Active Birth Class

The session focuses on the philosophy of active birth ; working with the natural process of the body.   A woman works with her body, instinctively following her body's natural desires. When birth occurs spontaneously, a woman in labour can rely on her natural resources to help her and her baby birth.

What does the term active birth mean?

As the term suggest, women are encouraged to move around, walk, stay upright (if possible), even dance if desired during labour. A woman is taught how to approach her labour calmly, freely and supported.  This type of philosophy is found in many styles of birthing classes including lamaze, calmbirth & hypnobirthing.

What about labour pain?

Every birthing experience is unique. How one person interprets pain or maybe they don't call it pain but call it sensations or something else is also unique to that person. One thing is for sure, the uterus works hard and its function is limited and rewarding. All you can do is learn how to prepare and work with the process.

What do you learn in the 3 hour session;
  • Basic physiology of labour and birth
  • The important role that hormones play in labour and birth; how to elevate important hormones and maximize the process of labour and birth
  • How to use your body to shorten your labour and help your baby find the best path out
  • Provide your birth partner with hands on techniques that fully immerses them into labour and birth.  Teaching the birth partner how to be a valuable birth partner
  • Learning how to visualise, relax and surrender to labour and birth
  • Pain relief options;  pros and cons of different pain relief options
  • Brief overview of the medical paths that can take place and its possible implications
  • Meeting your baby, learning the steps that take place after birth and the importance of the first hour after birth.  Understanding some of the different paths that can take place will help you make the best decision for your labour and birth.   After all , you can never get that moment back.
Why choose Ready Mum over your hospital class?

For a very long time now, childbirth classes have been held within a hospital setting, therefore to some degree the format has been screened by the hospital.

By choosing Ready Mum, you are choosing an independent childbirth educational program and content that is based on providing objective, evidence base and  best practice  information.  Ready Mum is run by a passionate midwife, childbirth educator whose goal is to empower every single woman to birth confidently,  one woman at a time.