples planning an unmedicated or low-intervention birth. The class series is open to those planning a home, birth center, or hospital birth. Classes are offered as a 4-week series or 2-day intensive in Prospect Heights, Brooklyn and as a 2-day intensive in Tenafly, NJ.

The fee for Childbirth Preparation is $375 per couple (expectant parents or expectant parent plus one support person).
Expectant parents can look at the Calendar of Classes to check availability.

We will cover:

• Health and wellness in the third trimester
• Signs and stages of labor
• What is happening in your body during labor and birth
• Reframing attitudes toward labor, a natural and healthy process
• What to have in your home and pack for a planned birth facility
• Activities for early labor
• Communication with your care provider
• Natural pain coping measures including positions, movement, rebozo techniques, acupressure, hydrotherapy, footwork, breathing, vocalization, visualization, etc.
• The role of your partner and/or support team
• Technology and potential medical interventions (epidural, c-section, pitocin, etc.)
• Reasons for hospital transfer and procedures and protocols
• Positions and techniques for pushing
• The early hours after birth and early breastfeeding establishment