Birth Israel

Why should i attend birth education classes?

My mother and my friend have told me about their births. Isn't that enough?

"Each person, with whom you speak, sees birth through their own eyes and experiences. Those births will not be your birth. You can learn a great deal about the variety of births by speaking with many people. Birth stories are not always accurate, nor are they always well understood by birthing women. Childbirth preparation classes present an objective overview of birth."

I read books about births and watched videos. Isn't that enough?

"The information highway is vast and rapid, while books are often dated. Videos present one view of birth, while childbirth class prepares you for many options. Birth is a learned skill. You cannot learn to swim from a book or learn to ski from a video. However in a birth education class you learn many useful birthing skills from an instructor."

Why hire a birth assistant?

I am taking a birth preparation course. Isn't that enough?

"Birth education is very important. However it does not give you practical experience. Birth assistants know birth intimately. If you are well educated about birth, your birth assistant can help you better use your knowledge and skills. Your birth assistant keeps one step ahead of you as your progress through the birth process. She shares your efforts and spares you from unnecessary discomfort and stress."

My partner and I want to birth together. Why do we need a birth assistant with us?

Of course you and your partner will work together for the birth of your baby. Your partner knows you more intimately than any other person and therefore he can not be replaced. Birth assistants are familiar with all aspects of birth and help your partner to help you better. A birth assistant never gives up. She always has another technique / an additional trick / and more positive encouragement available.

I am giving birth in a good hospital. Won't the midwives and doctors take care of me?

"Choosing a good hospital which provides a supportive birthing environment is very important. The responsibility of a midwife is to provide medical management for normal labor and birth and common problems which may occur. The responsibility of a doctor is to provide medical management in pathological situations. Medical staff cannot be expected to provide continuous one on one physical and emotional support. Birth assistants are available to you beginning with labor at home and continuing though birth, whether vaginal or cesarean, in the hospital. Birth assistants remain with you to ensure a smooth transition to parenthood during the immediate hours of early infant contact. Your birth assistant provides the additional dimension of continuous physical and emotional support beyond the medical care of a hospital and its staff."

For your first birth. Become up-to-date with current and comprehensive information about labor & birth. Learn skills to cope with the birth process. Gain confidence in your pregnant body’s ability to labor and birth. Plan the birth of your choice. This birth preparation course allows you and your partner to anticipate with confidence the process of bringing your baby into the world.

Second birth and beyond Complete review and update of birthing skills and techniques! Each baby is born only once, so each baby deserves the very best birth!

Having a cesarean is having a baby! Experience the special joys of your cesarean birth. Learn about the many choices you have. Create a positive attitude for your birth by meeting other expectant cesarean couples. Information about cesarean birth process reduces your anxiety.

Prepare for a VBAC—Vaginal Birth After Cesarean Your cesarean birth may have been planned or unplanned, positive or disappointing. You want a vaginal birth this time. Create a new, unique opportunity for your VBAC attempt.

Make breastfeeding work! Your want to breastfeed your baby. Don’t be surprised, breastfeeding is not simple. Breastfeeding is a long process of learning and adjustment. Good information prevents early breastfeeding problems. Breastfeeding is the healthiest for mother and baby.

Babies don’t come with “CARE INSTRUCTIONS” included! If they did, much of the anxiety that expectant parents feel would be alleviated. Find out what to expect once the baby has arrived! Lots of practical advice, useful ideas and hands-on experience with anatomically correct baby dolls.

Becoming a big brother / sister means change in the family This is the sweetest class! Big brother and big sister develop pride in their new role in the family arrangement. They begin to understand how the baby gets in and out of the mother. We are not specific! Kids are fascinated by what baby does inside his/her mother.

Your pregnancy test is positive, what now?
This class explores all the issues of pregnancy. inside his/her mother.