Lamaze Childbirth Education Classes
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Lamaze Brisbane is part of Lamaze International which a nonprofit organisation that promotes a natural, healthy, and safe approach to pregnancy, childbirth, and early parenting. Lamaze education and practices are based on the best and most current medical evidence available and help women advocate for the pregnancy and childbirth they want and deserve.
As Lamaze Certified Childbirth Educators we have developed a complete childbirth education program that encompasses all the information you need to be able to transition through pregnancy, childbirth and the postnatal period with ease and with great anticipation for this journey ahead. Lamaze has a long standing reputation as one of the leaders in childbirth education in working with families and has aided millions of pregnant women achieve their desired childbirth outcomes using Lamaze practices.
The Lamaze classes incorporate the 6 healthy birth practices:
- Let labor begin on its own
- Walk, move around and change positions throughout labor
- Bring a loved one, friend or doula for continuous support
- Avoid interventions that are not medically necessary
- Avoid giving birth on your back and follow your body’s urges to push
- Keep mother and baby together – It’s best for mother, baby and breastfeeding
Lamaze Group Childbirth Education Classes run on 2 consecutive Saturdays with our next classes booked for
August 4th and 11th from 10am-5pm.
Group classes are a wonderful way to interact, engage and learn from other expectant families within a comfortable and supported environment.
The Lamaze Childbirth Education Classes are led by a Lamaze® Certified Childbirth Educator Katie Allen Katie Allen Lamaze Childbirth Educator & Moran Liviani 2Life Doula
We will prepare you in an interactive, engaging and comfortable way for pregnancy, birth and postpartum.
The classes will provide you and your partner on a range of ‘tools’ to guide you through labour and birth and the postnatal period for a positive transition through labour, birth and postpartum.
Topics include:
The hormones of labour
How to ward off fear and anxiety during birth
Relaxation and mindfulness practices
Prenatal & Postpartum nutrition
The normal, natural process of labour and birth, and health-care practices that support it
The rights of childbearing woman
The important role that pain plays in labour and a wide variety of coping strategies for managing it
How your partner can support you during labour
Movement and positioning during labour and birth
Medical interventions and their indications, risks and alternatives and help you make your own birth preferences
How to communicate with your healthcare provider
Breastfeeding
Postpartum expectations and self care
Local resources to support you during and after pregnancy
You will also receive:
A goody bag full of information and some sample products from natural product brands.
A booklet on the physiology of labour and birth
A folder for all your materials throughout the course and handouts on all the related topics to review at home
A relaxation cd for your home practice
The price for the 2 full day classes is $600 per couple. A $100 deposit is required to hold your spot with the remaining amount due 2 weeks prior to class start date.
“Moran was very caring through all our classes and answering any questions was never too much. She made both myself and my partner feel ready and at ease for the birth of our baby to come. Highly recommend her services.”
“Moran is amazing! I rang her at 34 weeks (3 weeks before Christmas) freaking out that I wasn’t going to be prepared to have my baby and she was able to make time for my husband and I to have some intensive sessions. They were informative, relevant and up to date to help us make the best decisions for our birth. She is calm, kind and understanding of all the possible fears new parents might be holding on to. My husband found her to be inclusive and supportive, while giving him the knowledge that he sorely needed to act as my voice during the birth. She has increased our confidence 10 fold heading into what used to feel like ‘the unknown’. Thank you Moran!”
“All natural birth has a purpose and a plan; who would think of tearing open the chrysalis as the butterfly is emerging? Who would break the shell to pull the chick out?” ~ Marie Mongon
