Childbirth Classes Like No Other Childbirth Class

 Taking a Birthing From Within New England childbirth class provides you with not only the nuts and bolts of birth, but also equips you with tools to handle the intensity of birth.   Moms and their partners participate in every step of the process. Lively discussion, practical techniques for pain coping, and actionable ideas of how labor support can help are the centerpieces of Birthing From Within. Participants are encouraged to investigate their worries about birth, will be provided with a process to deal with those worries, and emerge on the other side more confident in their ability to cope with this rite of passage. (Donna Moore, Farrah Deselle, Erin Hubbard, Christine Fischer-Rothman)

Birth Story Listening

  • Do you feel that your birth has been taken away from you, and you are hurting?
  • Do you get the message from friends and family “to get over it, or “the most important thing is that your baby is ok” –  but anger about how your birth went, or feelings of guilt, regret or shame are coming up every time you think or talk about the birth?
  • Or do you  feel like a failure, because you felt totally overwhelmed by the intensity of birth and afterwards? 
Sometimes after a birth with complications or multiple medical interventions,  a mother may feel that her birth has been taken away from her, and deeply hurt. But even after a birth that is medically “normal” from the outside, a mother can be left with the feeling that she failed or was failed at a particular moment during her birth. She may experience feelings of shame, confusion, regret, anger, blame, distress,  anxiety, or guilt.  
A birth story session is an opportunity not just to tell your story in a safe place, but also understand your story in a new way.  This is short term work (usual one session) to initiate change and start a process of healing. (Christine Fischer-Rothman, Donna Moore, Farrah Deselle)

Birthing Again Prenatal Classes

Are you having another baby?  Were you unsatisfied with the class you took for your first baby? Want to refamiliarize yourself with pain coping?  Worried about how the new addition will effect your family?  Maybe you have some new concerns that you would like to work through. This class will fill in the gaps, dust off the toolbox and help you prepare for bringing another life into this world.  6 Hours in 2 or 3 sessions. (Christine Fischer-Rothman)

Postpartum Doula Care

The work of labor is just the beginning. Bringing a new baby home can sometimes be an overwhelming storm.  A postpartum doula can help calm the waters by providing quiet guidance, a compassionate ear, and the kind of help that is actually helpful.  Postpartum doulas  offer breastfeeding advice, can show you how the breast pump works, do light cleaning, cooking and run errands. A postpartum doula Mothers the Mother while she is recovering from her labor. (Erin Hubbard, Christine Fischer-Rothman)

Find a Class Near You

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Birthing from Within approach, please visit www.birthingfromwithin.com
After a Birth Story Listening session:"Thank you. This was unexpected. ... I thought may be we would talk about the birth and may be I would feel better about the birth. But I certainly I did not think that I would be able to change today. I thought that I might change my memory, but I didn't think or it occurred to me that I could change the path of today, or tomorrow. I am surprised. Pleasantly surprised. " (Eliza M, Boston , mother of a 5 month old).

Looking for a prenatal class in your area?  We are a collective of Birthing from Within mentors serving families in New England, with prenatal classes based in New Hampshire and Massachusetts.  To learn more about your options for childbirth preparation or birth and postpartum doula care, please check out our team of mentors to find the practice with the best match for your needs.