BIRTH OPTIONS CONSULTATIONS
PROVIDING MOTHER BABY FRIENDLY EDUCATION AND SUPPORT
Pregnant? Exploring your options? These consultations are designed for couples planning to conceive in the near future or women in their first or second trimester who wish to explore alternatives and options for childbirth including midwife-assisted delivery, Doula care, natural childbirth in the hospital, birth centers, waterbirth and childbirth at home. Private phone, email or in-person consultation available in Los Angeles County.
CORDELIA S. HANNA-CHERUIYOT, MPH,CHES,CCE, CBA
Certified Childbirth Educator and Certified Birth Assistant
Lactation Educator Counselor
Masters in Public Health (Health Education and Promotion/Maternal-Child Health)
Certified Health Education Specialist
Shawna Wentz Photography Sacred Womb Artistry
Wholistic Birth Support and Childbirth Education of Southern California
511 N. Avenue 66 Unit F
Los Angeles, CA 90042
626-388-2191
Consultations also available via Skype. (Skype Name: corhacheru61).
Brochure for Wholistic Birth Support and Childbirth Education
Flyer About Birth Preparation Classes
Cordelia with New Mother and Newborn
“Cordelia is by far the most qualified being on the planet to instruct pregnant women to give birth as they were meant, with dignity,trust, knowledge and joy !! Her years of training as a midwife, doula, and advocate for women’s right to have choices in pregnancy and childbirth make her one of the best resources in this area. With love and compassion, she nurtures and inspires expectant mothers and empowers them to create the birth experience they want. She is a promoter of maternal/child health globally, reaching out to all communities and cultures to create safe and healthy birth.” – Shelly Girard, LM, CPM, MPH, Licensed Midwife/Certified Professional Midwife
Birth Options Consultations are usually 2 hours in length, taught in your home or by email or phone, will help you to:
- Decide where to have your baby: hospital, birth center or home
- Compare and contrast the midwifery and medical models of childbirth
- Choose your birth attendant: midwife or obstetrician
- Understand the advantages and disadvantages of hospital, birth center and childbirth at home
- Learn about Vaginal Birth After Cesarean (VBAC) Options
- Learn about the waterbirth option
- Learn about the benefits of Doula Support and Enhanced Doula Support/Monitrice Services
- Learn how complications and emergencies are handled in out-of-hospital birth
- Find out about insurance coverage for childbirth at home
- Prepare siblings for childbirth participation
- Get a referral to doctors, birth centers, waterbirth centers, doulas and midwives
- Get answers to your pregnancy questions
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For answers to your childbirth related questions, email us at: support@socalbirth.com
Or, call: 626-388-2191
About the Instructor
Shawna Wentz Photography Sacred Womb Artistry
Cordelia Hanna-Cheruiyot, MPH, CHES, CCE, CBA
Is a Certified Childbirth Educator, Certified Birth Assistant, Lactation Educator Counselor, Postpartum Doula and Assistant Midwife. She has taught hundreds of couples and attended births as an Assistant Midwife and Doula/Monitrice in hospitals, homes and birth centers throughout Los Angeles County since 1991. She has a Masters in Public Health (MPH) in Health Education and Promotion/Maternal Child Health from Loma Linda University. She is a Certified Health Education Specialist (CHES) accredited by NCHEC, the gold standard for professional health educators. She has extensive experience working in the public health arena in Los Angeles as a Perinatal and Women’s Health Education Consultant, Trainer and Workshop Leader. She is studying nursing and plans to become a Nurse-Midwife. Cordelia is the mother of two home-born, family bedded, breastfed children, Dylan and Aria Hanna, who are now capable and bright young adults.
