Lamaze Childbirth Preparation Workshops

How often do you say to yourself “if only I knew then what I know now”? Well, we’ve been there and now we’re on a mission to educate, inform, inspire, and support you through this wonderful journey into parenthood   

The true value of a good independent childbirth class is less known. Some of your friends might say that the prenatal classes they attended were a waste of time. Well we’re sure they didn’t take our lamaze classes! Our sessions are dynamic, interactive and full of great useful information & skills for you to pick up.

• You’re nervous & anxious about your upcoming birth experience
• You’re excited about birth and want to try to give your baby the best possible start
• You want to avoid a lot of unnecessary interventions that are common these days (and reduce your chance of a C-section)
• You want to feel confident as you head into the BIGGEST EXPERIENCE OF YOUR LIFE

Lamaze Certified Childbirth Preparation Workshops are a comprehensive and effective way to help you be fully informed & well prepared to experience a safe and healthy pregnancy and childbirth.

1. Knowledge that will inspire the CONFIDENCE & TRUST in your body’s innate ability to birth & care for you baby
2. Ability to understand and use of a wide variety of strategies that facilitate a healthy pregnancy and a safe NATURAL birth
3. Understand how complications and interventions influence the normal course of pregnancy, birth, breastfeeding, and early parenting.
4. Techniques to help initiation & sustenance of BREASTFEEDING
5. Ability to make INFORMED BIRTH DECISIONS in partnership with your care provider.
6. Embrace your journey into parenthood with self confidence, partner’s support & lots of LOVE!

• Lamaze classes are best suited for both the mother & father  (or who ever will be the birth companion) 
• We recommend that you begin sometime during the second trimester so that you are fully ready weeks before your due date (Although you are welcome to join at any time you wish. We do also offer a late pregnancy crash course)
• Workshops are conducted in small groups of 2 to 6 couples
• Timings:  Weekends 11am or 2pm OR Weekday 6pm 
• Location: Noida
• Workshop Duration & Price: 
  • 4 sessions of 3 hours each - Rs.8000*
  • For those who found us a bit late, we also offer a late pregnancy crash course with the most essential modules.

*OFFER: Bring another couple along and both get 20% off! 

Don’t have time for group classes? We understand & for that reason we offer private classes at your home. Please drop a query and we will revert.

What are the topics covered in the course?    

1. How best to have a healthy pregnancy – physiologic changes, comfort measures, nutrition, exercise relaxation, basics of pre-natal yoga.
2. Preparing for Birth - How to evaluate & choose a care provider, building a birth support team, making a birth plan
3. What to expect from Birth – Stages of labor, how to cope, decoding pain, comfort measures, benefits & risks of interventions such as induction, epidural, episiotomy, cesarean & more
4. Six Lamaze Healthy Birth Practices – the core of the Lamaze course
5. All about Breastfeeding – How it works, latching, milk supply, common challenges
6. Caring for your Newborn – Mother baby bonding, cord clamping, newborn needs, common myths.
7. Post partum care – self care, support systems, baby blues, getting back to work

Common Myths about Lamaze Classes:

Myth#1: Lamaze is all about breathing 

Reality: The goal of Lamaze® classes is to increase women’s confidence in their ability to give birth. Lamaze® classes help women discover the inner wisdom they already have for giving birth. Women learn simple coping strategies for labour, including focused breathing. But breathing techniques are just one of many things that Lamaze® classes will help you uncover!   

Myth#2: Lamaze Promises painless childbirth 

Reality: Many women are afraid of the pain of labour, and that’s normal! Lamaze® classes help women understand the origin of pain and learn how to respond to pain in ways that both facilitate labour and increase comfort. We’ll discuss many ways to decrease the pain you’ll experience in labour   

Myth#3: Lamaze means you can’t have an epidural or a cesarean 

Reality: Lamaze® classes provide information about natural pain relief options as well as epidural anesthesia (and other medications). Eliminating pain completely is pretty much impossible – regardless of your plans for use of medication! Lamaze education will assist women and their partners in making personal decisions that are right for them.   

Myth#4: Lamaze doesn’t work 

Reality: Lamaze that “works” has nothing to do with feeling pain, taking or avoiding medication, or developing complications that necessitate medical interventions. Lamaze® teaches women that nature has designed birth simply and close to perfectly and that women already know how to give birth. Lamaze® works if you are informed and become an active participant in your experience.