About this Event
Birth and Beyond!
Join us at the Lakewood Family Room located at Cove Community Center in Lakewood, Ohio. This in-person class is designed to help you prepare for the journey of pregnancy, birth, and beyond. Whether you're a first-time parent or adding to your family, our knowledgeable Birth and Postpartum Doula and Lactation Counselor, Kristen Bindel will provide valuable information and support to guide you through this exciting time.
Parents will learn how to communicate with hospital/care staff, decision making skills, advocacy, coping methods, pain management, body balancing techniques, navigate natural labor, inductions, medicated labors, and cesareans. We will also cover common interventions, newborn care proceedures, how to stay positive, and the role and importance of partners. Guidance on the postpartum time and lactation/breastfeeding/infant feeding will also be covered.
Alll participants will be given a guidebooks containing The Stages of Labor, Coping Tools, How to Choose a Bottle, and Birth Plan Template.
Don't miss out on this opportunity to connect with other expectant parents. Meal is provided. Please let us know if you have any dietary restrictions.
This session is broken into 3 evenings. Instruction will start by 5:15.
October 8th: 5:00-7:30: Birth & Beyond Class I, Body & Mind Prep, Stages of Labor
October 15th: 5:00-7:30: Birth & Beyond Class II, Common Interventions, Coping and Pain Management
October 22nd: 5:00-7:30: Infant Care & Feeding
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Lakewood Family Room, Cove Community Center, Lake Avenue, Lakewood, OH, USA, United States
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