Active Birth Antenatal Weekend Course

An active birth is one that uses movement, gravity and enhanced knowledge of the body's physiology to create the optimal experience for the new family during the birth process and beyond. An active birth can take place in a variety of settings by using informed choices and ensuring the mother, her wishes and her body are respected and prioritised.

Local doulas Simi Shah and Vaida Milne-Tyte are offering active birth preparatory workshops for parents expecting in 2022! This experience which is tailored for a small group is offered in two formats: weekend and short course. The courses draw from a wide variety of perspectives including Active Birth, Yoga Birth and Hypnobirthing as well as many years’ experience that Simi and Vaida have gained while attending births as doulas. Their teaching is evidence-based to give you a well-rounded and realistic understanding of what to expect at the birth of your baby. You will leave the course ready to meet your arrival feeling calm confident in your own strength and excited for the transition into parenthood.

The weekend course is ideal for first time parents and those who wish to concentrate on practical exercises of movement, breath and other comfort measures; your rights and choices at a birthplace; physiology and labour and birth and all the “what if’s”.

Topics covered:

Benefits of active birth
Anatomy of the baby's passage by stage of labour
Understanding your body & emotions during labour and birth
Creating an optimal birthing environment
Labouring & birthing positions including water birth
Pain perception and options for its management
Your rights and options during birth
Birth, bonding & the placenta
How to be a confident and helpful birth partner
Trusting your body, and reducing the likelihood of intervention
Making well informed decisions
Applying Active Birth principles in combination with medical support
Practical preparations for birth and welcoming the newborn
Feeding your baby
Extended Q & A with no stone unturned!

Simi Wilhelm Shah and Vaida Milne-Tyte's Offering - 10am - 4pm on Saturday 12th and Sunday 13th March 2022

If you would like to access the Women Supporting Women Fund to subsidise this workshop, find more details here.

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*An individual place is £200 and a couples place is £400*

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