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 The childbirth education classes that we offer at Life Cycles Center are based on the “Midwifery Model Care”. This means that the woman’s pregnancy and birth is guided by her, her baby and the spiritual intuitiveness between them. Our classes cover the following topics:

Preparing for your birth
-Where will you give birth?
-Birth plans
-Relaxation Techniques (self and partner)

Nurturing yourself and your baby
-Nutrition
-Exercise
-Emotional aspects of pregnancy
-Relaxation techniques (self and partner)

The process of birth
-Anatomy and Physiology of birth
-Process of labor
-Relaxation and breathing (self and partner)

Normal birth/Complicated birth
-Working with the fears of birth
-when birth doesn't go as planned
-Relaxation and breathing (self and partner)

Managing Labor
-techniques for managing labor

After the baby is born
-breastfeeding
-newborn exams and procedures
-being a new parent
-taking care of baby

The information given in theses classes empower the woman and her birth partner to make decisions that will help the woman achieve the birth experience that she desires.