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SUMMARY:Empowered Birth Childbirth Preparation Class 4 Week Series
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LOCATION:The Motherhood Collective Studio
DESCRIPTION: Whether this is your first or your fourth baby, whether you choose to birth at the hospital, at home, or a birthing center, &amp; whether your goal is an unmedicated water birth, scheduled c- section, VBAC, or anything in between, every birthing person deserves to feel empowered to choose the best path for them + their baby.

Join Emily Sustar, RPYT, RYT 500, &amp; Birthing From Within mentor, &amp; Kate Ailabouni, lactation nurse, for a comprehensive childbirth preparation course designed to empower both the birthing person and their partner. This course will cover the basics of birth; what happens in labor + delivery &amp; postpartum, coping techniques, movement, breath, and strategies to add to your toolbox for the birth journey, mental and physical preparation for the parenthood transition, the 4th trimester, and breastfeeding / chestfeeding preparation + support.

Week 1- Empowered Pregnancy = Empowered Birth
(scaling expectations, labor theater, pain vs suffering, mindset work, mantras, breath, movement for pregnancy, birth plan, + intentions, coping tools)

Week 2- Basics of Birth + Movement for Labor (basic anatomy, overview of phases / stages of labor &amp; birth, putting it all together &amp; putting it into practice)

Week 3- Immediate Postpartum + 4th trimester (newborn cares, mama repairs, PMADS, boundaries for help postpartum, setting up postpartum support game plan)

Week 4- Breastfeeding Basics (initiating breastfeeding, the golden hour(s), the first 2 weeks, bottles, pumping basics)
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