Wholistic Birth Support and Childbirth Education
of Southern California
Supporting Informed Choices. Cultivating Trust in Birth
Cordelia Hanna-Cheruiyot, MPH, CHES, CCE, CBA
Certified Childbirth Educator and Certified Birth Assistant
Are you Pregnant in Los Angeles? Are you seeking Los Angeles ("Lamaze") Birth Preparation/Childbirth Education Classes? Are you looking for Los Angeles Doula Labor and Birth Support, Postpartum Doula Support ? Are you a new mother seeking breastfeeding support and classes in Los Angeles? Are you trying to get pregnant seeking a natural family planning fertility awareness method and pre-conception health education? Are you a Los Angeles maternal-infant-adolescent-child-health Program Coordinator seeking staff training for your interconception and perinatal health workers? Are you a nurse or doula seeking a midwifery apprenticeship and training, or looking for breastfeeding counseling training in Los Angeles?
Cordelia Hanna-Cheruiyot is a Childbirth Educator, Assistant Midwife, Birth Assistant/Doula, Breastfeeding Educator and Counselor, Public Health Professional, Workshop Leader and Trainer, Maternal-Child Health Consultant and Birth Activist.
She is the Director of Education and Promotion of
Wholistic Birth Support and Childbirth Education
of Southern California
Perinatal Education -Training - Consulting - Advocacy - Support
511 N. Avenue 66 Unit F
Los Angeles, CA 90042
626-388-2191
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Download: Brochure for Wholistic Birth Support and Childbirth Education
WHY SHOULD YOU CHOOSE US?
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 (Goldberg, 2009).
- 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.
Our childbirth educators and labor support professionals are selected by us for their commitment to service, love of women and babies, intellegence, compassion, sensitivity and intuition.
We help you develop a vision for your birth; we support you to manifest it.
CLASSES AND TRAININGS OFFERED
Childbirth Preparation Classes
Prepare for Natural Childbirth in the Hospital or planned Homebirth, Waterbirth or Birth Center delivery, make informed childbirth choices, develop trust in birth, and improve your confidence for giving birth and breastfeeding your baby and cultivate acceptance of unexpected outcomes. Group classes and private instruction in the intimacy and comfort of your own home offered. This course can be tailored for agencies working with pregnant and parenting families who want to give their perinatal health workers basic training on pregnancy and childbirth/perinatal education. Instructor is also available to teach Medi-Cal CPSP providers group health education classes and provide staff training. Download flyer for Childbirth Preparation Classes.
Learn about your options for childbirth. Choose your place of birth. Decide whether to have a midwife or doctor. Make informed choices for childbirth and create a birth plan. For couples or groups. Birth film or slide show shown. Referrals given. Phone or in-person consultation available.
Labor support can lower your risk of cesarean, decrease medical interventions, decrease your need for pain medication, decrease postpartum depression, enhance mother-infant bonding and improve satisfaction with your birthing experience (according to studies by Kennel and Klaus). Basic Doula Support or Monitrice/Enhanced Labor Support is provided by Wholistic Birth Support doulas and monitrices (midwives and nurses providing labor support) who are hand selected and trained by us to help you manifest the birth you desire. Instructor is also available to conduct training for agency staff who work with pregnant women.
Nurturing the new mother and newborn child with tender loving care. Breastfeeding support, meal preparation, grocery shopping, laundry, physical support of mother and infant, emotional support enhancing the new mother's confidence to care for her baby. You deserve some TLC while you recuperate from childbirth. Weekly and Hourly rates available. Download flyer for Postpartum Doula Support.
Breastfeeding Preparation Classes and Consultation
Consultation, education and Instruction for breastfeeding in hospital, home or by telephone. Breastfeeding education classes available include topics of positioning of baby at breast, benefits of breastfeeding, pumping and storage of breastmilk, coping with common problems such as sore nipples, low milk supply and engorgement, and more. These classes can be tailored for individuals, couples or groups. Instructor is available to teach group health education classes for Medi-Cal CPSP providers and conduct staff training for agencies who work with pregnant and parenting women. Download flyer for Breastfeeding Support Services.
Fertility Awareness and Preconception Health Class
Learn how your menstrual cycle works. Discover your fertilty signs. Learn Natural Family Planning methods to enhance getting pregnant or to avoid pregnancy naturally. You hold the key to you baby's health--before he's born. Learn guidelines for pre-conception health. Classes can be tailored for teenagers. Group or private sessions offered. Training is also offered for agencies who want to provide training for their staff as part of a training on interconception health.
Become A Midwife Assistant or a Breastfeeding Peer Counselor
Train for an exciting career helping mothers and babies. You can assist midwives giving support to birthing women in out-of-hospital settings. Train as a Midwife's Assistant/Monitrice, gain advanced doula skills. The Midwife Assistant/Advanced Doula Skills Intensive Workshop and Certification Program is available. Learn how to help women overcome challenges with breastfeeding--The Breastfeeding Peer Counselor Training and Certification Program is available for individuals or agencies with perinatal or parenting clients who want to give their perinatal health workers basic instruction in lactation.
Already a doula or nurse? Contact us to find out how you can become part of the Wholistic Birth Support team.
Agency Training and Consultation
Consultation, education and Instruction is available for agencies who want to train their staff working with pregnant and interconception clients. Staff training for childbirth education, fertility awareness, natural family planning, pregnancy 101, preconception health, breastfeeding counseling, perinatal health education, perinatal care management, consutation for developing prenatal protocols, and establishing a prenatal program for your medical practice or public health agency. Contact instructor to discuss your specific perinatal training needs.
CLASSES ARE AVAILABLE FOR INDIVIDUALS, COUPLES, SMALL AND LARGE GROUPS
ABOUT THE DIRECTOR OF WHOLISTIC BIRTH SUPPORT AND CHILBIRTH EDUCATION
Cordelia Hanna-Cheruiyot, MPH, CHES, CCE, CBA
Certified Childbirth Educator and Certified Birth Assistant, accredited by ALACE (now IBWP), who, 
since 1991, has taught hundreds of couples and attended births as an Assistant Midwife and Doula/Monitrice in hospitals, homes and birth centers. 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) acredited by NCHEC. Cordelia has extensive work experience in the public health arena in Los Angeles. She is also a wife and mother of two home-born children.
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