Knowledge + Skills Practice
Specialty Birth Classes

Newborn Care + Parenting

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Prenatal Breastfeeding
Back to Work Breastfeeding
Newborn Parenting

Pregnancy - Natural Birth - Breastfeeding - Parenting

My statistics show with 545 Birth Class Students over the last 28 years:

92.5% (530) gave birth vaginally
7.5% (54) birthed by cesarean

Clients chose to birth in the following location:

55% (300) In Hospital 34% (185) At Birth Center 11% (60) At Home
85% (463) - of our vaginal birth deliveries had no medications
15% (82) - of mothers used medication (for labor, delivery or repair)

Natural Beginnings’ records show, of our clients with midwife attended
births, 95% had vaginal births. (whether hospital, home, or birth center)
97% of midwife attended vaginal deliveries had no meds for labor or birth
Midwifery care supports the parent seeking unmedicated labor & birth.

Evidence shows ‘untrained birthing couples’ have increased: pain,
incidence of interventions, medication use and higher cesarean rates.

My personal breastfeeding and natural birth experiences, the specialized trainings provided by The Bradley Method®, IBCLC and DONA Certifications as well as six years working as a birth doula, have given me additional insights into those unique needs of expectant parents, laboring women & their birth partners.
I bring 28 years of teaching experience to these classes.

It is an honor to provide necessary skills, confidence and empowerment to you as new parents. I bring a personal understanding to my birth education courses. By preparing expectant parents for an active, alert, positive experience through pregnancy, labor, childbirth, and the postpartum adjustment period, you begin your journey as a parent, through feeding and loving your own new babies!