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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:

  1. Let Labor Begin on Its Own

  2. Walk, Move Around and Change Positions Throughout Labour.

  3. Bring a Loved One, Friend, or Doula for Continuous Support

  4. Avoid Interventions That Are Not Medically Necessary 

  5. Avoid Giving Birth on Your Back, and Follow Your Body’s Urges to Push

  6. Keep Mother and Baby Together – It’s Best for Mother, Baby, and Breastfeeding

We provide group classes in either weekly or weekend format.

Our classes are limited to 6 couples for the weekly series and 5 couples for the weekend class, so please book early to avoid disappointment. The classes are held in Langley at a local high school.

Due to the HST, we have decreased our fees
from $180.00 to $170.00 effective July 1, 2010

Weekly Series (Wednesdays 7-9 pm)
- 6 classes plus 1 reunion class
----$170.00 + HST

Prenatal Series on a weekend
- Friday evening 7-9 pm, Saturday all day 9 am - 4 pm
--$170.00 + HST

Proposed dates for weekly series*:

2012 Classes

January 11 - February 15, 2012 - FULL

February 29 - April 4, 2012

April 18 - May 23, 2012

May 30 - July 4, 2012

July 11 - August 15, 2012

WEEKEND Prenatal Classes
Friday evening  7-9 pm
Saturday all day  9 am - 4 pm

2012 Classes

January 6th and 7th, 2012 - FULL

February 10th and 11th, 2012 - FULL

March 2nd and 3rd, 2012

April 13th and 14th, 2012

May 4th and 5th, 2012

June 8th and 9th, 2012

To register, please complete the form on our contact page. Let us know which series you'd like to register for, and what your due date is. We'll send along a complete registration form for your series.

All NSF cheques will be charged a $10 fee and cash payment will be required for repayment

Full refund of course fee, if registration is cancelled before 1 month prior to starting date of class (less $15 administration fee).
50% refund of course fee, if registration cancelled less than 1 month prior to starting date of class (less $15 administration fee).

* Classes subject to change. Please contact us to verify dates

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