Birth Works Classes
Birth Works is a childbirth program designed to help develop a woman’s innate trust and confidence in her ability to birth and nurture her child. Centered on the philosophy that the knowledge of how to birth already exists within every woman, Birth Works believes that you cannot teach a woman to give birth. Rather, the program helps women to develop faith in the knowledge of her body.
Building confidence in a woman’s trust in herself and her body is key to her being more present to her birth experience. Through bodywork, exploration of individual and cultural beliefs about birth, and much more, women can truly be empowered to listen to their own instincts when it comes to giving birth.
Taking a Birth Works class will be an experience you will not soon forget. The classes are interactive, and will help both you and your birth companion become aware of the ways to make labor safer and more comfortable. Classes are open to any woman with any birthing history, whether it is your first child or your fourth, or whether you have had vaginal or c-section deliveries. Classes are also suitable for women planning on hospital or home births.
Birth Works recognizes that there is no one way to labor and birth. Instead of teaching patterned breathing, it encourages slow, deep breathing as one way to make labor more comfortable. Knowing yourself and your body is one way to understand what will work for you in labor, and Birth Works classes will help facilitate that process.
Because love is the foundation of positive birthing experiences, the groundwork of the classes center on human values (Truth, Right Action, Peace, Love and Nonviolence). Exploring how these values work for you will help instill confidence in the power of birth and life.
Our society tends to downplay the importance of a positive birth experience. For many, birth may be viewed as a means to an end only, instead of the rich and powerful experience it can be. Birth can be a way to learn things about yourself you never knew, and when viewed in this light, birth has the potential to be life changing.
One aspect of birth that tends to be forgotten is the importance of privacy. Women birth best when they feel safe and secure. Labor tends to progress more effectively when a woman is surrounded by those she trusts, and in an environment that enables her to have good thoughts.
A good beginning helps everyone, including baby, mother and family. Taking Birth Works classes is a wonderful step in empowering women to birth with confidence and love.
Birth Works encourages women to take classes as early in pregnancy as possible, or even prior to pregnancy, as this allows ample time to explore your beliefs about birth, choose a birth place that feels safe, and interview your caregivers.
