Melbourne Calmbirth

About

Melbourne calmbirth is a complete prenatal, labour and childbirth education program that is designed to empower couples, eliminate fear and tension in the body and assist in the facilitation of the calm and joyful birth of your baby. We aim to arm you with confidence, understanding and fearlessness.

Our philosophy is based on the belief that pregnancy, labour and birthing are all natural life events and that mothers have the ability within themselves to give birth comfortably, calmly and positively.

All pregnant women and their support people can benefit from the Melbourne calmbirth childbirth education program. Whether you are a first time mum, or just wish to experience birth in a different way, you can walk away having a better birthing experience.

Melbourne calmbirth offers expectant couples an open, sharing, comprehensive and enjoyable course that covers (and is not limited to) the following:

� Develop an understanding of how to work with your body, rather than against it

� Understand how beliefs, emotions, fear and tension affect your body during labour and birth

� Experience different breathing techniques to be used during labour, contractions (the body�s uterine surges), second-stage labour (birthing your baby) and beyond

� Gain an understanding of your own inner resources and how you will be able to access them in order to create a calm birthing experience

� Experience the positive effects of relaxation and understand how this can aid you through pregnancy, birth and beyond

� Understand the positive role that hormones play during labour and birth

� Be introduced to the concept of �conscious parenting� and the importance of communication between yourselves and your baby, starting from before your baby�s birth

� Share with your partner the enjoyment of communication through touch

� Be provided with a summary of the stages of labour

� Expand your knowledge of other pregnancy related topics

� Learn simple visualisation techniques

� Be showered with positive stories of the experiences of others � other mothers are great teachers

� Understand support � the integral role that team work plays during pregnancy, labour, birth of the baby and beyond

The course is run over two consecutive Sundays, from 9.30am to 4.30pm. The venue location is in the Inner North or Eastern suburbs, subject to demand and venue availability. For further information visit our website or give Felicity Cupitt a call.