(We offer a variety of birthing classes to meet your needs, budget, and schedule with multiple locations in Durham and Chapel Hill!
Two styles are available:
Weekend Prepared Childbirth Classes
(2 days // Saturday morning + Sunday afternoon)
AND
Holistic Birthing Preparation
held over a
Four Class Weekday Series
(4 consecutive Monday eves)
or
Coming in March 2019...
Weekend Mini-Retreat
(Thursday or Friday evening + Saturday morning + Sunday afternoon)
All classes are facilitated by Andrea Denali, our resident childbirth educator, birth and postpartum doula, and lactation counselor. She has an engaging teaching style, calming presence, and over 15 years has assisted many hundreds of families in this amazing time of preparing, birthing, infant feeding, and parenting. She has also given birth to two babies herself. Her depth and breadth of experiences and training make her classes dynamic, practical, and fun.
We hope you will join us!
Two styles are available:
Weekend Prepared Childbirth Classes
(2 days // Saturday morning + Sunday afternoon)
AND
Holistic Birthing Preparation
held over a
Four Class Weekday Series
(4 consecutive Monday eves)
or
Coming in March 2019...
Weekend Mini-Retreat
(Thursday or Friday evening + Saturday morning + Sunday afternoon)
All classes are facilitated by Andrea Denali, our resident childbirth educator, birth and postpartum doula, and lactation counselor. She has an engaging teaching style, calming presence, and over 15 years has assisted many hundreds of families in this amazing time of preparing, birthing, infant feeding, and parenting. She has also given birth to two babies herself. Her depth and breadth of experiences and training make her classes dynamic, practical, and fun.
We hope you will join us!
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One-Day Childbirth Education Classes (2018 only):
BIRTH ESSENTIALS CLASS
Offered twice a month
Saturday in Durham OR Sunday in Chapel Hill
9:30am-2:30pm
An Introduction to Birthing With Confidence:
We will explore Birth in our culture, joys and concerns, natural coping skills, pharmacologic options for managing the sensations of birthing, partner preparation, birth plan development, labor stages, vaginal and cesarean birth, baby procedures and practices, bonding, feeding, and recovery after birth.
$125 per family (register below)
COMFORT MEASURES
Offered twice a month
Saturday in Durham OR Sunday in Chapel Hill
3pm-5:30pm
(right after the Birth Essentials Class)
Building Confidence through active practice and breathwork:
Real tools for your toolbox! No matter what your plan is for birthing, it is a very physical and emotional event that demands stamina and support. The more you practice birthing skills, the more tools you have ready for anything that comes your way in birth and parenting. Learn and practice a variety of positions, hands-on comfort measures, and breathing practices.
$50 per family (register below)
($40 for Essentials participants- register below and select BUNDLE option)
Offered twice a month
Saturday in Durham OR Sunday in Chapel Hill
3pm-5:30pm
(right after the Birth Essentials Class)
Building Confidence through active practice and breathwork:
Real tools for your toolbox! No matter what your plan is for birthing, it is a very physical and emotional event that demands stamina and support. The more you practice birthing skills, the more tools you have ready for anything that comes your way in birth and parenting. Learn and practice a variety of positions, hands-on comfort measures, and breathing practices.
$50 per family (register below)
($40 for Essentials participants- register below and select BUNDLE option)
LOCATIONS AND 2018 DATES:
All classes are open to the public regardless of your provider
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SATURDAYS in Durham
Durham Women's Clinic
209 East Carver Street Durham, NC 27704 www.durhamwomensclinic.com December 8:
Birthing Essentials Class + Bundle Option are FULL Limited spaces available for Comfort Measures Class 2019 Dates and Times Coming Soon!
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SUNDAYS in Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill Obstetrics and Gynecology
120 Conner Drive, Suite 101 Chapel Hill, NC 27514 www.chapelhillobgyn.com December 9:
Spaces Still Available for ALL classes 2019 Dates and Times Coming Soon!
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Four Week Small Group Series:
Birthing From Within® is a holistic class series for expectant parents
hungry for nourishing and practical birthing preparation.
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Birthing From Within classes support mothers and families birthing in any setting: at the hospital, home, or birthing center. Each series deeply explores birth and parenting through dynamic dialogue and unique hands-on processes. Special bonus sessions are included just for partners, as well as breastfeeding and early postpartum. Space is limited to 6 couples to enhance a comfortable learning environment and allow individual attention. |
Class Highlights
• Gain a practical, holistic understanding of what to expect in birthing, postpartum healing, and early breastfeeding
• Connect with your baby, birth partner, and other expectant families
• Learn proven breathing and strengthening practices for birthing and beyond
• Explore your beliefs about birth & how these can affect your actual experience
• Create a nurturing birth environment anywhere & find the best support
• Share your hopes and concerns, and have fun!
• Discover deeper aspects of birth not usually talked about
• Practice self-care and hands-on comfort measures with your partner
• Learn what to do in unexpected or unwanted circumstances in birth
• Build confidence in yourself, your partner, and birth team
• Fully support yourself in your active preparation AND your birth
Each Small Group Series Includes:
Four, 2.5 Hour Classes
All supplies and handouts
Light Refreshments
Reunion Gathering
Four, 2.5 Hour Classes
All supplies and handouts
Light Refreshments
Reunion Gathering
ALL 2018 BIRTHING FROM WITHIN CLASSES ARE COMPLETED
2019 BIRTHING FROM WITHIN CLASS DATES and LOCATIONS (coming soon!):
General Information:
Monday evenings 6:30pm-9pm
**Location** Women's Birth and Wellness Center
930 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd, Chapel Hill 27514
$250 per family (register below)
Early Birds! Save $50 when you register by the date listed
Please do not allow lack of funds prevent you from joining us-
Scholarships available and alternative payment plans considered (call Andrea directly 919.370.1940)
Classes can fill fast.
Give yourself and your family a unique, lasting gift and register today.
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