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PRENATAL
CLASSES
Heart and Hands
Perinatal Services offers prenatal classes from the Lamaze perspective.
Anne and Nicole
are both LCCE's (Lamaze Certified Childbirth Educators) having received
their certification through Lamaze International (www.lamaze.org) ,
a globally recognized organization advocating for and offering prenatal
education of the highest standard.
At Heart and Hands
we have adopted Lamaze International's Philosophy of Birth and mission
as our own.
The
Philosophy of Birth:
- birth is normal,
natural, and healthy
- the experience
of birth profoundly affects women and their families
- women's inner
wisdom guides them through birth
- women's confidence
and ability to give birth is either enhanced or diminished by the
care provider and place of birth
- women have a
right to give birth free from routine intervention
- birth can safely
take place in birth centers and at home
- childbirth education
empowers women to make informed choices in health care, to assume
responsibility for their health, and to trust their inner wisdom.
 Lamaze
International believes that the safety of birth is enhanced by respecting
and facilitating the normal, natural physiologic process of birth.
Therefore, the
mission of Lamaze International, and now also Heart and Hands mission
is to:
Promote, support
and protect normal birth through education and advocacy. The following
evidence based practices, adapted from the World Health Organization
(WHO) promote normal birth:
- labour begins
on its own
- freedom of movement
throughout labour
- continuous labour
support
- no routine interventions
- non-supine (eg
upright or side-lying) positions for birth
- no separation
of mother and baby after birth
We provide group
and private prenatal classes as well as prenatal classes in a weekend
format.
Our classes
are limited to 5 couples, so please
book early to avoid disappointment.
Weekly
Series (Wednesdays 7-9 pm)
- 6 classes plus 1 reunion class
----$180.00 + GST
Prenatal
Series on a weekend
- Friday
evening 7-9 pm, Saturday all day 9 am - 4 pm
--$180.00 + GST
Private
Prenatal at our class site
---- $225.00 + GST
Private classes
are available on Monday mornings, Friday afternoons, and select
evenings and weekends. Limited times available.
Refresher
Classes
Private or Group classes
---- $45.00 each class + GST
Proposed
dates for weekly series*:
January
6 - February 10, 2010
February
17 - March 24, 2010
April 7 - May
12, 2010
WEEKEND
Prenatal Classes
Friday evening/Saturday
all day - FULL
Friday January 15th, 2010 (7-9 pm)
Saturday January 16th, 2010 (9 am - 4 pm)
Friday evening/Saturday
all day
Friday February 19th, 2010 (7-9 pm)
Saturday February 20th, 2010 (9 am - 4 pm)
Friday evening/Saturday
all day
Friday April 9th, 2010 (7-9 pm)
Saturday April 10th, 2010 (9 am - 4 pm)
To register, please
complete the form on our contact page or
call 604-607-1183
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Classes subject to change. Please contact us to verify dates
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