4- week Series Birth Preparation Classes (Group Instruction)
About These Classes | Class One: Understanding Birth | Class Two: Coping with Labor |
Class Three: Making Informed Choices | Class Four: Postpartum, The Amazing Newborn & Breastfeeding |
Pay for Classes and Services | About the Instructor
CORDELIA S. HANNA-CHERUIYOT, MPH,CHES,CCE, CBA
Shawna Wentz Photography Sacred Womb Artistry
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
Wholistic Birth Support and Childbirth Education of Southern California
511 N. Avenue 66 Unit F
Los Angeles, CA 90042
626-388-2191
Brochure for Wholistic Birth Support and Childbirth Education
Flyer About Birth Preparation Classes
Cordelia & New Mom & 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, Certified Professional Midwife/ Licensed Midwife
PROVIDING MOTHER BABY FRIENDLY EDUCATION AND SUPPORT
Childbirth Education today is much more than learning how to breathe. These classes help expectant parents understand the birth process and learn how to cope with labor so they can enter into labor with confidence. These classes empower parents to take an active role in making informed decisions about their care. Classes are appropriate for first time parents and experienced parents alike; whether planning a hospital birth or birth center or home delivery.
WHY SHOULD YOU CHOOSE THESE CLASSES?
Because we educate about and promote:
- Informed consent and refusal in maternity care–not only is it responsible and ethical,
women who felt they had decision-making power during birth had improved self-esteem and bonding with their babies - Alternative choices in childbirth such as homebirth, waterbirth, birth centers and midwife assisted birth
- Physiological childbirth–it’s natural and normal, and results in healthy outcomes for mothers and infants.
- The lifelong importance of maternal-infant attachment.
- Breastfeeding–it protects and improves maternal and infant health for a lifetime and is also eco-friendly.
- Awareness of spiritual and emotional aspects of birthing
- Awareness of the influence of the woman’s social environment on pregnancy, birthing, and breastfeeding
- Family involvement in the birthing process
- Complimentary modalities for pregnancy and childbirth: acupuncture, chiropractic, herbology, etc.
- Attachment parenting as the most sensible way to develop happy and secure children
In short, we trust birth. We believe in you. We help you develop confidence for birthing, breastfeeding and parenting. We help you develop a vision for your birth; we support you to manifest it.
GROUP 4-WEEK COURSE OVERVIEW
Class One: Understanding Birth
- Preventing premature birth
- Eating right for a healthy pregnancy
- Coping with common discomforts of pregnancy
- How your body works in labor and birth
- How labor begins and progresses
- “True” labor vs. “False” labor
- The phases and stages of birth
- How to time contractions
- When to go to the hospital
- Homebirth Preparation Includes:
- Preparing your house and family for the birth
- Planning for home waterbirth
- Arranging for hospital and medical back up
- Understanding how your midwives will deal with unexpected complications and emergencies.
- Breathing techniques and relaxation exercises
- Visualization and other labor coping techniques
- Positions for easier, faster and more comfortable labor
- Support techniques for birth partners
- Positions for effective pushing
- Trusting your body’s wisdom, surrendering and opening to birth
- The benefits of natural childbirth or “physiological childbirth”
- Orgasmic Birth?! How this is possible…
- The Role of the Doula–your partner in manifesting the birth you desire
Class Three: Making Informed Choices
- Choosing the place of birth: hospital, home or birth center?
- Choosing your birth support provider: midwife or obstetrician?
- Pain medication options: epidurals and analgesics; risks and benefits
- Advantages and disadvantages of medical procedures and their effect on labor, mother and baby (induction, electronic fetal monitoring, etc)
- Informed Consent and Refusal–Understanding Your Rights and Responsibilities
- Birth by Cesearean and Vaginal Birth After Cesearean (VBAC)
- Creating a “Birth Plan” and Communicating with Your Care Provider
Class Four: Postpartum, Your Amazing Newborn and Breastfeeding
- What to expect after baby arrives: physical and emotional needs of postpartum
- Bonding with your amazing newborn baby
- Lowering Your Risks of SIDS by Co-Sleeping with Your Infant
- Newborn medical procedures: benefits and risks
- Breastfeeding Basics: Getting off to a good start
- Benefits of breastfeeding for mothers, fathers, babies and society
- The New Paradigm for Breastfeeding: Laid Back Breastfeeding, Infant Self-Attachment and Biological Nurturing®
- How your breasts make milk
- Keeping up your milk supply
- Preventing sore nipples
- Tips for dealing with common issues of breastfeeding (engorgement, fussy or sleepy baby, etc.)
- Challenges of breastfeeding (inverted nipples, nursing a premature baby, etc).
- Working or going to school while breastfeeding
- Pumping and storage of breastmilk
4 Week Series Offered in South Pasadena. Call for Dates and to Register:
City of South Pasadena Recreation Division
Leisure Classes
626-403-7380
Free Class Offered for Those on Medi-Cal
Cordelia will offer a free class for those on Medi-Cal through the Pasadena Public Health Department Maternal Child and Adolescent Health Outreach Program. “Pregnancy, Birth and Beyond” a 4-week childbirth preparation class for expectant women and their partners will be held on Thursdays, January 26, February 2, 9, 16, 2012. Students should plan to begin the series at class one and attend all four sessions. The classes will meet from 5:30-8:30 pm at Pasadena Public Health Department, 1845 N. Fair Oaks Avenue, Pasadena, CA 91103, on the 2nd floor in the prenatal/WIC classroom. Space is limited. RSVP is required by Thursday January 19th. Please call 626-744-6178 or email channa-cheruiyot@cityofpasadena.net to register.
About the Instructor
Cordelia Hanna-Cheruiyot, MPH, CHES, CCE, CBA
Shawna Wentz Photography Sacred Womb Artistry
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.
To register, submit the Birth form 
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Resources of Interest:
“Why Have Natural Childbirth?” by Shelly Girard, CPM, LM, MPH
Listening to Mother’s Survey I and II -U.S. Women’s Experiences of Childbirth
Check out The Birth Survey! Share your birth story. Rate your hospital, doctor or midwife. Find out what women are saying about your doctor and hospital. Go to The Birth Survey by clicking below:
