Active birth course for couples

Active birth course for couples

You are not going to give birth alone – you are going into it as one team.

Birth is one of life’s greatest shared experiences. The better you both understand what happens during birth and how to support each other, the calmer and more confidently you can approach it.

The active birth course is a practical preparation for future parents who want to prepare for birth consciously, calmly and together.

On the course you will learn:

how birth normally progresses and what to expect at its different stages;

which movements and birthing positions support the progress of labour;

breathing and relaxation techniques that help you cope better with pain;

how a partner can support the person giving birth through touch, massage, encouragement and practical help;

when is the right time to go to the maternity hospital and what to take with you; and how to make informed decisions even when the birth does not go quite to plan.

The course includes many practical exercises in which you try out different birthing positions, breathing techniques and ways of supporting your partner. The aim is not to learn to “give birth correctly”, but to find the ways that suit you and help you feel safe, supported and confident during labour.

The course suits both couples expecting their first child and those who want to approach the next birth more consciously after an earlier experience.

You leave the course with knowledge, practical skills and greater confidence to face birth as one team.

Recommendations:

Participant: We went and really liked it!

Participant: Yes, I recommend it as well! We got tremendous encouragement and good thoughts for facing the most important event in life.

Participant: I recommend it from the heart!!

Participant: Very, very much recommended!! This course has carried me through the child’s first year of life too. The connection we made with my partner there was a real gift before everything that lay ahead.