Birthing classes for natural birth - online or in person - are the one thing I believe EVERY mother should do for herself, no matter where or how she chooses to deliver her baby.
Once you have the tools to make an informed choice – natural birth, typical hospital birth, or something in between - it is time to educate yourself about the finer details of what to expect throughout your stages of labor and delivery.
As I’ve been hinting all along, there is one thing I believe EVERY new mom should do for herself, regardless of her chosen birth approach.
That one thing is: Birthing classes for natural birth.
In my midwifery practice I can only touch a small number of new parents per year with the information I know they need and crave. There is only so much time in a day and I spend most of it catching babies :-).
But I have recently added a partner to my extended team, an amazingly talented educator of expectant parents, who has dramatically increased the number of people we can help every day.
Her name is Genevieve Howland. She has developed a super affordable, easily understandable online childbirth course in partnership with Maura, a talented registered nurse and doula.
I LOVE this program. If it were up to me, every mama who is looking for a more gentle, natural childbirth - whether at home, in a birth center, or in a hospital - would attend this online course as part of their birth plan. It truly is that good.
Yes the Bradley method is a good option. Lamaze International and its Lamaze classes are a wonderful approach to navigating the birthing process. For many mamas, an in-person class is preferable to online. There are many different styles of classes 'out there' to help you prepare for baby's birth.
But if you are looking for the best online childbirth education, especially for natural unmedicated birth, Genevieve and her Mama Natural Birth Course are the way to go.
Let me share a bit more about the program in Gen’s own words:
"Hello Mama -
You may have been told birth is scary, excruciating, something completely out of your control.
You may have been told it's a medical condition instead of a natural biological process.
You may have even been told you won't be able to give birth without medical interventions like labor induction and pain medication.
But we're here to tell you the truth about your childbirth.
You can do this. It will be one of the most challenging and powerful things you will ever do.
You will grow in ways you never thought possible. You will emerge a stronger and more confident woman - no matter how your birth unfolds.
Seriously - you can do this. And we can help.
Learn how to have an awesome birth without leaving your home. Our Birth Course will equip your mind, body and spirit to help you achieve the birth of your dreams - whether that's a water birth in your living room or a gentler and more natural hospital delivery
The course is 100% online and on-demand, so you can take it as quickly or slowly as you like. You can repeat modules if need be and if time is an issue you could do the whole course in a weekend.
We offer a money back guarantee plus private student forums.
Hundreds of our students have gone on to have life-transforming childbirths.
We would love for you to be one of our success stories as well!"
Sounds like a wonderful way to learn about the birth process doesn’t it? Go at your own pace. Return to specific topics whenever you like. Be part of a support group that is dedicated to helping you at every step of your birth journey.
My team and I have personally experienced Genevieve’s online classes. I recommend them to every new mom I come in contact with, including my own clients. And I wholeheartedly recommend this one to you.
If you choose to learn more about Genevieve’s online childbirth classes through the links we provide, my team will receive a modest commission which we will use to fund our birth centers and continue to make natural prenatal, childbirth and baby care accessible to as many mamas as possible.
That would be wonderful and I would be most grateful.
Simply tap the TELL ME MORE button below to learn about the best online birthing class available.
Finally, thank you Mama, for spending time with me and for being interested in the sacred process of natural childbirth. I sincerely hope our paths cross in person someday!
Please stay in touch and keep me posted on your childbirth journey. I love to hear comments from my readers. In the meantime, best wishes for a beautiful birth.