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Classes Start – Sb4 August 7th and 8th
Smartbirth 4 Online Class Series starts Saturday, August 7, and Sunday, Aungust 8th. 4 weeks and fexable depending on your schedule.
20% discount for Smartbirth members
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Smartbirth 4 Classes
Smartbirth 4 ™ proactive, intelligent education
Lesly Federici RN, BA, LCCE, FACCE, ACH
Thank you for your interest in Smartbirth 4™. If you or some one you know is expecting a baby, Smartbirth 4 (TM) Childbirth Education (CBE) may be just what you/they need.
Smartbirth 4 (TM) is an online childbirth education program that is accessible from the comfort of your home. It is a “LIVE” program in that it utilizes webinars for educational presentations and communication with students. Go To Webinar is the platform used to engage moms and dads in a childbirth educational experience.
Smartbirth 4™ classes explore personal coping skills, attitudes, the “mechanics” of birth, and relaxation in preparation for childbirth.
Classes do not cover information on medications or medical interventions in childbirth. The philosophy being that too much emphasis is placed on these areas as the way to birth, and not enough education on exploring a woman’s innate skills to birth as the first line of preparation. Having said that, any questions a mom or dad may have will be answered. But this is not the focus of the program.
Practicing self-reliance is encouraged because birth is an “internal” process. It is emotionally and physically challenging. Yes, you will have “external” support – your partner, care givers, family, etc. But, it is you, the mom, that will labor and birth your little one. Childbirth is all about you and how you choose to manage it.
The more you become self-reliant, trust your instincts, and believe in your ability to birth, the better your experience will be. The better decisions and choices you’ll make.
Each class reinforces using relaxation and best breathing practices during labor and birth. “Mindfulness” is also explored and has to do with what you’re thinking during your pregnancy and labor. Anxious thoughts are known to add stress to both experiences.
Relaxation exercises and committed practice builds confidence, team work, baby bonding, and enhances the labor process when its time.
Scientific research demonstrates how personal perceptions of life events based on beliefs and values can influence behavior and determine responses to stressful situations, such as labor and birth.
The degree in which you feel stressed or anxious about labor and birth can initiate a cascade of hormonal responses in your body which can have a negative impact on the labor process and your baby.
Also, raising awareness of “green” baby care and parenting is also incorporated into the Smartbirth ™ program. Unfortunately, chemicals have been detected in the cord blood of babies at birth. Education is vital in reducing future chemical exposures from products you use for the home and baby. Making small lifestyle changes will benefit baby while creating a healthier home environment for you ad your family.
So, you can have a positive (and green) birth experience no matter what birthing facility you are in – birth center, home, or hospital.
Childbirth is a happy event! Smartbirth 4 ™ can help and prepare you for this wonderful day – the birth of your baby.
Let’s make it so.
Smartbirth 4™ Philosophy
When women understand how their body works, how to use it, believe in their own personal “birth talents”, for example – intuition, they birth using their skills, and innate know-how. This combined with self-reliance – knowing what works or feels right for them, practicing relaxation and other proactive skills, can create a better and healthy birth experience.
What you’ll experience:
- 4 LIVE class series
- 1 Self-Reliant week
- Supplemental emails
- Homework
- Webinar presentations
- Weekly support
Smartbirth4 ™ 4 Class Program:
- Birth “mechanics”
- Comfort Choices
- Best Offense
- Self-Reliant week
- Healing and Little One
Contact
Lesly Federici
www.leslynotes.com/classes.html
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