Expecting Families
Birth Education Classes
$45
/ course
Virtual Courses or In-Person in Dover, New Hampshire
Preparing for the birth of your baby is a joyful and exciting time, but it can also be overwhelming. If you’re looking for realistic, evidence-based, and inspiring information as you prepare for your birth, you’re in the right place. At Kriya Birth Institute it’s our passion to inspire birthing persons and their partners to achieve a meaningful birth and transition into parenting. Our classes are designed to reduce fear of birth and develop skills to cope with labor.
Are you interested in bringing Kriya Birth Class to your area? We’d love to make that happen! Please contact us for information.
In Kriya Birth class you will learn how to:
- Use mindfulness to enhance your labor experience
- Access deep relaxation allowing the body to move through labor with ease
- Engage the mind to work with any discomfort you may experience
- Communicate your needs with the support people and providers
- Use positioning and other techniques to encourage a gentle birth
- Increase confidence in your bodies inmate wisdom to birth and your ability to cope with any stress that may arise
Having a Doula at your labor and birth has the following measurable benefits:
decrease in use of pitocin
decrease in cesarean rates
increase of spontaneous vaginal birth
decrease in the use of any medication for pain
decrease in the risk of newborns admitted to special care nursery
decrease in the risk of being dissatisfied in the birth experience
On Average labors are shorter by approximately
Babies are less likely to have low APGAR scores.
Continuous support was most effective when the provider was not a part of medical staff or in the mothers social network (i.e. family/partner)
Childbirth Education is meant to work with people to achieve an experience that empowers them, but should not be designed to achieve a specific outcome.
Realistic, evidence based information can however enhance a woman experience in childbirth
When a pregnant person and their partner feel positively about their birth experience they begin parenting with much needed confidence in themselves and their innate abilities.
Why invite a Kriya Birth Doula to work with you?
The Making of a Kriya Birth Doula
Our Labor-Doulas attend a workshop led by Kriya Doula Trainers. They learn about the labor process, techniques for pain relief and effective communication with a laboring person, the birth partner and support staff.
Our unique approach to training includes a comprehensive understanding of the mind-body connection through mindfulness.
Each Doula is offered continuous mentoring from an experienced Doula.
