Lamaze Birth Preparation Classes

Know what's coming. Trust your body. Feel ready.

There's a moment most parents describe — usually after their baby is born — where they say "I wish I had known this sooner." That's exactly why these workshops exist.

Lamaze childbirth education isn't about following a script for birth. It's about helping you understand what's happening in your body, what your options are, and how to make decisions that feel right for you — so that when the time comes, you feel grounded, not just hopeful.

You might be here because:

• Birth feels exciting but also a little daunting
• You are curious about birth and want to give your baby the best possible start
• You'd like to reduce the chance of interventions you don't need
• You and your partner want to feel like a team walking into this together

If any of that sounds familiar, you're in exactly the right place.

These workshops are designed to give you both the knowledge and the inner confidence to navigate birth — whatever shape it takes.

1. You will have knowledge that will inspire the CONFIDENCE & TRUST in your body’s innate capability.
2. You will know how to use strategies that facilitate a healthy pregnancy and NORMAL birth
3. You will have the ability to make INFORMED BIRTH DECISIONS in partnership with your care provider.
4. You will understand how INTERVENTIONS influence the normal course of birth but also understand when they may be helpful.
5. You will understand your NEWBORNs needs and feel prepared to for BREASTFEEDING & POSTPARTUM

• Best suited for expecting mothers and their partners together
• Recommended starting point: 25–33 weeks, though you're welcome to join whenever feels right
• Conducted online via Zoom live webinar, in small groups — so everyone gets heard
• 4 sessions over 4 weekends, roughly 2 hours each

What are the topics covered in the course?    

1. How best to have a healthy pregnancy – know your body, nourishment during pregnancy, prenatal bonding
2. Preparing for Birth - How to evaluate & choose a care provider, preparing your body & mind, 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 etc.
4. Six Lamaze Healthy Birth Practices – the core of the Lamaze course
5. Welcoming the baby - Supporting the baby's birth experience, the golden hour and initiation of breastfeeding
6. Breastfeeding orientation – How it works, latching, milk supply and common challenges
7. Understanding your newborn & postpartum period

Common Myths about Lamaze Classes:

Myth#1: Lamaze is all about breathing 

Reality: Breathing is part of it — but only a small part. The real goal is helping you discover the confidence and wisdom you already carry. Coping strategies, informed decision-making, understanding your body — that's the heart of it.

Myth#2: Lamaze promises painless birth

Reality: No it doesn't. What it does is help you understand where pain comes from and how to work with it — so it feels less like something happening to you, and more like something you can move through.

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

Reality: Not at all. Lamaze covers all your options — natural comfort measures and medical pain relief both. The goal is that you get to choose, with full information.

Myth#4: Lamaze doest "work"

Reality: Lamaze that “works” has nothing to do with feeling pain, taking or avoiding medication, or developing complications that necessitate medical interventions. Lamaze works when you feel informed and like an active participant in your experience — regardless of how your birth unfolds.

Myth#5: Lamaze is not for everyone 

Reality: Women have always prepared for the birth of their babies. Until recent times, women learned about birth from their own mothers and sisters. Birth took place at home with family rituals and traditions to help them feel confident in their ability to give birth. Women were surrounded by family and wise women who provided comfort and encouragement through labour and in the days and weeks after birth. Today, Lamaze® childbirth classes provide the knowledge, skills, and support that help women give birth with confidence and joy as they have done for centuries. Lamaze® preparation is for everyone!   

I'm an independent, Lamaze-certified childbirth educator — which means my only commitment is to you, not to any hospital or protocol. Everything I share is grounded in current evidence, not institutional convenience.

As birth doula that have supported several women during their birth journeys in various birth settings and been at many types of births - natural births, water births, induced labors, medically managed births and C- sections. I understand first-hand how the medical system works and can help you prepare and make informed choices and avoid unnecessary complications and interventions"
 

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